ok, i am from New York City and there was never a hurricane that has hit here but now i hear in the news that this summer it is possible that a hurricane could hit NYC so i just need someone who knows about hurricanes to answer this please: Ok, when a hurricane is going to hit what comes first, a flood or the hurricane, i need to know this in order to know what i should do first, get to a higher place or go somewhere that is hurricane proof.
I know this question might seem dumb to some of you but i think it is better to be safe than sorry.
2006-06-29 03:07:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
NYC has been hit by hurricanes in the 1930's and Gloria came to us in the 1980 but lost most of it's strength.
If you decide to stay in the city.
Find a steel frame building and avoid windows stay in the hallway. Do this days before the hurricaine hits, don't wait like those Katrina fools. Have an emergency kit like the one the Red Cross said to get after 9/11.
The rain will start first, it will start to flood the area then the wind and waves. Sewer may reverse there flows and water will be undrinkable. Cell phones are useless but gas and land-phone lines should be unaffected
Don't panic about the people remember this is not the rest of the US it is NYC. We had 9/11, the crash on 10/12/01 and a blackout in summer for 1-3 days and no one went crazy. If you need help during a disaster New Yorkers will guide you.
2006-06-29 20:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first off, a hurricane DID hit NYC back in the 1930's, so yes, it is possible. As long as the water temperatures along the coast are high enough to continue fueling a hurricane, it can go as far north as it wants. It doesn't really matter which comes first the wind or the storm surge, the best thing to do in the case of a severe hurricane is to evacuate when you're told to, especially if one were to hit NYC, which is not exactly a city that prepares much for hurricanes.
2006-06-29 03:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a captain that has weathered 4 hurricanes at sea, and living in Florida, I guess you could say I'm fairly familiar with hurricanes.
The best advice I can give you is, if a hurricane is coming, load up all your valuables, secure your home and property as best you can, and go visit relatives in Kansas.
You can not believe the destructive force of even a minimal hurricane. You don't want to be in it's path. Leave a "MINIMUM" of 24 hours before it is expected to make landfall. If you wait till lthe last minute to leave, you will likely be caught in traffic and end up trapped in the hurricane area.
Most of the damage done by hurricanes, on land, is caused by the surging water. It can rise to over 20 feet deep. Most people that die in hurricanes are drowned. It's not worth trying to ride it out. Riding out a hurricane is like playing Russian Roulette with 4 chambers loaded.
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt,,,, never,,,,, ever,,,,, again!!
2006-06-29 03:22:48 · answer #3 · answered by capt_turk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hon...... The very first sentence of your question should give you a clue! "and there was NEVER a hurricane that has hit here". Rains from what's left of one may cause flooding in some areas.
If you want to go to extremes, move to where they dont have a risk of such things or by-products from them. However, no matter where you live..... pretty much everywhere, you'll need to deal with some type of natural disaster at some point...... Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, volcanos etc etc etc...
2006-07-01 17:44:31 · answer #4 · answered by Izen G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes build strength over WARM water, which is why you see them in the Gulf all the time. This is also by the time the storm has moved north, it has lost a lot of it's strength. Even if a storm developed over water, by the time it moved north over water, the temperature would have dropped enough that it wouldn't be any of the stronger category hurricanes. Relax.
2006-06-29 03:10:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
reliable question, Fonzie (and you're good, Earl replaced into no pearl of a hurricane via the time he drew on the threshold of New England!) How approximately those: hurricane Spiro - rejected via fact it must be in basic terms a nattering nabob of negativity hurricane gas Guzzler - rejected via fact each and every time forecasters tried to apply the call, the hurricane ran out of gasoline hurricane Aesop - via nature, Hurricanes have no morals hurricane Schwarzenegger - amazing, a hurricane is barely referred to as a hurricane if it originated interior the Tropics Edit: howdy Vapor Trails!!
2016-10-31 22:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by harib 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you can expect are high winds, then rain...lots of rain! The winds will get worse and worse then suddenly stop.....the sky will clear and be beautiful. Don't be fooled, that's the "eye" of the hurricane. (the middle). Then the rain and winds will suddenly come back from the other direction..
Stay indoors, have plenty of extra food that you can eat without cooking and lots of bottled woter on hand. Enough foe a few day, just in case.
2006-06-29 03:14:14 · answer #7 · answered by David T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes hit the eastern seaboard all the time, every year and will continue to do so. there is no need to panic. By the time they reach you they are usually a bad summer storm.
2006-06-29 03:13:25 · answer #8 · answered by shelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Storm surge
2006-06-29 03:12:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MOVE NOW BEFORE IT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
2006-06-29 03:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋