On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:14:33 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:14:09 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:11:27 -0800, Oren wrote:

On 04 Jan 2013 21:17:45 GMT, Han wrote:

I find interesting is that when Sandy made landfall was it a hurricane
or was it a noreaster storm. The national hurricane service stopped
reporting Sandy as a hurricane just prior to landfall? Folks depended
on local news and forecast with little regard to the dangers.

I think there was enough warning of what was coming for most people, but,
yes, the federal weather service stopped issuing warnings because Sandy
wasn't a real hurricane anymore, and the local weathercasters were
supposed to take over. I think this is being addressed for future
events.

It is being addressed by the national hurricane center in Miami.
Things will change in that area, but folks need to understand the
nature of a hurricane, rapidly failing barometric pressure.

A show, maybe PBS or the like showed that the Empire State building in
NYC could not withstand some hurricane forces. Forecasters in the
north may not be thinking about that aspect.

The original architects agreed with the student. Modification was made
in the structure.

I believe you're talking about the WTC. The Empire State Building is
quite a pile of steel and stone. It will take a direct strike from a
bomber. ;-)

A little bomber anyway (B-25)

A Do little bomber. ;-)


Seriously, the building was built like the proverbial brick ****house.
The mast on its roof was designed to dock Zeppelins.