Water levels over 4 feet above normal in some areas along the East Coast!!! Surges of 5+ feet near Philly NOW!!!

We had some flooding here on the south shore of long island.

It's low tide now and the water is receeding, no big deal but it was not expected!

During sandy we had 5' of water! This was nothing by comparison.

Frater

The waters have stayed flooded in areas of florida since sandy. If our mag north is shifting as fast as it would appear we may lose large areas of the eastern coast in the coming year. Good post Luis and this is something that will become an issue.
Magnetic not physical shifts occur every 360,000 years on average. Our last one was 680,000 years ago,we're due. This isn't a world ending event,but will cause many earth changes ,some will be large.

Last Edited by Thinking out loud on 12/21/2012 12:28 PM

you say that it was not expected... do you know if there are any strange movements in buoys allong the coast?

Wierd.

197. TropicalAnalystwx1305:32 PM GMT em 21 de Dezembro de 2012

Quoting Luisport:
Weather Underground‏@wunderground

We are seeing water levels over 4 feet above normal in some areas along the East Coast. See here [link to wxug.us]
Please anyone knows why???

The counterclockwise motion around the low pressure area is causing the water to pile up towards the coast.

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There's a storm here in the northeast [I'm in Boston]. VERY windy, out of the southeast, non-stop light rain, warm temps [for December]. The tides will be a little higher than usual.

mississippi low level doom still on?

I remember reading about a giant bubble/bulge of water at the north pole, at the begining of the year. Perhaps it is slowly draining into the rest of the oceans?

I actually think it's a combo of many factors, but this could be one of them?

I found a link: [link to why.knovel.com]

Maybe it's not enough to have the total effect, but it might be part of what's going on?

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"However, researchers conjecture that the effect could be increasing of late because the traditional solid ice floes of the Arctic have begun to melt away in places as the globe continues to warm. As ice becomes freer to move around, more energy is transferred to it and the water underneath, speeding up the rotation of the gyre and increasing the collection of fresh water.

This collection of fresh water poses little danger in itself, but researchers are concerned about the potential implications if the situation changes. The gyre relies upon the prevailing winds, so any change in those currents could just as easily disperse the water that has collected."


"In particular, researchers are concerned about the possibility of large amounts of fresh water from the gyre crossing the Arctic and exiting into the Northern Atlantic Ocean."


Here is a good link to BBC describing the anomoly:
[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

Torrential rains last night?

folks in the northeast-this storm still in your area 48 hours from now, stay safe up there ok............ [link to www.wunderground.com]

204. kwgirl05:41 PM GMT em 21 de Dezembro de 2012


Quoting Luisport:
Weather Underground‏@wunderground

We are seeing water levels over 4 feet above normal in some areas along the East Coast. See here [link to wxug.us]
Please anyone knows why???
Leap tide due to the solstice. Alignment of the planets. That's my guess anyway. If you had the wind coming from the east, it would be higher.
[link to www.wunderground.com]

Has it squished anyone yet?

Virginia here...I know recently they found that in areas like Va Beach, the ground is actually sinking and that it may sink another 6 ft in the next century.
Personally I think this is happening fast than a century!

I don't know. There's no snow melting here.It was extremely windy last night into this morning. I didn't see any flood watches yesterday, but his morning there was flooding (in areas that are prone to flooding). This seemed like kind of a surprise to everyone around here (NJ). Considering what we just went through with Sandy, people are hyper alert to flooding, but nobody expected this.

Last Edited by INK3 on 12/21/2012 12:51 PM

Sloshing.

[link to www.weather.gov]

The counterclockwise motion around the low pressure area is causing the water to pile up towards the coast.

Vancouver, BC. the water has breeched the sea wall as well.

One of my friends sent me some pics yesterday of the seawall under water.
First time in 10 years of living there this has happened.

as you know, i will add info from the PNW:

[link to www.kptv.com]
highway-58-reopens-after-ten-car-crash

Two additional commercial trucks pulling trailers attempted to drive past the stall, but lost traction on the snow covered highway and slid into the truck and semi-trailer. Seven other passenger vehicles also slid out of control and became stuck in the deep snow.

[link to www.kptv.com]
snow-closes-30-mile-stretch-of-interstate-5

The Oregon Department of Transportation said I-5 was closed between Canyonville and Hugo, Exits 66-99. That section was open again by Thursday evening, even as snow continued to fall in the area.

Multiple crews with plows and graders were brought in from the Drain-Yoncalla and Central Point areas to assist Grants Pass crews.

Where is the Fandango Dbags?

Order ur pizzas!
Order ur chinese food!
Don't wait too long, the moth will fart...

Tsunami Fears Over Sea Floor Collapse Near Oz
A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could trigger a tsunami, researchers have warned.

[link to news.sky.com]

We can build a dike for you.