What to Expect from Hurricane Sandy’s Peak

As we receive more and more photos of storm damage around Ditmas Park (as pictured above), it’s important to note that we have quite a ways to go before we’re clear of Sandy.

• Officials expect the storm will make landfall around Atlantic City and reach its peak around 8 or 9 p.m. tonight. That’s also the time that high tide hits in this area.

• If you’re in Zone A, you’ve already hopefully evacuated. If you’re in Zone B, consider leaving. Learn your zone here. Some of Ditmas Park is in Zone C.

• The storm is producing sustained 90 mph winds.

• Hurricane-force winds extend up to 175 miles from the center of the storm, reports the Times, tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 485 miles from the center. The coast from Virginia to Massachusetts will feel hurricane-force winds. The coast all the way to Canada in the north and the Great Lakes in the west will feel tropical-storm force winds and are expecting flooding.

• In some of the worst hit areas, power outages could last for days. Why? In emergency situations, local first responders are usually aided by nearby states. Sandy is so big that emergency workers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia are already occupied in their own area. Keep in mind, the storm has not even landed yet.

• Just how big is this storm? Many people are comparing Sandy to 2011’s Hurricane Irene. Here’s a scary size comparison courtesy of Gizmodo.

• Sandy is expected to transition into a frontal or wintertime low pressure system later today or tonight. However, this transition will not be accompanied by a weakening of the system.

If you have any pictures or updates from the storm, email us at ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or leave a comment and we’ll post it to the blog. To make sure you get breaking news, you should follow us at @DPCornerBlog on Twitter and on Facebook in case the neighborhood loses electricity or internet connectivity.

We’re going to keep updating the blog throughout the storm, so stay tuned and stay safe.

Top photo: @flatbushathlete