Sandy churns, barrels, lumbers, chugs, lashes as we brace, gird and get ready to batten down all those hatches

By adamg - 10/26/12 - 7:16 am

Can you spot Sandy? Photo from GOES East.

WCVB warns we could get "the strong side" of Sandy as it slams into the Delmarva Peninsula (and it would only go downhill if it hit closer to us). Worst Storm in 100 Years Seen for Northeast U.S., Bloomberg blares. Hurricane Sandy is a wolf in sheep's skin, CNN oddly declares.

Just in time for Sandy, NStar has unveiled an outage map for you to call up on the tiny flickering screen of your smartphone. MassEMA sent out its first Ping alert about the storm (the city of Boston has its own alert system).

A Google search on the phrases "Hurricane Sandy" and "perfect storm" this morning results in 82,200 hits, up tenfold from Wednesday.

Meanwhile, over at ArchBoston, people already bored with Sandy are considering what would happen if a 6.0 earthquake hit Boston.

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on a related note

By M - 10/26/12 - 7:51 am

#1

This week's xkcd has a fascinating look at the end of the 2005 hurricane season, with a great look at the human nature of our ALL CAPS FRIENDS over at the National Weather Service:

http://xkcd.com/1126/

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Time to hunker down

By Nancy - 10/26/12 - 10:31 am

#2

for Sandyocalypse 2012.

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It so terrifying

By anon (not verified) - 10/26/12 - 1:59 pm

#3

Its going to rain out!

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Wet, yes ...

By SwirlyGrrl - 10/26/12 - 5:09 pm

#4

But still a good idea to pick up the stuff in the yard, secure lawn furniture, etc. because the current track still has us getting sustained 50-60 mph winds, too.

SO, yeah, laugh at the hype, go surfing ... but prepare for power outages and stuff taking wing, too.