Hurricane sandy update norfolk virginia

One of the boats then went to survey Church Hill Channel this afternoon, while the other went to Gravesend Bay.

Tasked by the U. Coast Guard Captains of the Port, NOAA vessels can use multibeam echo sounders or side scan sonar , as conditions warrant, to search for the answers that speed resumption of shipping and other vessel movements. Hassler , began survey operations today in support of the U. Coast Guard efforts to re-open the Port of Virginia. Navigation managers are now at U. A Pet Shelter will open tonight at p.

The shelter will accept domestic animals only, with the exception of snakes which are not permitted. Loaner crates are available as supplies permit. Birds and pocket pets MUST be in their own cages. Pet owners will be provided shelter at Oscar Smith High School and owners will be allowed to return to the Pet Shelter to walk and visit their pets as weather conditions permit. Warwick High School, located at 51 Copeland Lane, will open as shelter at a.

Sunday, October 28 th. Residents should bring the following:. There is limited capacity for pets dogs and cats only at the shelter. Residents who bring pets need to bring a kennel, cage or crate, pet food, and water, and be prepared to care for your pet.

Animals will be housed at the shelter, but separately from people. The city of Norfolk will open the following four shelters tonight Saturday October 27, at p. Bayview Recreation Center will accommodate household pets such as a dog, cat, bird, rabbit, rodent or turtle. Owners are required to remain at the shelter with their animals at all times. Bring all necessary food and medications. The Appalachian Mtns. As much as 26 inches of snow had fallen in Garrett County, Md.

According to Reuters news, flooding along the U. East Coast was extensive. Watches and Warnings in Effect on Oct. Storm warnings are in effect for portions of the Mid-Atlantic coastal waters. Flood and flash flood watches and warnings are in effect over portions of the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern states. The cyclone will move into Canada on Wed. Steady weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours. Far northeastern N. Both areas can see isolated higher totals. Between 1 and 3 inches are possible with up to 5 inches in the southern tier of New York state and northeastward through New England.

Snowfall between 2 and 3 feet are expected in the W. Snowfall of 1 to 2 feet in the southwestern Va. Mountains are expected, and between 12 and 18 inches along the N. Border and in western Md.

On Monday, Oct. The National Hurricane Center reported at 11 a. EDT on Saturday, Oct. At the time of the image Sandy's maximum sustained winds were near 75 mph and Sandy had a minimum pressure of millibars making the storm a Category 1 hurricane.

Hurricane Sandy was moving slowly to the northeast at 11 mph almost parallel to the southeast United States coast and directly traversing the Gulf Stream. CloudSat passed over Sandy just west of the hurricane's inner core. Light to moderate precipitation associated with parts of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy were moving on shore into parts of North Carolina where CloudSat intersected the system.

CloudSat showed heavier showers and thunderstorms further south and east of the Atlantic coastline over the open water. Sandy Pounding the Mid-Atlantic on Oct. Sandy was moving north-northwest at 18 mph. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 90 mph kph. According to the National Hurricane Center, hurricane-force winds extend outward up to miles km from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to miles km.

Sustained tropical-storm-force winds are occurring along the coasts of southern New Jersey, Delaware, and eastern Virginia, and extend as far inland as the central and southern Chesapeake Bay.

The minimum central pressure estimated from hurricane hunter Aircraft data is millibars, which dropped from millibars at 8 a. A drop in atmospheric pressure indicates intensification. NHC noted that surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle and can vary greatly over short distances. Because of Sandy's large wind field, elevated water levels could span multiple tide cycles resulting in repeated and extended periods of coastal and bayside flooding.

Dangerous surf conditions will continue from Florida through New England for the next couple of days. East coast on Monday, Oct. EDT that showed the immense extent of the storm. Tropical Storm force winds extend almost miles from the center making it almost 1, miles in diameter. Other watches and warnings for gale, storm and high winds are in force to the north of the tropical storm warning area and issued by the National Weather Service.

Hurricane local statements have also been issued for those areas under tropical storm warning. NASA's Aqua Satellite Infrared Data Shows Sandy's Strength Infrared satellite imagery provides temperature data to forecasters that identify the cloud heights and strength of different parts of a storm.

Basically, the higher the cloud top is, the colder the temperature, and the stronger the storm. Strongest storms have the potential for the heaviest rainfall rates. The thunderstorms in the purple areas were reaching high into the troposphere where cloud top temperatures are as cold as Fahrenheit Celsius.

Winds from Hurricane Sandy At 11 a. East Coast between Chincoteague, Va. Tropical-storm-force winds are expected north of Chatham to Merrimack River Mass. The National Hurricane Center bulletin on Oct. EDT, noted that rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches are expected over far northeastern N. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches are expected over portions of the Mid-Atlantic States, including the Delmarva Peninsula with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches possible.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 5 inches are possible from the southern tier of New York state northeastward through New England. Snowfall is another expectation from Sandy as Arctic air sits to the west. Blizzard warnings are posted from western Maryland to southwestern Virginia today. Snow accumulations of 2 to 3 feet are expected in the mountains of W.

Between 1to 2 feet of snow is expected in the mountains of southwestern Va. Border with 12 to 18 inches of snow in the mountains near the N. At p. EDT on Sunday, Oct. The eyewall appeared somewhat compact with its 40 km The eyewall contained only relatively light precipitation, and none of Sandy's eyewall storm cells managed to burst through, or even reach, the tropopause which has about a 10 km 6.

Evidence of the weak updrafts in the eyewall comes from the fact that the TRMM radar's reflectivity stayed under 40 dBZ, a commonly cited signal strength at which updrafts can be vigorous enough to form hail and to lift smaller ice particles up through the tropopause and into the stratosphere.

Most hurricanes only have well-formed and compact eyewalls at category 3 strength or higher. Sandy was not only barely a category 1 hurricane, but Sandy was also experiencing strong wind shear, Sandy was going over ocean typically too cold to form hurricanes, and Sandy had been limping along as a marginal hurricane for several days.

Kelley said, "With infrared satellite observations used in imagery one can speculate about what the sort of convective rising air that form the thunderstorms that make up a tropical cyclone storms are developing under the hurricane's cloud tops, but Sandy was sneaking up the East Coast too far out at sea for land-based radars to provide definitive observations of the rain regions inside of the hurricane's clouds.

The TRMM satellite also showed that the super-sized rainband that extended to the west and north of the center did contain vigorous storm cells, as indicated by the red regions of radar reflectivity in excess of 40 dBZ.

This rainband is expected to lash the coast well before the hurricane's center make landfall. Even further west, at the upper left corner of the image, one can see two small storm cells. These storm cells are the southern-most tip of the independent weather system that is coming across the United States and that is expected to merge and possibly reinvigorate the remnants of Hurricane Sandy after Sandy makes landfall.

On Oct. This was about miles east southeast of Washington, D. Sandy was moving north at 15 mph and its winds had increased since Oct. Maximum sustained winds are now near 85 mph. Tropical Storm force winds extend almost miles from the center. Sandy is forecast to make landfall along the southern new jersey coast tonight. However sandy will severely impact the region well before it comes ashore. Sandy has drawn energy from a cold front to become a huge storm covering a large area of the eastern United States.

NASA satellite imagery provided a look at Sandy's 2,mile extent. Hurricane Sandy's reach has grown on satellite imagery, and during the morning of Oct.

The atmospheric pressure dropped to millibars during the morning of Oct. When a storm's atmospheric pressure drops by a large amount as Sandy has done, it's a sign the storm is strengthening tremendously. Sandy continues to merge with a cold front. The combination is expected to bring heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force sustained winds for a couple of days to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States, and cause flooding, downed trees and power outages.

The image showed the massive extent of its clouds, covering about 2, miles. Sandy's center was in the Bahamas at that time, and an eye was clearly visible. Sandy's western clouds were brushing the southeastern U. EDT that showed the massive extent of the storm, covering about one-third of the U.

A line of clouds from the Gulf of Mexico stretching north into Sandy's western circulation are associated with the cold front that Sandy is merging with. Sandy's western cloud edge was already over the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U. The heaviest rainfall at the time of the image was falling west of the center and closest to the U. East Coast at a rate of more than 2 inches 50 mm per hour. During the morning hours of Oct. East coast and interior areas because Sandy is huge, slow moving and can drop up to 2 inches of rain per hour.

Rainfall Totals Forecast As of Oct. Rainfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches are expected over portions of the mid-Atlantic states, including the Delmarva Peninsula, with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches possible. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 5 inches are possible from the southern tier of New York State northeastward through New England.

The tropical storm warnings are somewhat misleading for this massive storm because it is expected to bring its tropical-storm-force winds far inland over a period of days.

As a result there are high wind warnings and flood watches up and down the mid-Atlantic coast and northeastern United States that extend quite a distance inland, and are too numerous to mention. For weather warnings in your area, visit www. Where is Sandy on Sunday, Oct.

The National Hurricane Center discussion noted that "there is still some short-term potential for sandy to intensify as a tropical cyclone That's also about miles km south of New York City. Sandy is moving northeast near 10 mph 17 kph and is expected to continue in that direction for the rest of the day today. However, on Monday, Oct.

Sandy will approach the coast of the mid-Atlantic for a landfall late Monday night, Oct. Very rough surf and high and dangerous waves are expected to be coupled with the full moon. The National Hurricane Center noted that the combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters. The water could reach the following depths above ground if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide.

The National Hurricane Center identified the following areas for storm surges:. Powerful Winds Continue Expanding When a storm becomes extra-tropical and its core changes from warm to cold, the strongest winds spread out and the storm expands. Tropical-storm-force winds that extended out miles from the center on Sat. The wind field of Sandy will continue to grow in size during the next couple of days and impact states from the Carolinas, west to the Ohio Valley, and north into Maine and Canada.

Updates on Sandy are available from the National Hurricane Center at: www. NASA satellites will continue to provide forecasters at the National Hurricane Center with infrared, visible, cloud height, temperature and rainfall data as Sandy continues to affect the U.

East Coast. NOAA's GOES satellite imagery clearly shows the extent of Sandy's massive cloud cover and the long line of clouds associated with the cold front that stretches from Maine to the Gulf coast. Sandy continues to merge with a cold front and is creating a monster storm with a massive reach. The combination is expected to bring heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force sustained winds for a couple of days to the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.

Sandy is truly the "bride of Frankenstorm" because the storm's circulation is over 2, miles and the wind field of tropical-storm-force winds is hundreds of miles in diameter. The Weather Channel cited a concern for power outages from Maine to Virginia as a result of this storm. That's just the bullseye area, according to the National Hurricane Center. Because Sandy is thousands of miles wide, the storm's powerful effects will be felt all the way to Maine and include strong winds and flooding rainfall.

Coastal flooding a very serious concern along the coasts especially in the vicinity of New York City and Raritan Bay, according to the Weather Channel. Washington, D. Because Sandy is coming from the south, the conditions will deteriorate from south to north, with Washington, D.

In the Nation's Capital, a flood watch was already posted along the D. Rainfall will depend on the speed and track of the storm, but heavy rainfall can flood rivers and streams through the rest of the week. Like the heavy rainfall, damaging winds of tropical-storm-force are expected over the same period. Tropical-storm-force winds range between 37 mph and 73 mph.

In addition, coastal flooding is a serious concern because of the easterly winds pushing the ocean waters against the shoreline, and this is coupled with higher than normal tides by the current full moon. EDT and gathered data on rainfall and cloud heights, revealing the power within this monster storm. The higher the thunderstorms that make up a tropical cyclone, the stronger the overall storm, and the heavier the rainfall in those areas of highest cloud tops.

TRMM data showed that rainfall was very heavy in some bands north of Sandy's center of circulation and that Sandy's surface center of circulation is exposed south of the main area of convection. Radar reflectivity values of a little over The National Hurricane Center NHC indicated that there was significant movement of cold air over the southwest side of Sandy's circulation on Friday, as a result of the cold front moving in from the west.

This is expected to speed up Sandy's change to a post-tropical low. Where is Sandy on Saturday, Oct. On Sat. EDT, Hurricane Sandy's maximum sustained winds were near 75 mph kph. Sandy is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, and regained hurricane strength after weakening to a tropical storm earlier in the day.

Sandy was centered near latitude