Super Storm: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, officials advise
NORWICH – While it remains unknown exactly where Hurricane Sandy will make landfall, city and county officials are advising residents to keep an eye on the Category 1 storm over the weekend and to prepare for what some are calling a potential “super storm.”
Sandy is currently making its way up the east coast and could contact the mainland anywhere from northern North Carolina to southern New England, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center’s website, nhc.noaa.gov, reports maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour as of this morning, while the City of Norwich Emergency Management Office reported the possibility of three to four inches of rain – depending on Sandy’s course – expected to fall here between Sunday and Tuesday.
“Flash flood guidance shows anything more than 2.6 inches of rain in a twelve-hour period would be enough to trigger flash flooding on small creaks and streams,” reported Norwich Emergency Management Officer A. Wesley Jones, who admitted “this is possible, but far from a certainty.”
Jones added that more rain would be needed to trigger flooding on larger waterways such as the Canasawacta Creek or the Chenango, Unadilla or Susquehanna rivers.
“The biggest thing is to stay tuned throughout the weekend because a lot could change and it could change fairly quickly,” stated Jones. “Ultimately, it depends on the path the storm chooses.”
People can probably expect heavy rain and high winds, regardless, he added, stating, “the devil is in the details” as far as the local impact of the storm is concerned.
“There’s a significant difference between two inches and eight inches of rain, and that could be the extreme; that’s what forecasters are trying to nail down now,” said Jones. “We’re continuing to keep in contact with the state emergency management office and the National Weather Service, but we want to put people in the mindset that they want to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.”
Those looking for information on the storm’s local impact can visit norwichnewyork.net/emergency, follow the city’s Emergency Management Office on Twitter at twitter.com/NorwichEMO or follow the office on Facebook at facebook.com/NorwichEMO.
Sandy is currently making its way up the east coast and could contact the mainland anywhere from northern North Carolina to southern New England, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center’s website, nhc.noaa.gov, reports maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour as of this morning, while the City of Norwich Emergency Management Office reported the possibility of three to four inches of rain – depending on Sandy’s course – expected to fall here between Sunday and Tuesday.
“Flash flood guidance shows anything more than 2.6 inches of rain in a twelve-hour period would be enough to trigger flash flooding on small creaks and streams,” reported Norwich Emergency Management Officer A. Wesley Jones, who admitted “this is possible, but far from a certainty.”
Jones added that more rain would be needed to trigger flooding on larger waterways such as the Canasawacta Creek or the Chenango, Unadilla or Susquehanna rivers.
“The biggest thing is to stay tuned throughout the weekend because a lot could change and it could change fairly quickly,” stated Jones. “Ultimately, it depends on the path the storm chooses.”
People can probably expect heavy rain and high winds, regardless, he added, stating, “the devil is in the details” as far as the local impact of the storm is concerned.
“There’s a significant difference between two inches and eight inches of rain, and that could be the extreme; that’s what forecasters are trying to nail down now,” said Jones. “We’re continuing to keep in contact with the state emergency management office and the National Weather Service, but we want to put people in the mindset that they want to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.”
Those looking for information on the storm’s local impact can visit norwichnewyork.net/emergency, follow the city’s Emergency Management Office on Twitter at twitter.com/NorwichEMO or follow the office on Facebook at facebook.com/NorwichEMO.
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