Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-26-2011, 09:25 AM
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Forecasts are running the probability of JFK being inundated at 20%.
Other models are saying the same, but with more force. The pressure gradient in the storm is what drives the surge and the path of the storm over warm waters along the Coast will continue to drive the pressure delta and the moisture content.
Wonder if Goldman Sach's has a generator on the roof and a sat uplink so it can run up commodity prices while the first four floors of its building are under water.
SLOSH model predicts that a mid-strength Category 2 hurricane with 100-mph winds could drive a 15-20 foot storm surge to Manhattan, Queens, Kings, and up the Hudson River. JFK airport could be swamped, southern Manhattan would flood north to Canal Street, and a surge traveling westwards down Long Island Sound might breach the sea walls that protect La Guardia Airport. Many of the power plants that supply the city with electricity might be knocked out, or their docks to supply them with fuel destroyed. The more likely case of a Category 1 hurricane hitting at high tide would still be plenty dangerous, with waters reaching 8 - 12 feet above ground level in Lower Manhattan.
Wonder if Goldman Sach's has a generator on the roof and a sat uplink so it can run up commodity prices while the first four floors of its building are under water.
08-26-2011, 09:35 AM
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08-26-2011, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
The tremor hit Atl around 1400 or so. I felt it at my house, but had I even been standing up I would not have felt it. It sounded like a wind gust hit the house with the shift caused by the initial hit and then an extremely faint wiggling for about 30 seconds.
Ok... Glad to hear they didn't go back to the crackpipe! We have a bachelor party tonight in Buckhead for one of our guys. I guess I'll have to buy the two that "survived" the earthquake a few rounds now!
08-26-2011, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
08-26-2011, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Ok. So a small amount of NYC flying may leave. However, MSP will likely lose more flying in addition to the 330 base that was already closed, & it's likely MEM will lose ALL of it's flying.
08-26-2011, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ExAF
Federal Funding should help out tremendously!
08-26-2011, 10:36 AM
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Ugh, I don't know if I can republish any announcement on Deltanet.
So let me rephrase it - despite what the Dow Jones Newsire said, there are no plans to retire the MD-88 or MD-90. They are the "workhorses of our domestic fleet."
The 100 new 739s are to replace domestic 752s, 763s and A320s that were to be retired over the next 7 years.
So let me rephrase it - despite what the Dow Jones Newsire said, there are no plans to retire the MD-88 or MD-90. They are the "workhorses of our domestic fleet."
The 100 new 739s are to replace domestic 752s, 763s and A320s that were to be retired over the next 7 years.
08-26-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
Wonder if any airlines will evac JFK?
The real problem for New York is that the Mayor also ordered the closing of the public transportation system tomorrow at noon. Anyone who knows New York knows that the city grinds to a halt without the subway and busses. I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of the airport workers use the system and will not show for work tomorrow if it's not running. The bridges in and out of the city will shut donw when the wind reaches 50kts.
08-26-2011, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DelDah Capt
Don't know about any airline evacs, but the NYC mayor just ordered the mandatory evacuation of all residents in flood zone 'A' (about a half million people). Both JFK and LGA are in zone 'B' and would be the next to get evacuated. For those who don't know, LGA is all built on landfill....it used to be Flushing bay. The only part of it that wasn't built into the sea is where the MAT is located. The original shoreline is where the Grand Central Parkway is now. Those huge pumps that you see along the side of rwy13/31 keep rainwater and seawater out of the airfield. Even worse off will be JFK which is built on an inland estuary and faces the incoming storm surge. The 12 inches of rain won't help either
The real problem for New York is that the Mayor also ordered the closing of the public transportation system tomorrow at noon. Anyone who knows New York knows that the city grinds to a halt without the subway and busses. I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of the airport workers use the system and will not show for work tomorrow if it's not running. The bridges in and out of the city will shut donw when the wind reaches 50kts.
The real problem for New York is that the Mayor also ordered the closing of the public transportation system tomorrow at noon. Anyone who knows New York knows that the city grinds to a halt without the subway and busses. I would venture to say that the overwhelming majority of the airport workers use the system and will not show for work tomorrow if it's not running. The bridges in and out of the city will shut donw when the wind reaches 50kts.
WOW! Glad I'm not going to be anywhere near NYC then. Sounds like it could become a madhouse
08-26-2011, 11:47 AM
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FWIW, Delta just announced it's cancelling the entire schedule out of LGA/JFK/EWR on Sunday.
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