I woke up this morning with the Beegees' song Massachusetts blaring in my head. Then there was another sound that rose up above the usual morning din -- thunderous downpour on the roof. It was so loud that I asked aloud, "Is that rain?"
But no wind so far, and updates say the storm is still outside Montauk, New York, a hundred miles away as the crow flies. And has been downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm. Looked out the window to see water spilling over the top of the gutter and pooling up next to the house.Hope the electricity holds so we can run the sump pump.
During Hurricane Sandy, the wind roared through the trees like something monstrous and alive.
As regards that song, Massachusetts. I am reminded that the Beegees who wrote it didn't even know where the place was, nor did most of the fans who sang it around the world. So it will be a name in the news that's all. And now the storm has shifted back towards us. It will be a wet day.
@jeanne-mayell So far in NYC it's been a nothingburger. It's veered east so it will be closer to MA. Best to stay inside. You always hear about people getting injured by downed power lines and falling tree limbs.
Stay safe North Easterners! And fill up your bathtubs with water. You may need it!
You can't reason with the hurricane season
I hope all the New Englanders are doing OK.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Grace is being reincarnated. Her remains crossed Mexico and are in the Pacific, likely to reintegrate and become TS Marty. It is unusual for storms to cross from Atlantic to Pacific, or vice versa: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dennismersereau/2021/08/21/the-atlantics-hurricane-grace-could-redevelop-in-the-pacific-next-week/
This morning something came to me regarding Hurricane season which is odd. Something about a shoe or a foot. I wondered if there was a town or island that had a shoe name or looked like a shoe and then I found Hilton Head which looks like a shoe. So, if there happens to be a storm headed to Hilton Head or another "shoe" place, please take note and consider a storm approaching that area as dangerous.
I think Massachutts looks like an elf shoe with Cape Cod as a the curled-up toe.
Community! @lovendures It now looks like we are in good shape, i.e., our town as well as much of New England, and the storm's winds have died down, and where I live in Eastern Massachusetts, it is now just a rainy windy couple of days. Feeling blessed and relieved. Going to go for a walk! Thank you for all your wishes and good energy.
Even the most severe coastal areas that we were worried about seem to be okay. Watched the attached video about Brooklyn and Queens, however, which is daunting, however a friend who lives there said they were okay. @lynn's post also tells us that they are okay in NYC. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/weather/tropical-storm-henri-slams-the-east-coast-heres-a-look-across-the-tri-state/3234735/
Even Eastern Long Island, especially Montauk at the very outmost tip which was in the path, looks okay given what they were expecting, and Connecticut coastal properties are also still standing. About the Connecticut shore, I heard the storm thankfully hit at moon low tide rather than high tide. Please let us know if you have better information.
I'd like to think that your prayers did it. I know one thing, your prayers definitely calmed me down. I just knew when I saw your posts that it would be okay. Now if we could just get all those people out of Afghanistan.
PS @lovendures, Long Island also looks like a foot, albeit a very long skinny foot.
I am so happy you things looks good where you live Jeanne and that overall, things seem rather good for our members such as @lynnventura. I hope others will check in as they are able.
I totally forgot about the shoe! Wow! Thanks @ana for finding that note about the shoe and making that connection. A great reminder for me to continue to write down those weird images and thoughts because they may in fact mean something. Also, great reminder on how working together as a community is much better than as an individual. We certainly learn more and work better connected don't we? I love this community!!
I love that we send prayers and support to our community family here and all people everywhere in need. Also that we all rejoice in our joyful moments as well.
I feel very blessed to be apart of this community family, especially today.
The Outer Cape (though I haven’t checked a Ptown update recently) is in no danger. A heavy downpour around 7am that lasted a half hour. We just returned from Marconi Beach which is closed to swimming (as are all beaches) and the waves aren’t very high or fierce. Although, the rip tides are scary looking.