Preparing for Hurricane Sandy

I know just about everyone has been monitoring Hurricane Sandy on the news.  It's 9:00 P.M. on Monday, and it's definitely hitting New Jersey and New York City right now.  Bridges are closed.  Public transportation is suspended.  Schools are closed.  Work is cancelled.  (Marcus just received an email that he doesn't need to go in tomorrow either, thankfully).  We've all been advised to stay inside.  A lot of Manhattan is flooding right now.  And apparently lots of people are without power. There are crazy pictures and videos on the news, if you haven't seen them.  The waves out in the ocean are insane, and there's even water on the airport runways!  

That being said, things are much better in Queens.  We have members of our ward that live closer to the water and had to evacuate.  Certain areas are getting hit hard, but Sunnyside is still pretty dry.  We live close to what was called Zone C earlier today, so we're not in any major threatening areas.  Here are two videos I took out our window earlier this evening, before it got too dark.

3:30 P.M.

5:30 P.M.

The wind has definitely picked up here in the past hour.  We can't really see outside (so no more videos), but it doesn't look like any rain.  But there is some serious wind!  I tried to record a clip so you could hear how loud it is, but I couldn't get it to work.  We've been told to expect lots of wind through tomorrow and probably quite a bit of rain, but we should avoid most of the crazy weather.  We did prepare by getting additional  food and water, so we're set for a few days.  And don't worry, we have more than enough food for Chase and Chicago.  We've located candles, flashlights, and blankets, just in case we do have any power issues, but right now, we're warm and toasty watching the news and movies inside our apartment.  (And Chase has had a great day of being super happy and napping really well.)  

Who would've thought we'd live in NYC through a hurricane!  We're thankful to live in Sunnyside, out of most harm, that's for sure.  And it's great to be members of the Church where we've been raised to prepare for emergencies.  It's helped us stay calm while so many were rushing to buy flashlights, food, and water.  

If you want to track Hurricane Sandy, here's a link through The Weather Channel for a live feed.