Originally Posted By: Jesselp

That said, my hurricane plans include hefty insurance premiums and bugging out early and often. First choice would be my in-laws' place in the Catskills, second choice is my folks pre-war, high-floor apartment in Morningside Heights in Manhattan (high ground). There's no way I'm staying to see what a direct hit would look like - all the models show my house under tens of feet of water.


Welllll....

Were you on Long Island for the storm of 1992?
http://soundbounder.blogspot.com/2010/03/noreaster.html

I was. I was also supposed to be in New York City in the midst of that storm. I tried - for six hours - to get from exit 41 on the Long Island Expressway to ANY East River crossing. I never made it. This was just a Nor'easter.

I've spent 4 hours sitting in traffic on the Southern State/Belt parkway just trying to get from East Meadow to JFK.

I sure hope you can make it to NYC high ground and they are able to accommodate you. No way you'll make it to the Catskills unless you leave 4 days in advance.