Hurricane Sandy Alert from the Forest Service

[bikehikeskifish]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain

Potential Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service is currently predicting the possibility of a severe storm event to arrive in New England beginning Sunday (10/28) evening and possibly lasting through Thursday (11/1). The Forest Service is strongly advising against backcountry travel in the White Mountain National Forest during this time period. Extreme caution should be exercised due to heavy rain or snow, possible flooding, adverse road conditions, and falling trees across the Forest during this time period. This message will be updated as forecasts or conditions change. (posted 10/25/2012)

See also DEC Alert for NYS.


Tim

 

[bikehikeskifish]

(also, if you happen to be planning to go through Nashua, NH this afternoon, be aware that the POTUS is in town on a campaign stop in the exit 5 area.)

Tim

 

[Kevin Rooney]

And as a corollary to the storm warning - keep in mind that certain trails which cross large drainage areas may have brooks which run high for a few days after, possibly into next weekend. In the Whites, the Hancocks, Isolation, and North Twin come immediately to mind - there are others. Granted, there are some workarounds for some peaks, like doing Isolation from Glen Boulder, but something to keep in mind. Good idea to have a Plan B for a few days after the storm passes if it lives up to the warnings being issued now.

 

[Little Rickie]

I wonder what this will do to the mountains?

 

[Red Oak]

And as a corollary to the storm warning - keep in mind that certain trails which cross large drainage areas may have brooks which run high for a few days after, possibly into next weekend. In the Whites, the Hancocks, Isolation, and North Twin come immediately to mind - there are others. Granted, there are some workarounds for some peaks, like doing Isolation from Glen Boulder, but something to keep in mind. Good idea to have a Plan B for a few days after the storm passes if it lives up to the warnings being issued now.

Agree..Crossings could be bad wed-friday.Wild river is a example that comes to mind....

 

[yvon]

Hope it will be less than they expected.

 

[sardog1]

Agree..Crossings could be bad wed-friday.Wild river is a example that comes to mind....

MichaelJ? MichaelJ?

 

[skiguy]

Hopefully this is all wrong and it snows instead.

 

[Little Rickie]

The main force is well south of Upstate NY. We're expecting high winds and two inches of rain, local flooding.. What are some of you all expecting in the other states, inland?

 

[MichaelJ]

MichaelJ? MichaelJ?

Oh, don't remind me …*that was one scary river crossing, and Spider Bridge isn't even there any more!