Daniel, I know this is serious. But I am very confused by the weather reports I am getting from AOL. They seem to say the wind force from Monday and Tues will be no more than 40mph. I don't think people will take warnings seriously if they see that info.

I agree we moved everthing indoors, but most of our neighbors are either not doing anything to move things indoors or tie their stuff down. I don't think they think this is gonna be bad cause I keep seeing reports of 40mph winds. Yesterday I saw reports of up to 72mph winds but haven't seen that since.

What is the predicted mph winds for toms river? Do they know or not sure yet?

Shirley - I saw reports yesterday that indicated 75 mph+. Either way, taking in outdoor items just seems like a good idea. Brick closed the schools for Monday and Tuesday. Even if it turns out to be a fizzle, better safe than sorry.

I have been up & down the coast in Bayville & see what looks like a Nor'easter. The wind is coming from that direction but many spots in Bayville are protected first by the barrier islands but also by land that juts into the bay & acts as a buffer for houses closer to Bayview Ave

Went to the county park area and there it was much different. Heavier waves with whitecaps but this looks like a storm of the type we see every winter. I have lived through a hurricane & this isn't one of them.

Also watching cormorants who unusually for them are facing the wind in a NE direction but are not flying inland. Tiny birds did leave but they do in any storm.

Houses on ten foot pilings do not seem to need to even be considered for evacuation. There are a few very low level houses right on the water but many of them are already boarded up & apparently are empty.

The weather reports for our area have now dropped that Hurricane Sandy bit and now are calling it Storm Sandy. For those of us who live out here it's really so far very humdrum and shows no signs of a hurricane.

And there is way too much panic buying on Route 9 which could be calmed down if the town would start referring to this as a storm.

The exception is in the older areas where there are some very tall old trees and they could be hit but again, even they see 57 mph winds a few times a year.

Put on the weather channel they are saying 75 plus winds and haven't deviated from that forecast at all. I wouldn't listen to aol. Also what we are seeing now is nothing. The full brunt of the storm will be here around 4pm tomorrow and continue through Tuesday. Today will gradually get worse. It's not a matter of panicking, it's a matter of being prepared, informed and ready to evacuate if you have to. Believe me all of us would much rather say this was overhyped when the storm passes. But you have to be realistic. Sandy has already been reported as the largest hurricane in US history in terms of the diameter. This is to be taken seriously. Wishing everyone the best. Stay safe. If you have to evacuate be prepared and pack a duffle bag now. Pack clothes, and essential paperwork (birth cert, ss card, home owner insurance, pet info, medical info) in a plastic Baggie. If you are on Facebook I recommend liking Bob The Weatherman Berger Facebook page. He is reporting continuously on the storm. Another concern as Sandy is squeezed between the cold front coming in and the high pressure is tornados. Take care to all.

Lets just hope that there is not the damage they are predicting.

I think the wind confusion is between sustained winds which is the constant winds and wind gusts which is what those constant winds climb to every once and a while.

Is there a mandatory evacuation issued for the Baywood section in Ocean Acres in Brick?

Walmart has half price water and are open 24 hours until the storm is over. I got fired today because I mentioned this online. They also have half price generators. I will be at the brick house tonight with a rep from asbury park press. My sister and her friends are having a free bikini car wash in the new 711 parking lot tonight and tomrw night at midnight.Bring your own soap and we will wash it. It's a protest avaunt walmart making their employees go in for over night shifts. Meet us at the brick house at 11pm n wear red, or get a free wash at midnight!

No genorators at Walmart and they are not open all night!!!

Fill up a clean bathtub with water now. Two bathtubs if you have them.

If i was in baywood I'd get out

You can use this link to listen to ham radio skywarn and storm chasers. http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=9559

use these links, this is the best info out there you can find;

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Brick&state=NJ&site=PHI&lat=40.0649&lon=-74.1174

I read all this and I live across the route 166 area of the Toms River. I am prepared and usually i do not do all I am doing. I live up on a hill and hope that the crap from the hoarders next door all over their yard does not become weapons of mass distruction to my house. Yes they know, everyone does around here and they see the bicycle shop from the houses here all boarded up (first time EVER) guess its a serious storm. I am ready to go, where I have no idea as everyone will make a mad dash for the Pine Belt Arena. So maybe a hotel. Glad I just received my letter from my home insurance saying what a good homeowner i am maintaining my home from their Inspectors report. That might come in handy. Well, got to grab some dog food, and a crate, just in case. See ya on my broomstick ride.

The entire NJ coast will have storm surge at two or three high tides during the next two or three days. (expected to be 4 - 6 ft, but could be more or less). This could be very life threatening on the barrier islands.

The entire Atlantic coast from VA to MD to DE to PA to NJ to NY to CT to RI will see at least 40 mph sustained winds. No one knows for sure where the sustained 75 mph winds will hit (or if they will even be stronger or if they will diminish), but almost the entire NJ coast is at some risk. The 75mph will not hit everywhere, but will almost certainly hit somewhere. Other places will get somewhere in between.

Better projections for the 75mph will be available on Monday, but by then the sustaimned 40mph and the storm surge will be prevalent for hundreds of miles, so it will be hard to move in any case. That's why you have to be prepared in a safe place sooner than later. The projections for the worst area are uncertain but the certain projections for everywhere are bad enough to make it unsafe to move later.

Our future coastline:

http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=39.9334,-73.9778&z=6

Glad you are still up and running. Patch pulled the plug on Berkeley Township because they wanted to go home.

It seems to me the clowns who have nothing better to do because they are not homeowners and probably will never be. Take every report for real be fully prepared and have bags packed with all of your important papers in a water tight bag just in case you have to leave. The Pinebelt Arena is fully ready for all residents while Toms River East will be opening tommorow as a secondary shelter. So people dont worry about what others say just get prepared treat this like it is Katrina. And to the Walmart clown thank god they fired you so maybe they could shed there white trash image now.....

I dnt understand shame on me? I told you what happened. Go to the Facebook page if you don't believe me. It's not my fault you looked at the wrong walmart. Wawa is opened. Shame on them maybe?

I live in San Francisco but still have a house on Cedar Run Rd in Bayville NJ....can anyone report if that area is flooded yet?

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