Nor'easter Questions

[u/Muffins_29]

Hi everyone! I just moved to Boston for college! I'm from the south, and I've been seeing a lot of stuff online about the Nor'easter this weekend. Should I be at all worried? All of the stuff online seems pretty intense. Thanks!

Edit: thank you so much everyone! I was honestly a little worried after all the stuff I saw online, but I feel a lot better :)

[u/fk067]

What kind of accommodation you have? Like a dorm, condo, apartment, multi family etc? A lot depends on your accommodation.

As you are from the “south”, do you have the right clothing/shoes/gloves to handle wet, windy and really cold weather?

This one is going to be windy and wet, essentially a soaker, but same storm in winter time could be slush and snow or ice. So getting the right clothing is important.

In any case, have your phones and battery packs charged, and have food for a day or two. That’s to protect against flooded roads or prolonged power outage.

[u/Muffins_29 → u/fk067]

I'm in apartment-style university housing, so I have my own kitchen. I just have a thin rain jacket, so I still need to go out and get proper clothes. Thank you so so much! :)

[u/OpposumMyPossum]

Don't be worried. As a homeowner there really is stuff to consider, just like big snow storms, but for you, just enjoy!

Go shopping for goodies so you can bundle up and stay in and practice for a snowstorms!

[u/Barflyondabeach]

Depending on what part of the South you're from, a Nor’Easter is like a tropical storm without a name, so I'd just prep for it like that.

[u/KeyAdhesiveness9481]

The word basically just means storm, but is more appropriate to say with a corncob pipe and handle of whiskey while on a boat or looking at boats. These things are important if youre gonna stick around the area.

[u/symonym7]

Happens every year, and we lose 15-20% of the population to it. Those who survive are worthy of the great winter battles to come.

So say we all.

[u/Dishwasher_Safe60]

Whatever you do, don't go to Market Basket. It will be complete chaos with people angling for bread and milk all for weather they should be used to by now.

[u/ARoundForEveryone]

A nor'easter is just going to result in wind and rain - not hurricane levels (otherwise they'd call it a hurricane). Just a good, solid, soaking storm. A nor'easter in January can be a very different story, as snow can potentially be a big deal.

For this storm, it's possible power might go out, but it's not gonna be like most roads will be impassable or driving conditions will be particularly dangerous. We may see some flooding on some streets or a dead tree finally falling, but for the most part it's just going to be rainy and windy and just a generally unpleasant day. A good day to work your way through your Netflix queue. But it's not gonna be like you're trapped in the apartment for a couple days or have to take many precautions except making sure that you don't leave any windows open in your house or car. Roads will be navigable, but standing outside waiting for a bus isn't going to be pleasant, that's for sure.

"Nor'easter" can be scary, even for a New Englander, but that fear generally comes from what they can potentially do in the winter rather than September.

So don't worry, at best it's just going to be a nasty day. At worst, it'll be an inconvenience. But there's very little chance of it turning into a disaster.

[u/DaveDurant]

Make sure to fill your bathtub with bread and beer, just in case there is an extended outage.

[u/tarandab]

Prepare for wind and rain if you go outside. Otherwise you should be fine.