HURRICANE SANDY VISITS MANASSAS:

The rain is dying off (less that 4" accumulation). Winds are steady at about 30-35 kts, with some gusts into the high 50 kts. Landfall in NJ in about an hour. No power outages or trees down in Manassas that I know of.

UPDATE & BUMP: We almost made it through Hurricane Sandy. Still raining lightly, with high winds and gusts. At 9:45 PM we had one big tree come down, taking two smaller others with it. No damage to the house or property. The tree was in the side yard on the north side of the house; it fell in the 'forest' that surrounds the house. On the bright side, we'll have plenty of firewood for next winter.

Also a short power outage that lasted only 30 seconds or so.