Posted on 08/26/2011 9:40:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Approximately 65 million people are likely to be directly impacted by Hurricane Irene as the storm takes aim at the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. Evacuations are underway for high flood risk areas.
Mass transit cancellations, schedule changes and road/bridge closures are occurring throughout the storm warning areas. Please check with local news and Emergency Management Operations to determine the recommendations for your immediate area.
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Buoy Data: Florida
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To repeat--I'll type more slowly this time--this thread is for storm reports. Take your armchair hindsight opinions to any number of appropriate threads. There are plenty of them.
@MassDOT: Flood warning in Berkshire for the Walker Brook at Becket. Dam break at Sherwood Forest Dam has been reported.
I’m still in my pj’s and bathrobe, went outside to look for damage and a neighbor across the street had 2 trees down in their front yard!
Apparently, the trees belong to the town so Lord knows when they’ll “be by” to clean up the mess. Their driveway is blocked so I offered to help them at least remove that, but they declined.
I’ll go back over and help anyway. Met another neighbor (who’s dogs got out a few times and the black lab I was able to recover and bring back home, which is how we know each other) was out and about as well.
Although I am only a tenant in this neighborhood, I still try, like the good old days, to be friendly with my neighbors.
wc_hurricane:
Storm surge estimated to be 7 ft at Long Beach, NY. Cars parked near the boardwalk had water over their roofs. [via Twitter]
Saturday August 27, 2011 1:50
Clyde260: Enjoyed learning about your quaint location. I noticed you haven't reported since yesterday and looked you up to see how you and City Island made out.
In the process, I found this recent "great American rant" of yours and post it here in the grassroots spirit of this much-appreciated and critical NautiNurse thread and in the certainty that most Freepers on this thread will appreciate and identify with clyde's expression of the American spirit that made us who we are:
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OK, I just gotta.
I grew up on an island. In the summer your Mom would kick you out of the house early, and you were armed with bathing suit, flip flops, and a towel. Off we marched, down the beach, and we stayed there ALL day (lunch was an ice cream from the truck that came around, and 10 cents did the trick). There were no life guards, no parents, no baby sitters... There was no sun screen, life jackets, drownings or lawsuits.
Winter was different and there were rules! When Mom said you had to go out and play, but said you couldn't go down the beach , you knew:
a) There was ICE!
b) Everyone would be there!
c) Put on your best boots (no galoshes)
And we would travel and play on the ice. No one froze, fell in, and there were no drownings or lawsuits. We weren’t stupid, just kids allowed to be kids, and use our own brains and instincts.
We played ball at the school yard, army, cowboys and indians in back yards and empty lots. We used toy guns, tents, cardboard boxes, and snow. We roller skated (had to have a skate key). We made go-carts, forts, and tree houses, and we ice skated. All with no parents, chaperone's, baby sitters, insurance, safety restrictions... And when we broke a bone or needed stitches, no one sued or was branded neglectful. And not one of us grew up to be a mass murderer. Hmmmm...
I was born and raised where I still live: Da Bronx - New York, and I love it still.
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clyde260: Please let us know how you fared through Hurricane Irene.
Translation: It’s saturday night, there’s a hurricane going on and no spokesman to be found
Better to say nothing and pass the buck ... than to say the wrong thing and get yelled at/demoted/fired the next morning.
Checking in from SE Pennsylvania. All is well at our end. We had about 18 hours of rain, measuring 7.5 inches. The creek rose, but less than with Hurricane Floyd. We have a lot of limbs down, but so far no trees. Wind gusts are still considerable, so I’m a bit wary about trees in their muddy soil and will certainly put off any stick pick up in the yard until things settle down. We lost power during the night for a couple of minutes, so we need to re-set some clocks, but weren’t inconvenienced. All in all, it could have been much worse. We’re off to check on some friends . . .
Thanks for providing your local update. Glad to know all is well.
“Better to say nothing and pass the buck ... than to say the wrong thing and get yelled at/demoted/fired the next morning.”
President Obama
The proof is in the pudding....say all you like...an overblown media event
Foisted on us because the newsdeciders thought wrongly they were themselves in the path of a catastrophe
It was a farfetched projection early on which is precisely why a number of forecasters disagreed
but don’t let me stop you
Tropical Storm Public Advisory
Statement as of 2:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2011
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...Center of Irene moving over southern New England...
summary of 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...information
watches and warnings
the Tropical Storm Warning south of Cape Henlopen Delaware...and for
Chesapeake Bay...is discontinued.
Summary of watches and warnings in effect...
a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cape Henlopen Delaware northward to Eastport Maine...
including Delaware Bay...New York City...Long Island...Long Island
Sound...coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island...Block
Island...Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket
* United States/Canada border northeastward to fort Lawrence
including Grand Manan
* South Coast of Nova Scotia from fort Lawrence to Porters Lake
interests elsewhere in eastern Canada should monitor the progress of
Irene.
Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 2:24 PM EDT on August 28, 2011
... Observed flooding increased from minor to moderate severity... the
Flood Warning continues for the Wallkill River at Gardiner
* until Monday evening
* at 02 PM Sunday the stage was... 16.9 feet
* moderate flooding is occurring
* flood stage is 13.0 feet
Flash Flood Warning
Statement as of 2:11 PM EDT on August 28, 2011
... A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for Essex
County in northern New York...
National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to indicate very
heavy rainfall capable of producing flash flooding. Rain gauges
indicate 3 to 5 inches of rain has fallen over the east slopes of
the Adirondacks. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected
through the afternoon. Small creeks and streams will quickly leave
their banks. Culverts... bridges... and roadside ditches will be
overwhelmed by water. Road washouts are likely.
Locations in the warning include but are not limited to Newcomb and
Willsboro.
Very nice, Brit. Beats Weather.com & Accuweather.
Very nice, Brit. Beats Weather.com & Accuweather.
NautiNurse said “...this thread is for storm reports...”
Long before the storm actually struck land, people were posting about it - so her assertion is, well, it’s false.
Go ahead and post what you’ve got to say. NautiNurse may have started this thread - but she doesn’t own it. She’s a cyberized version of Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi”.
Anyone know what this means? Were houses floating down the street? From Fox New web site:
“In the Broad Channel section of Queens, department rescue workers were riding in boats to search bungalows that were floating down the street to make sure no one was inside.”
You’re a nice neighbor. I just heard from my neighbor who is moving out today that heavy rains are coming at 4 p.m. so I will keep hunkered down for the rest of the day.
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