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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Radar Images & Loops (interactive maps short/long range) Southeast
Northeast (Cape Hatteras to NE)
Satellite Images Still Images/Loops (both Flash & Java)
Buoy Data: Florida
Southeast US
Northeast US
Local News Coverage: WWAY 3 Wilmington NC
WRAL Raleigh NC
WETC Wilmington NC
WAVY Portsmouth VA w/Live Stream coverage link
WTVR Richmond VA
WUSA Washington DC
WBAL Baltimore MD
CBS Local Baltimore
WPVI Philadelphia
WTXF My Fox Philly
WABC NYC
WTNH New Haven CT
WHDH Boston
* Tornado Warning for...
Onslow County in eastern North Carolina
* until 1115 PM EDT
* at 1035 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a
tornado 9 miles south of Hammocks Beach... or 19 miles southeast of
Camp Lejeune main gate... moving northwest at 50 mph.
* Locations impacted include...
Duck Creek... Onslow Beach...
marines... Sneads Ferry...
Camp Lejeune main gate...
Verona... Dixon...
Haws Run...
They may not make it in there - they’re going to close the aiports tommorrow.
“The wind came back with triple fury, and put out the light for the last time. They sat in company with the others in other shanties, their eyes straining against crude walls and their souls asking if He meant to measure their puny might against His. They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God.”
Zora Neale Hurston
Oh WOW. Huge waves at Topsail breaking over the pier. Thanks for posting the link!
He said they were going to Broadway shows. Those are cancelled too.
Armani on Madison Ave. is closed for the storm...windows were being taped in a lot of stores in Midtown tonight. Tomorrow morning people are going to be running out to supermarkets and liquor stores...by noon all transit comes to a halt.
Great writing. Tough it is to see the last few moments in a spot one has gotten oneself into by chance or design.
All 5 airports are closing at noon. Outbounds only. That flight isn’t going to happen.
What happened with your daughter’s trip to NYC? Many of us are curious.
New model showing an early cut North. It may just be a wobble.
We were hoping for rain from Irene to put it out. We got about a tenth of an inch here and none over the swamp.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
I don’t get it. How do they know how much rain will fall into the ocean?
By the looks of that map, I’ll need to prep two sump pumps for the cellar.
Left Cape Cod on the Bay shore this morning at my husbands request. . . to come home to northern NJ. Seems like it will be even worse here than there.
Left Cape Cod on the Bay shore this morning at my husbands request. . . to come home to northern NJ. Seems like it will be even worse here than there.
I never use milk jugs. The new ones they will never seal tight after the seal is broken. Besides possible contamination, if they tip over in your car you, have water all over the place. We use the gallon cranberry juice containers. They are sturdy, clear and seal tight. You may not have access to these in your area.
Reliance makes 7 gallon Aqua-tainers with a spigot and are BPA free. They will cost you less than buying 7 gallons of bottled city water.
If you want to put bleach or any other chemical in your water (like the cities do) that’s up to you. I don’t drink city water unless there is absolutely no other option available.
To your health!
Max sustained winds 100 mph 950mb
180 miles SSW of Cape Lookout NC
Moving NNE at 14 mph
Hurricane force winds extend outward 90 miles
Tropical storm force winds outward 290 miles from center.
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It might be. If NYC gets a CAT 1, it will be as we say “Not Good”.
LOL! Let us know what they say. I agree, it’s foolhardy to go. Maybe they don’t grasp the danger? There won’t be much to do there anyway with no public transportation and no shows, etc.
Thank God!!!
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