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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Happy Birthday, Don-O!!! Hope you get a chance to celebrate for real after the storm - cheers!
Thanks for providing your local update. Godspeed, and please check in with updates when you can.
The National Weather Service is forecasting for the Washington DC area wind gusts of up to only 45 mph today, and 40 mph tonight. This is *significantly* less that what I was hearing yesterday....
NASA is now reporting 4 inches of rain already at Wallops here on the Eastern Shore.
The first bands of rain are hitting us now in southern Massachusetts. This storm is large.
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So much rain in our areas....The ground here is already really soggy, and the eye hasn’t even gotten here yet...
Where I am we have also been getting tornado watches and warnings...
it might seem hardhearted but I think they need to be left on their own. If they were stupid enough to go out in a hurricane, so be it.
Risking loosing a cutter & men involved is not a good trade off.
I must be heartless but my vote is, you wanted to ride it out on your boat, so ride it out.
Tired of others being expected to risk their lives due to other people’s stupidity.
I just heard a weather forecast for Pocomoke Md - whish is pretty close to me and the guy said some inland flooding because they’re calling for a total of 5-7 inches of rain. That is not realistic when we’ve already had 4 in the are and as you say the storm hasn’t gotten here yet.
We haven’t had the tornado watches yet, but you’re a good 100 miles closer to this thing than I am.
Could be losing power soon...Dominion Power says that at least 100,000 in our area have lost it already...
Nothing here yet in central Baltimore County but it looks like it’s just a couple of miles away on radar.
At least I’m not alone aboard the SS “Sucks To Be You”! LOL
Did I hear a rumor that Irene may be weakening?
PleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePleasePlease...
Just watched one of the reporters on TWC breathlessly report that: “There is sand all over the beach”...LOL..no kidding!
thank you for the several people who offered information to explain the dynamics. I did know it was a mass of swirling clouds with an EYE.. and had read about pilots flying into the eye to get measurements.
Another question. Is the brunt of the wind the same all up and down the hurricane? So when it gets to NYC or another area with high buildings, the force of the winds will be as strong high up as at the ground.?
I guess I was always under the impression the main winds were low but am thinking that is probably erroneous and in many cases most things HIT are pretty low anyway.. Under 100 feet.
Sorry to seem like such a blonde == hey, I am! As a biology major I never did anything with physics, meteorology etc even though there was a passing interest. Now I regret not taking a couple courses to have some basics as I am sure understanding some basic principles would make the entire situation more clear.
Just started to drizzle here on Long Island. I’m right at the Nassau/Suffolk County border, North Shore Suffolk.
It’s almost there if you’re near Pennsylvania, with just a break in the band.
It's no wonder we've a mØron squatting at 1600 !
Its coming. Just hope we dont lose power for 3 days like Isabel.
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