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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Sounds great, our son is lamenting our lack of cheese,lol.
FWIW I checked an Elizabeth City Wunder station when the center was over it, roughly, and the reading was 28.35 inHg. That’s 960 mb. Still, the poster was speaking his informed mind on the issue, and the 950-960 does seem low for the wind speed.
Good catch—NHC Advisories are every two hours now, on the odd hours. Thanks!
Lost power for just a moment. Winds picking up. Very heavy rain. Lightning & thunder.
Gravesend Brooklyn.
Twitter
twc_hurricane:
RT @WestWingReport: President asked to be kept apprised of developments throughout the night; the group will re-convene tomorrow morning ... [via Twitter]
Saturday August 27, 2011 7:39 Twitter
twc_hurricane:
Richmond Intnl Airport reported wind gust of 71mph at 704pm #irene [via Twitter]
Saturday August 27, 2011 7:38
This storm reaches all the way to Erie, PA?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2769785/posts?page=2#2
He is Nothin Nutter you know.
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twc_hurricane:
RT @JimDuncanNBC12: 354,000 without power Richmond. 70% of #rva households in the dark. [via Twitter]
Thanks for checking in and reporting your impressive preparations for adversity. You are ready for an adventure! Please continue to provide local updates when you get a chance.
:-)
Family nearby have already lost power. Rain is pooling up in the street pretty quickly,it’s not all running down towards sewers.
Oh, that's OK... we've all been busy preparing for this stinkin' Hurricane.
Hope you and yours stay safe as well, Miss Didi. :-)
They won’t be patient, that’s for sure, but power outages of that time length aren’t so rare from hurricanes, depending on the extent of the trees, poles down, flooding, etc. This summer in the midwest, there were numerous violent storms and flooding that caused some unusually long power outages.
NY FReeper here! I’ve been lurking this thread since it started, NN does a great job.
I live on one of - if not, the smallest inhabited islands in NYC. We are 1 1/2 miles long by 1/2 mile wide at the widest point, comfortably nestled in the throat of Long Island Sound.
Will give updates if the power holds out, but... well I don’t expect it, powerlines and trees don’t do well in storms.
We just started getting rain here in DRUMS PA. Got the wine and Gray Goose.
Strong Wind and heavy rain now above the Mason Dixon.
Are you still with us? Prayers for your safety...
Is that City Island?
Glad you checked in with us. Sounds like you are in an interesting location. What is your elevation?
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