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
It's just a Cat 2 so I am hopefully this is much ado about nothing
Wilmington about to get a hefty rain band. I’ve been worried about tornados, especially at night.
Take care down there, all the best and God be with you all.
Take care down there, all the best and God be with you all.
I hadn’t thought about that. Stay safe.
The USAF determines pressure and winds which determines the classification.
Gotta give props to those Hurricane hunters...that is one job that takes a pair!!
Nice site to watch the storm move up the coast....
http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/sir/sc_/radar.asp?play=true
We texans are just about as safe as mummies can be.
When our well-done parts start dropping off in this inferno... well, I guess we’ll just hafta order new ones!
I would have done it in a heartbeat. I remember watching them take off from Keesler all thru 1985. That was a very active year! I went to school just a few Hangars down from where they were stored. I did admire their skill and ambition.
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Areas Affected...ERN NCConcerning...SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH likely
Valid 262358Z - 270130Z
The threat for tornadoes will become increasingly likely as rotating cells move onshore this evening. A Tornado Watch will likely be issues by 0030Z for areas across ERN, NC and the Outer Banks.
We were just informed of a tornado watch for Onslow County and other NC coastal counties, including Pender, Beaufort and Carteret.
If anyone with any info on conditions in Carolina Beach, NC would post it here, I’d greatly appreciate it :-)
checking in. Nice to see lots of familiar friends here. Actually I have been here since about 4 & following all. Thanks again for the thread & I wish I could through the monitor kick some people for their rude and borish posts. My curiosity was high re: NC governor. I had not seen her & expected a Helen Thomas from the comments. I didn’t think she was that bad for a gal perhaps in her early 60s. I did see what some of you mentioned about the face that didn’t look exactly right. Could be poor results of plastic surgery. I think if she was warmly smiling much of that saggy stuff would look better. I think she was being fairly solemn in light of the situation. I have no clue if she is a good or bad governor. Just commenting on my impression of her appearance. Will be watching with you all the next few days with interest & the best scenario is that lots of hot air will feed into this system.
I’m sure there are lots of folks that would be more than happy to share Irene with you - including me!!!
Great tagline! Speak to the mountain and it shall be moved!
Looks like Irene may become a paper tiger.
Up here in NY and New England, we’ve already had a rain-soaked August. Also, we’re going to be right at the monthly high tide peak. Combine that with the way the surge gets compacted in and around NY and that she’s a relatively slow-moving hurricane and even a weak category 1 could deliver as much flooding as a category 4, they’re saying.
You mean besides tornado watch/warnings? :(
Well, of course, if were talking about 60mph winds for twenty hours, we’ve got a problem. I just looked at a city map that showed my apartment out of the flood zone but one block over the neighborhood is in a Category 2 hurricane zone (I think - something like that). I’m in Kips Bay but not in the city at the moment. No, not me! Went straight to the Jersey Shore, lol! One thing we don’t have in Kips Bay: trees!
Stay safe, please.
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