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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THAT, my friend, is a lotta wattah.
Yep. Will do. Rain is a bit heavier now. Just a small cell passing through.
:)OK you have me laughing.
The hype isn’t overblown.
For one thing, it’s pretty much a metaphysical certainty that Coney Island will be completely destroyed.
It’s not just an abandoned amusement park; 50,000 people live there.
Surely you have more exciting things to do in the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia than spending time being a jerk on this thread. You’ve made your point repeatedly. Now start your own thread if you aren’t finished. Folks here are concerned about safety of life and property. You aren’t. Troll on...
You mentioned JFK Airport yesterday. Can you provide more details about that? I found a source indicating elevation of 13ft there. What events are you expecting upon storm arrival?
Wow. And believe me, we have heard about the frequent wildfires out there (all over the west). ;-)
Fire is very bad indeed, but I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s worse than rain - not when it means days of monsoons that make massive floods. Which in Agnes (”tropical storm” *only*, when it went overland), completely changed the Mid-Atlantic forever. We’re talking total abandonment of some “creek” communities, never mind the railroads that were altered forever (Conrail), etc. I’m not looking forward to something like that, although I doubt it will be that way for us in MD and PA again. We get lucky that way - almost nothing truly extraordinary happens here. Safest place to live. Regular rainstorms - no problem, maybe some flash flooding. But monsoons - that’s a different matter.
I’ll bet the same thing happened with the horrificly massive Mississippi flooding c.’93, too - which I also recall alot of coverage. ;-) That was about the worst case of flooding in this country I think I’ve ever seen.
Actually, highness, you’re the impolite one.
Ha ha! Touche!
Sometimes this Californian really wishes that there was a “like” button here. Thank you for everything you do to organize the hurricane threads.
Hang in there! omg—losing net access while the power is still on is unbearable! I would much rather lose phone service. Glad it’s back for now.
Do we need this on this thread.Get lost.I’m reporting you.
LaGuardia is actually more vulnerable than JFK, as it turns out.
One problem is that it will hit New York PRECISELY at high tide, which is 5 feet tacked on to the surge.
LaGuardia is under 3 feet of water in a “standard” Category 1; thats without a high tide, and doesn’t take into account the enormous size and slow movement of Irene.
Moved on to watching the Food Channel.
Would that work with 60 year old oak trees?
I swiped it from a new york friend over at facebook!!!
Thanks sissyjane {{{hugs}}}
Ya, the fires usually get some coverage; dramatic footage and all, they can’t resist. Personally, I’ll take heavy rain over a firestorm. The one behind behind my house two years ago scorched half a million acres; everything charcoal. Funny thing is, that fire was 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Can you imagine the coverage of something like that being 15 miles from Manhattan? ;) When a true firestorm hits a community, there’s nothing you can do but run through the smoke; the heat is so intense you have to stay two blocks ahead of it, and it rushes at you at the speed of a car. Heavy rain like you’re having would be a disaster if it hit here, we would have flash floods, but you guys are more prepared for that kind of weather; I think you guys will do fine. I remember the ‘93 floods too. That did get solid coverage, but again, that was a true disaster. Only when NY or DC is potentially involved do we get the true hysteria coverage. Anyway, good luck.
Prayers up.
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