>600-MILE WIDE HURRICANE IRENE SET TO BUZZSAW UP EAST COAST, HOME TO MILLIONS. SEVERE DAMAGE FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW ENGLAND A REAL CONCERN

Written by on August 26, 2011 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

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SPECIAL NOTIFICATION
Saturday’s NON-STOP Coverage of Hurricane Irene starts @ 10am Eastern Time and I shall be updating you and keeping you posted throughout the rest of the day and night tomorrow, Stay Tuned! 
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SPECIAL COVERAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE 2011
600-Mile Wide Hurricane Irene Set to Buzzsaw up East Coast, Home to Millions! Major Damage from Storm Surge, Wind & Flooding a Real Concern from North Carolina to New England!

NEW: THE WEATHER CHANNEL: LIVE STREAMING

#WEATHER TALK
NEW: HURRICANE IRENE’S IMPACTS: THE FINER DETAILS

BREAKING NEWS: NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA & NEW JERSEY TO SHUT DOWN TRANSIT SYSTEM… BRIDGES LINKING MANHATTAN TO SURROUNDING BOROUGHS & NJ MIGHT BE NEXT!

Irene’s eye has become more visible once again, possible sign of reorganising within her core, could she have just undergone an eyewall replacement?

Latest Stats on Irene

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS: 100 mph (Category 2)
WIND GUSTS: 120 mph
PRESSURE: 951 mb
DIRECTION: N at 14 mph

Latest From the National Hurricane Center (5pm Advisory)

Hurricane IRENE Public Advisory

Hurricane IRENE Forecast Discussion

IF YOU LIVE ON BARRIER ISLANDS FROM THE NC OUTER BANKS TO NEW JERSEY GET YOURSELF OFF, IF YOU DON’T YOUR RISKING YOUR LIFE BY STAYING AS WIND, WAVE AND FLOODING WILL BRING MAJOR DAMAGE

LIVE NEWS FEED:

-NEW YORK CITY UNDER HURRICANE WARNING, COASTAL AREAS OF NEW YORK CITY UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION, FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, NEW JERSEY TRANSIT SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN SATURDAY
-Mandatory Evacuation Now For Long Beach Island, NJ

-Irene’s Outer bands packing wind and rain is now coming ashore along NC’s Outer Banks
-Hurricane Warnings now up as far as Drum Point in Chesapeake Bay
-All advisories disscountinued for Bahamas
-Mandatory Evacuations for Sandbridge Beach, NC commence @ noon.

-Nursing homes and hospitals in New York City are emptying
-Tolls on Garden State Parkway are suspended
-Cape May Evacuation Under Way
-Hurricane Warnings Now In Place from North Carolina to New Jersey

NEW: LATEST INFO: CITY & SURROUNDING AREA TRANSPORTATION SHUT DOWNS

Philadelphia, Surrounding Counties Make Hurricane Plans; SEPTA To Suspend Service
CBS PHILLY
Gov. Cuomo Orders Full Shutdown Of MTA Buses, Trains
CBS NEW YORK

Mark’s Latest Thoughts

12pm ET: Concerns of the ‘Wind Tunnel Effect’ in DC, Baltimore, Philly, NYC and Boston

Are you residing in a city in which your amoungst tall buildings? Well, if you are, there is an added danger if your out and about while winds pick up. Inner city locations will feel STRONGER WINDS than outlying areas and although you may feel as though your more protected by those tall buildings, well as hurricane force winds roar into the Big Cities, they hit the buildings, however, those winds must go somewhere rather than stop on the wall of a building and therefore, they pile-up and channel in between the buildings, down the streets. The wind tunnel within city’s during hurricanes can be extremely dangerous and you may well find in DC, Baltimore and Philly, where winds may only be around 60 or 70mph, in between buildings, the air is squeezed through those urban canyons, racing at perhaps 90 to 100mph and thus damage will be the result. Flying debris could kill you if your outside when Irene passes by, so don’t be fooled into thinking, ah, it’s not that bad, let’s go for a walk around.

New York City being that bit closer potentially to the core of Irene, may endure sustained winds locally of 75+ mph and in between the narrow streets, wind may race at 105 to 110mph, that intensity of wind will smash skyscraper windows which may tumble onto streets below, trash cans could become projectiles, even traffic lights may get torn down. There is so many more objects in a city that could become airborne and therefore I would urge you to stay both indoors and away from windows.

10am ET: Concerns Over Lower Manhattan Surge Flooding

I fear vast volumes of water funnel up the narrowing passageways of Chesapeake, Delaware Bays, New York harbor. Lower Manhattan may be flooded via NYC harbor if a surge of 4+ feet drives in underneath the Varrazano Narrows Bridge. Surges may grow as water is squeezed in the narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn.

STORM SURGE/COASTAL WIND THREAT

North Carolina, even Virginia coast may see 5-10 foot storm surge
Delaware, New Jersey, Long Island Shores to see 4-8 foot storm surge. This along with hurricane-force winds would produce significant damage to beaches as well as ocean-exposed properties.

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Latest From the Networks (Includes New Stories, So Keep Checking Back!)

NEW: East Coast Braces for Hurricane Irene as Storm’s Outer Bands Hit Carolinas
FOX NEWS

Hurricane Watch Issued for NY, Warning for NJ
NBC NEW YORK

Latest Track Forecast (Courtesy TWC)
CBS NEW YORK

‘Nightmare’ Scenario: Hurricane Menaces East Coast
FOX NEWS

East Coast braces as Irene warnings spread northward
ABC

Latest Surge/Wave Threat (Courtesy TWC)

Hurricane Irene weakens, stalks U.S. coast
CNN

Today’s Blog Shall be updated throughout today, keep checking back for new information!

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TODAY’S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE

HIGH: 64
LOW: 46

Thanks for reading.
-Mark

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  1. Milly says:

    >Thank you for taking time out of your personal life to do this.

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