Hurricane Irene

[MrGiggles]

Re: Hurricane Irene

I'll keep updates and stuff as well and if ya don't hear any updates than it's nothing lol

Or, more likely, you'll have lost power/died

It's not the hurricane itself, it's the rain. We're going to have flooding all over the place. Plus probably be without power as well.

Right, there's a few reasons we should still be cautious, especially in coastal areas. The rain surplus + slow moving hurricane + high tide (where I am, at least) = water!

These areas are also pretty unused to this kind of weather, so emergency services could get tied up real quick rescuing some dumbass. Dead trees that have only stayed up because the weather is usually mild are gonna be all over the roads and power wires, etc.

[Nurotasama]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Where I'm living in Hoboken right now we flood even in a normal thunderstorm. Meaning I now have to evacuate to my campus since it's on a hill. >.<

[yo man im awesome]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Nice knowing ya guys!!! Living on Long Island will be fun tonight

HI5! o/

[Tyson ultima]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Currently gettin hit. Rain like crazy. No work tomorrow and possibly the rain may actually destroy the building. Lol having fun lookin for a new job XD

[TC_Halogen]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Looks like Irene will be a minimal Cat. 1 storm when it hits Jersey, although it's looking to sustain that wind speed for a while. The size of the wind field containing tropical storm winds or higher is pretty substantial for this storm - it's larger in size than Katrina was back in '05.

It's good to see that the hurricane significantly weakened compared to the initial forecast (where northern NJ was forecast to get hit by Cat. 2 windspeeds and southern NJ was forecast to get hit by Cat. 3 windspeeds). Unfortunately, being that the track hasn't changed all that much, we're still to get smacked by the center bands of the storm - chances are will be seeing in excess of 8 inches of rain before all is said and done.

To make matters worse - we're definitely within walking distance of Budd Lake, and it's definitely been rising as of late. It was sitting low last month, but we made up for it with the beginning of August, as the occasional storm would drop 1-2+ inches an hour. I'm definitely concerned about the lake spilling over onto the roads.

[eastsideman09]

Re: Hurricane Irene

The rain surplus + slow moving hurricane + high tide (where I am, at least) = water!

Pretty much this.
I feel like I'm the only person in Florida who still see's reason for concern for the rest of the East, regardless of many stronger hurricanes have ran through us.

[flipsta_lombax]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Irene done broked my umbrella.

People are so overreacting to this

It's better to act rather than be dumb, do nothing and wait for something bad to happen. 3 people died in NC when Irene hits the coast as a Category 1. Betcha those 3 thought the same thing.

It's suppose to hit Long Island directly with Cat. 1 sustained winds. Storm surges late this evening +high tides + 10-15+ inches of rain = flooding. If you're feeling brave buddy, best wishes to you.

I have family in Nassau county. I really hope they'll be alright.

[yo man im awesome]

Re: Hurricane Irene

I live in Miller Place, and they've already had a mandatory evacuation of everyone who lives within a 5-6 block radius of the Sound. The actual measurement of who got evacuated is unknown to me, since I wasn't part of it, but I think it is was everyone north of a certain street.

[krunkykai22]

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I looked at the radar and the center of the storm is still a decent way away from you.

The center of the storm means nothing. No offense, it's the excess bullshit that's swirling around that got everyone up here worried. Now it's basically right on top of us and guess what? Nothing. It's very minimal, rain is imminent of course as it has been raining ever since 1pm here. However, the wind is surprisingly not as bad as I figured.

There haven't been any reports of outages at all, no thunder/lightning, etc. etc. Just 30mph winds and some mid level rain. Really it is quite disappointing.

[psychoangel691]

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Dude you aren't due to get heavy rain till like 1am. It's not right on top of you.

[TC_Halogen]

Re: Hurricane Irene

The center of the hurricane (typically the eye) typically is where the greatest intensity of the storm is. If you're all the way by Baltimore, the center of the storm isn't going to touch you because it's moving NNE. It's sitting just off the coastline. NJ and south-eastern NY are going to get slammed for this precise reason, since those states actually protrude outward a bit. You're going to get the middle bands, which will have some fair winds, and you'll get a bit of rain.

Those up in Delaware, New Jersey, south-eastern NY, western Connecticut, and western Massachusetts are going to see the most potent parts of the storm. Those who are closest to the storm front west of the hurricane have a slightly increased tornado threat due to counter-rotation from the front as the hurricane moves in.

EDIT: and yes, the media does hype up things entirely too much, that's why I go straight to NOAA for what's going on - no middle person, just raw data.

[krunkykai22]

Re: Hurricane Irene

I'm actually just north of Baltimore lol

And trust me, I've been watching the weather shit non stop all day, we were supposed to get heavy rain at 11am, than 1pm, than 3pm, than 7pm this shit is a ****ing joke man lol

[krunkykai22]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Sorry Double Post.

Here is the map of my area not to long ago:






After looking at this pic, let me tell you we've had this color around us all day if not on us, and trust me, it's ****ing worthless information. We have no had heavy rain, we have no had any horrible kind of weather period.

Since we're in the heavy (yellow) area, shouldn't we have gotten something bad? Yeah, that's what they "say" lol boring storm is boring.

[TC_Halogen]

Re: Hurricane Irene

This storm is obviously going to cause more/less damage depending on the situation you're in. You're not in the direct line of the storm, and looking at this graphic:



You're not really forecast to get -serious- rain. Where we are, they're saying 9+ inches. To make matters worse, we're surrounded by water: there's a swamp very close to us, and a lake about 100 yards from us. You're pretty far inland - yeah, you'll get some minor flooding and ponding in some areas, and occasional wind gusts, but otherwise, you'll be fine.

Also, there's a considerably higher chance of tropical storm force winds or higher the further north you go:



The storm track has changed quite a bit since it was forecast, and yes, there were a lot of people in the line of this storm when it was forecast to SLAM the coast. Obviously, things have changed. It still doesn't mean that the damage won't be substantial in certain areas, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with being prepared for something like this.

It's better to have been prepared for something that didn't happen, than not to have been prepared for something that ended up being extreme/catastrophic.

[krunkykai22]

Re: Hurricane Irene

Yeah, I never said it wouldn't lol I'm just saying where I'm at, it's ****in boring haha