Hurricane

[trackrat59]

99-1 Shot Plus Some

The east coast experiences an earthquake and hurricane all in the same week. Naa.



Everyone stay safe.

[Bigsmc]

My buddy's Bahamian in-laws have called from their satellite phone and are okay. House has roof damage, the fishing boat (their income source) survived, but they say Irene caused more damage to the islands than their last big direct hit, Andrew.

They are being told the power will be back on within a week (it was shut off as a precaution midnight Wedneseday/Thursday), but phone/cell phone could be well over a month. The four legged cell tower on the next island over was snapped in half.

I hope everybody in Irene's path on the east coast can stay safe this weekend.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

99-1 Shot Plus Some

The east coast experiences an earthquake and hurricane all in the same week. Naa.



Everyone stay safe.

They are calling for a locust swarm next weekend.

The surge is a concern considering high tide and the new moon.

The storm is weakening a little. Hope it continues to do so.

Norfolk is f.ucked either way.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

The surge is a concern considering high tide and the new moon.

The storm is weakening a little. Hope it continues to do so.

Norfolk is f.ucked either way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDbGCYGulY8

Still expected to reach 125 mph. I told my Mom a little bit ago to drag the rest of my family out here to Roanoke.

They need to get out of dodge. The ground is already saturated and the wind will have branches flying everywhere. Norfolk will be flooded. Power outages up and down the coast.

Mass chaos.

[rpncaine]

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!

Yes indeed.



DOOOOOOOM!

With its eyewall collapsed and just 24 more hours over water before landfall, it is unlikely Irene will have time to build a new eyewall and intensify. The storm is too large to weaken quickly, and the best forecast is that Irene will be a Category 2 hurricane at landfall in North Carolina on Saturday, and a rapidly weakening Category 1 hurricane at its second landfall in New England on Sunday. However, since Irene is such a huge storm--tropical storm force winds extend out up to 290 miles from the center--it has set a massive amount of the ocean's surface in motion, which will cause a much larger storm surge than the winds would suggest. At 9:30am EDT this morning, a wind analysis from NOAA/HRD (Figure 1) indicated that the potential storm surge damage from Irene rated a 5.1 on a scale of 0 to 6. This is equivalent to the storm surge a typical Category 4 hurricane would have. While this damage potential should gradually decline as Irene moves northwards and weakens, we can still expect a storm surge one full Saffir-Simpson Category higher than Irene's winds. Since tides are at their highest levels of the month this weekend due to the new moon, storm surge flooding will be at a maximum during the high tidal cycles that will occur at 8 pm Saturday night and 8 am Sunday morning. Wherever Irene happens to be at those times the storm surge damage potential will be maximized. A surge rivaling that experienced during Hurricane Isabel in 2003 is likely in northern NC, southern Maryland, and up Chesapeake Bay on Saturday night. Coastal New England from New York City to Massachusetts may also see storm surges characteristic of a Category 1 hurricane during Sunday morning's high tide, even if Irene has weakened to a tropical storm. I continue to give a 20% chance that a storm surge high enough to over-top the Manhattan flood walls and swamp the New York City subway system will occur on Sunday.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html