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We usually put our waterproof patio furniture inside our pool. It works surprisingly well, as the wind does not touch the underwater stuff.
Generally, I you aren't in a flooding area, and your windows are boarded up, you can ride out a level 1-2 hurricane. If it is higher than that, you are in a flooding area, or you live near the ocean, you should evacuate.
Go play Kentucky Route Zero. Now.
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I'm going to point you here.
That covers most of New Jersey.
edited 26th Aug '11 8:57:27 AM by Lessinath
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
One Winged Egret
That information means very little to me. Assume I know nothing about how to interpret weather. The only thing I've cared about before is whether I need an umbrella or not; I don't even know how to interpret rainfall inches.
It's surprisingly user friendly if you look, actually. Hell, they've even got graphics that can show you stuff even if you have no clue what the numbers mean.
For example, a Hurricane Warning is exactly what it sounds like - you're going to be hit by a hurricane in the next two days.
edited 26th Aug '11 9:00:50 AM by Lessinath
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
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...and that means what exactly? It's raining a lot and windy? Will my windows break? Will I have access to food? It's missing all the details that are actually relevant to me.
There Is No Crystal Ball. We can't see the future, they can only do our best to predict it. If you want to know if there is a chance your windows will break, yes, if they're not protected there is. If you want a yes or no answer, we can't help you. Look at the maps, they give you the probabilities and numbers.
edited 26th Aug '11 9:10:57 AM by Lessinath
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
One Winged Egret
The forecast for my region says:
Ignoring the rainfall, are 50 mph winds dangerous?
Here, I found something that puts it in pretty straightforward terms what various wind speeds can do.
The fourth column from the left is miles per hour, and the rightmost is the effects you may see on land. If the winds exceed that chart, you're well into hurricane winds and should consult the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale instead.
As for four inches of rain, well, that's about ankle deep - but remember, water flows downhill so it may flood if you're in a low lying area.
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
Zzzzzzzzzz
Here's a blog post with a number of good suggestions. do the ones of them that you can. do the best you can about the others. Cute — get in touch with your grandparents(I think it was?) and see if you can get them to get you (and themselves) out if there. If your mother won't go, she won't, but don't stay yourself, if you can get out. I know that sounds cold and heartless, but it's truth. Staying won't do you or her any good.
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I seriously lol'd.
BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL 092011
200 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
...IRENE WEAKENS A LITTLE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING ALONG THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION...31.2N 77.5W
ABOUT 300 MI...480 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
NONE
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- NORTH OF SANDY HOOK TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE RIVER INLET
- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.5 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST SHOULD BEGIN BY SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...155 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE IRENE REACHES THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THAT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY.
IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. A COASTAL MARINE OBSERVING SITE AT FOLLY ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA RECENTLY MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 55 MPH...89 KM/H.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURE BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...INCLUDING TRIBUTARIES...AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE... DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES.
RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.
SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
$$ FORECASTER BROWN
edited 26th Aug '11 11:49:56 AM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
It's raining.
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I live in Sayreville, NJ, and it hasn't started raining in my area yet. It's supposed to start tomorrow.
edited 26th Aug '11 1:20:10 PM by blackadder98
Always hiding my keys in the bug bucket, you bastard dog.
You complete me.
It comes...
Let's make a TCG!
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
If you can't find the south east with the big spinning storm, I can't help you.
If you're offended, I'll give you a tissue.
Also, to those of you who are unprepared... Do better next time. There is a historical precedent for hurricanes hitting the Atlantic States and New England, you have no good reason to be unprepared. NHS (National Hurricane Center) has been saying this was a matter of time for years and now they may be proven right, it's a shame that people will probably die to teach this lesson. A lesson that will be forgotten in 10 years regardless.
Because people are stupid. And that is the greatest hindrance in these things.
People assume that because it doesn't happen to them at that moment that it can never happen to them. You see this with tornadoes also.
Tornadoes have it worse because rotation in the clouds is worthy of a warning, but if people don't see damage or see a tornado they think the NWS is crying wolf. The fools.
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
I have family in Sparta, New Jersey. I hope they're far enough from the coast.
I heard that some parts of New York is being evaculated, or they're preparing to evaculate. Is that true?
It might be, I have not heard. I know who to call and ask, though...
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
And apparently...They are.
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New York Mayor Bloomberg is asking residents from low lying areas to seek higher ground/evacuate.
It was the same around here in Texas. Luckily we had 3 years to plan for the next one due to the disastrous evacuation before Hurricane Rita in '05.
WTNT 34 KNHC 262047
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL 092011
500 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
...LARGE HURRICANE IRENE HEADING TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND....
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION...31.7N 77.4W
ABOUT 265 MI...425 KM SSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTH OF SANDY HOOK TO SAGAMORE BEACH MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND SOUND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND... BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NORTH OF SAGAMORE BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER TO EASTPORT MAINE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO SAGAMORE BEACH
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO LITTLE RIVER INLET
- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT NORTHWARD AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
- NORTH OF SAGAMORE BEACH TO MERRIMACK RIVER
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
- MERRIMACK RIVER TO EASTPORT MAINE
INTERESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL APPROACH THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND PASS NEAR OR OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE IRENE REACHES THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER THAT...BUT IRENE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST ON SUNDAY.
IRENE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. NOAA BUOY 41013 LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHPORT NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 46 MPH...75 KM/H... AND A GUST TO 60 MPH...96 KM/H.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 951 MB...28.08 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST OVERNIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER NORTHWARD TO CAPE COD INCLUDING SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. STORM SURGE VALUES ARE VERY LOCATION-SPECIFIC...AND USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.
SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.
TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 PM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
$$
FORECASTER BROWN/CANGIALOSI
edited 26th Aug '11 2:32:16 PM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
I totally got ninjaed.
"This thread has gone so far south it's surrounded by nesting penguins. " — Madrugada
On the one hand, good luck to everyone. On the other hand, I am not at all worried about Irene, being from north-central Connecticut and living on a mountain. No, what sucks for us is that Broadway has apparently panicked far more than us and essentially all weekend shows have been canceled. So, no Book of Mormon tomorrow. We rescheduled for April.
I actually decided against putting a status to this effect on Facebook. I am happy to have this outlet here. I hope you understand I mean no disrespect to anyone. Again, good luck. I have no experience with hurricanes and therefore no personal advice to offer.
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Good luck to my fellow East Coasters in facing this thing. We're all going to need it.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Parents are too stubborn to board up the windows, house is surrounded by trees that may or may not collapse, on Long Island where there's water everywhere... Yeah.
Don't mind me. I'm just a creepy little lurker.
From what I saw on TV, by the time Hurricane Irene lands here, the wind speed is probably going to be about 60 mph. And they say Nassau County has to evacuate.
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Hmm... I just moved to New Jersey for law school so I have no preparation for this nor access to preparation stuff (don't have a car, don't know where to get plywood, whatever). Should I be worried? I live near the border of Pennsylvania, which hopefully means I'm as far away from the coast as its possible to be in this state, and I live on the 5th floor so I'm not too worried about flooding, but... I'm also particularly worried about my windows.
edited 26th Aug '11 8:46:14 AM by Clarste