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Hurricane Irene predicted to be a cat 3 and so far tracking takes it to the east coast of Florida. Good luck to all of you in it's path and stay safe :fingerscrossed:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml

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I am in contact with a lawyer in Puerto Plata - on the north coast of the Dominician Republic.. and have just heard they have been evacuated inland... My heart goes out to these people, Haiti and the DR have suffered so much... :(

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Several of us go on different sites-me it's this one I stumbled on about 8 years ago


http://www.beaumontweather.com/



Also, other folks go with this one.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/?index_region=at

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I like this one:
http://www.stormpulse.com/

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NASA are apparently filming the hurricane live from above at 1605 EST:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

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I'm supposed to be flying into Philly from Glasgow on Sunday. Now I'm worried about being delayed, so I'm watching this sucker closely.

Hope everyone in the path is well prepared for it.

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NOAA is one of the fastest to load for those who are crap at waiting!

http://www.noaa.gov/

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Predictions now look as though we'll miss the worst part but there's still a possibility we may need to batten down the hatches.....

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I like the Beaumont one:thumbup:

If you need a safe haven honey you know where we are:wub:

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Looks like the Outer Banks are going to take it on the chin. We will have a wild ride here in Chesapeake, VA though. I'm not supposed to be in a flood zone but the garage has flooded with a good storm before. Oh well time to secure my outside crap.:fingerscrossed:

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Take care Bev:wub: Hopefully the predictions will be off and you wont get the worst.

:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:

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Honestly, I'd be shocked if they let you leave. You may end up overnighting in Canada or something given the predictions.

And related to that, if it does come toward NYC they are predicting we'll see JFK flooded and out of operation for a few days. This will be a nightmare scenario for air traffic.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/Jef...?entrynum=1899

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Its not impossible, people need to be aware!


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...track#contents

http://gothamist.com/2011/08/25/hurr..._m.php#photo-1

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The NY area airports seem to get closed down as soon as it rains. :unsure: The media up here are having a field day with Irene...Mayor Bloomberg and NJ Governor Chris Christie have already issued a state of emergency. Christie said Irene could be catastrophic for NJ.

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Well it is to pass over mid-long island on Sunday so that means the McArthur, LaGuardia and JFK will be closed, if not for rain, then certainly for wind. It is then to be going to Connecticut which will leave out Hartford for landing and then up to mid-Massachusetts.

Philly will be getting some rain and winds but if it stays on track they will not get the blunt of it by a long shot.

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If it does take this exact route then by my calculations it will pass right though where I live.

Tits.

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Stay safe tonrob & family and all the rest of you in the path.

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This looks like an '85 Gloria re-rerun which passed right over my (then) house in MA. It's actually quite interesting being in the eye as you can go out and survey the damage in the complete calm of the midpoint of the storm.

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The local paper is prophesying a direct hit here in Fairfield County on its way up to you. Time to stock up on drinking water for the dogs, I guess. The OH and I are always stocked on wine.

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Uh oh, you got hit with tornadoes in the spring too didn't you?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn59e0xAZAk


Jim.

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I shall look forward to the interesting damage.

Yes - it's been quite the year. In January we had record snow levels and saw six feet of snow in 3 weeks, then on 1st June we narrowly missed the tornado by just under 2 miles. We felt the earthquake the other day and now maybe a hurricane at the weekend. It's all just getting a bit silly.

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Stay safe!

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Thanks, nice to know. :wub::wub: Now do ya think you have room for bevinva, tonrob, just to name a few? :unsure:

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M said everyone come on down, just BYOB :thumbsup:

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They've ordered mandatory evacuations in some of NJ areas as of 8am tomorrow morning.
Not looking good.

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Yup Christie told people to leave The Shore area this afternoon.

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You don't have to be specific as to where you are located but are you affected?

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I am in NW NJ. Obviously the worry is for those near the coast but it's projected to cover all NJ, NY and half of PA. This is one huge hurricane...it covers a huge area.

Just on TV now that it's projected to be more over NJ than coastal NY. That's bad news for us...the further west it moves the nearer the eye will be to where I live.

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Heres hoping it moves away at the last minute and everyone stays safe. :fingerscrossed:
So does anyone else start singing Come on Irene in their head every time they read the title of this thread?

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The best scenario would be for Irene to head east out to sea...but all the weather guys say that's not going to happen.

I've been singing that song to myself all day.

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Seems to have missed us, in South Florida. Batten down the hatches, in the Carolina's & all the way North.

Stay safe & be prepared. Personally i'm a city kid & have no idea or experience, in these matters. :eek::eek:

Reg. Frank R.

Ps. Have a load of bottled water, soups & batteries, going cheap.

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As I alluded to earlier, it's actually better to be exactly in the eye than to one side of it. That at least gives you some respite for a while as the storm passes. Additionally, if you look at rainfall patterns, you'll see that it's far heavier to the west of the eye rather than the actual path of the eye. I don't know whether that westward bias is true of all hurricanes, but it's certainly the case for North American ones.

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Hey Frank...have you still got that spare room ready for me? ;)

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And ice. With so many above-ground power cables, such a hurricane will inevitably cause significant power outages that will take time to restore.

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First it's blood freezing blizzards, then it's blood boiling searing heatwaves, then it's scary earthquakes and now it's Irene roaring in ferociously like a woman scorned seeking revenge.

Maybe it's a blessing I never actually got to live in America - it's sounds too dangerous a place in which to hang out. The thin drizzle I can see wafting down outside from the heavy grey/white cloud sheet way up there above London Town sounds a much safer bet, if a rather tame and boring one.

When America has weather then it really is weather, no half measures, in typical American style.

Maybe if you sang to Irene she would turn around and go away like a good little girl......no harm done....hopefully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gASQ1...eature=related

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I was. So much so that I looked up the vid on you tube. It was then I remembered it was "Eileen" not "Irene"!:lol:



We're hard.

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We're up in NW NJ with a ton of trees around us.....just hoping for the best. Moving the patio furniture off the deck, or maybe I should leave it there so that if flies off and hits the next door neighbour who threw her cat out in the freezing weather.
Didn't feel the earthquake the other day so just hoping we miss this. Sent hubs to Home Depot this morning, but I'm sure everything is sold out.
Hopefully, it will sweep my Mother in law away:D

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Is that bring your own bed or bottle?:rofl:

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We have lots of trees around the house too that are a concern. One is a huge fir tree...it must be well over 100 ft high...it's about 30 ft from the house. There are also 3 large trees near our bedroom...hubby suspects one is rotten although the tree guy for the council says it's fine and we can't remove it. Trees here seem to have such shallow roots...they fall over like matchsticks.