Anyone Tracking Hurricane Irene?

[KJ3N]

Quick daylight survey reveals:

One ham radio antenna broken (40m loop). Ladder line for the main dipole wrapped around the scanner antenna (will have to get on the roof after the rain stops to fix that).

Some debris scattered around the yard. Most of the lawn is a swamp.

No trees down (yet). No water in the basement, so far.

No evidence that we lost power, but the file server was dark. Fortunately, it came right back up once power switch was engaged. UPS must have bad batteries.

Over all, not much of an event. :chin:

[N1LAF]

The forecasters that cried "Hurricane!"

There is a rain band to the south of SECT, which I think will be the worst of the storm here, about an hour away ten minutes away. One tree top across the street came down 10 minutes ago. Power flickered twice, but still up.

[KK4AMI]

Ditto! I have a couple of tree branches hanging in my antenna. Over all, I'd feel like we just went through "Natural Disaster Week" on the Syfy Channel. Bring on the Snow!!!

[W3MIV]

A cyclonic storm with steady (one-minute average) winds in excess of 74mph is, by definition, a hurricane. Irene exceeded those minimal specifications. Only a fool would call it anything else.

[n2ize]

This thing looks like it's blowing apart.. very disorganized. I predict this is much ado about nothing, especially as far as the northeast is concerned.

So far , at least in my area, this is mostly a big rainstorm. Early on last nigh after midnight t there were some heavy wind gusts and some thunderstorm activity. Winds gust seem to have diminished somewhat in intensity around here. There are still some strong gusts but not as bad as some of the nor'easters that have come through in the past. Matter of fact in between wind gusts there are points where the leaves on the trees are barely shaking. Reported wind speeds in White Plains NY are 20 - 36 mph at present. Rain however is plentiful. Won't be worrying about any water shortage this summer,

[N1LAF]

I doubt we are getting even tropical storm effects, since the wind comes in spurts and not steady, certainly not at 35 mph, by definition.

At 75 mph, just barely a hurricane....

I think we are going through the worst of it right now, with what appears to be a quick drop off after that. Sun by 2 pm...

[W3MIV]

Won't be worrying about any water shortage this summer,

Especially, since there is but a month of summer left.

[n2ize]

I doubt we are getting even tropical storm effects, since the wind comes in spurts and not steady, certainly not at 35 mph, by definition.

At 75 mph, just barely a hurricane....

I think we are going through the worst of it right now, with what appears to be a quick drop off after that. Sun by 2 pm...

Yep,that is about how it is here. However, it is probably a lot rougher for those on the coastal fronts, like on the South shore of Long Island, Sections of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Coastal Ct., Jersey, etc.

[W3MIV]

Latest from NHC:

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NOAA DOPPLER RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 40.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.1 WEST. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...41 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION WITH A CONTINUED GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF IRENE WILL MOVE NEAR NEW YORK CITY THIS MORNING...AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. IRENE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO EASTERN CANADA TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. IRENE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND BECOME A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BY TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 320 MILES...520 KM. GROTON CONNECTICUT RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 MPH...63 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST TO 54 MPH...87 KM/H. BATTERY PARK NEW YORK CITY HAS RECENTLY REPORTED A TOTAL WATER LEVEL NEAR 8.6 FEET. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 963 MB...28.44 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE-THREATENING WAVES. HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE OCCURRING THIS WEEKEND. COASTAL AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST IN AREAS WHERE THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. STORM TIDE AND SURGE VALUES ARE VERY LOCATION-SPECIFIC...AND USERS ARE URGED TO CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. WATER LEVELS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING. RAINFALL...IRENE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...FROM EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY INTO EASTERN NEW YORK AND INTERIOR NEW ENGLAND. THESE RAINS...COMBINED WITH HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS...COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING... LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS...AND SIGNIFICANT UPROOTING OF TREES DUE TO RAIN-SOFTENED GROUNDS. WIND...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING. WINDS AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL. TORNADOES...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THIS MORNING. SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IRENE ARE AFFECTING MUCH OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE SWELLS WILL CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/BROWN

[n2ize]

Especially, since there is but a month of summer left.

Very true... I am looking forward to the coming fall/winter. I'm tired of humid air, sweating, and skeeter bites.