Anyone Tracking Hurricane Irene?

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Looks poor for Norfolk . Doesn't one of our guys work up there ?

I believe that is Luke's work QTH.

Anyone try the weather feature on maps/google?

Most of the work I oversee is in the Norfolk area, and I occasionally work out of our Newport News office. Yesterday evening, I was notified by the Navy that the naval base and supporting facilities will be closed today for storm preparations. Much of Norfolk is very low in elevation, some of it below sea level. The Child Care Center we built last year is a mere 16' above sea level, and it sits right on Willoughby Bay. Virginia Beach may get most of the wind, but Norfolk will get the worst of the flooding. They're taking things very seriously.

The rest of my work down that way is farther west, primarily Yorktown and Williamsburg.

It's very possible that it could get interesting as far west as Richmond. We'll prepare for the worst. Isabel did far more damage here than anyone thought, and we were without power for a week after that one. I'm going to finally "eat my peas" and buy a portable generator this evening to run the refrigerator and a few lights.

The entire east coast north of the Carolinas should take this one very seriously. I heard Bloomberg is considering a mandatory evacuation for NYC. That's unheard of ...

[n2ize]

. I heard Bloomberg is considering a mandatory evacuation for NYC. That's unheard of ...

Yeah, along the low lying coastal areas. Parts of lower Manhattan and sections of Brooklyn sit right on the water and are potentially prone to serious flooding.

[n2ize]

NYC plans to shut down entire transportation system on Saturday - nydailynews http://nydn.us/pdEiDq

Yep, they do that in bad snowstorms and blizzards too.

[n2ize]

Heard a report that Irene is now a Cat 2 hurricane with max sustained winds of 110 mph and that is somewhat less tightly formed around the eye. Let's hope that it continues to weaken before it makes landfall anywhere.

[KC2UGV]

Yeah, along the low lying coastal areas. Parts of lower Manhattan and sections of Brooklyn sit right on the water and are potentially prone to serious flooding.

What's scary is depending on which way the storm tracks, ocean levels might rise to the point of Manhattan being under sea level during the storm :(

I hope you NYC folk stay safe, along with the other coastal folk here. Thankfully, most of the other coastal folk are prepared for storms like this. The NE US, not so much.

Stay safe guys.

[n2ize]

What's scary is depending on which way the storm tracks, ocean levels might rise to the point of Manhattan being under sea level during the storm :(

I hope you NYC folk stay safe, along with the other coastal folk here. Thankfully, most of the other coastal folk are prepared for storms like this. The NE US, not so much.

Stay safe guys.

There is not much anyone can do. I hope that by the time it gets up this way it diminishes to a Cat 1 or even a tropical storm category. While it will still cause widespread flooding and tree and building damage the less energy the better. Luckily I'm up here in Westchester in a high enough elev and far enough from the ocean. But I am worried about those who live in coastal communities. I hope they don;t take chances.

[rot]

It's very possible that it could get interesting as far west as Richmond. We'll prepare for the worst. Isabel did far more damage here than anyone thought, and we were without power for a week after that one. I'm going to finally "eat my peas" and buy a portable generator this evening to run the refrigerator and a few lights.

The entire east coast north of the Carolinas should take this one very seriously. I heard Bloomberg is considering a mandatory evacuation for NYC. That's unheard of ...

After Fran I decided to "eat me peas" simply because water totes from the pool to the toilet was a major pain in hinney. Like a dipshit I slacked up, then a couple of years later the effin ice storm dropped us off the grid for another 10 days...huger suck..had to send the fam to a Raleigh hotel while I about froze to death at the homestead.fact is I ain't Jeremiah Johnson..no effin way..waking up to see the water bottle froze at the bedside pushed me over the edge...The ice storm was a worse suck than Fran. The pool was actualy pretty handy during Fran...we took bathes in and it toted flush water etc..looked pretty yank at the end but held up pretty good...don't regret the pool at all..I like the generators..I go off grid every(well myabe not every) year for field day and dick around with them alot.

Hope your vac plans are not completely trashed...The Banks are gonna get major abused on this as well as all along the path...I saw a couple from MN on the tube who came down and now have to get out...but they seemed cool with it....maybe just the time off and adventure will suffice for them...I hate for a vacation to go sour...I'm a sour vacation hater..I will admit to that.

Good luck
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There is not much anyone can do. I hope that by the time it gets up this way it diminishes to a Cat 1 or even a tropical storm category. While it will still cause widespread flooding and tree and building damage the less energy the better. Luckily I'm up here in Westchester in a high enough elev and far enough from the ocean. But I am worried about those who live in coastal communities. I hope they don;t take chances.

It's absolutely the flooding that kills. If you're in a low laying area, get the fuck out. I've been through lots of these things and it's never scary until the water starts to build up... if you're told that it's recommended that you leave the area, do it if at all possible.

[n2ize]

It's absolutely the flooding that kills. If you're in a low laying area, get the fuck out. I've been through lots of these things and it's never scary until the water starts to build up... if you're told that it's recommended that you leave the area, do it if at all possible.

I hope people in the low lying areas take that advice. Unfortunately many people up this way don't see these things often. They don;t comprehend how far and fast the ocean can surge in and quickly flood out an entire area. They assume its just wind and rain. On the other hand New York City people are a hearty lot. They can quickly adapt and mobilize in tough situations. If the hurricane should hit full force New Yorker's will learn quick and mobilize to help each others out. One thing about NYC people. they sometimes seem impersonal and indifferent, but, in times of need they will take risks and reach out to help.

Like the time a very attractive young lady accidentally dropped her pocketbook on the subway tracks. Three of us young and able guys immediately jumped onto the tracks to retrieve it for her. We had to fight over who gets to grab it and give it to her.

[W5RB]

It's absolutely the flooding that kills. If you're in a low laying area, get the fuck out. I've been through lots of these things and it's never scary until the water starts to build up... if you're told that it's recommended that you leave the area, do it if at all possible.

This can't be emphasized enough . I monitored an HF relay of a request for help that originated on the Mississippi coast during Katrina . Guys were chopping the ceiling out of a 2nd story apartment so that they could get to the attic , away from the rising water . They were begging for help that couldn't possibly get there . I never heard the outcome. This is not a story you want the police to tell your family.