ATL: IRENE - Remnants - Discussion

[ObsessedMiami]

Just watching the Miami radar here. Amazing how the buzzsaw of rain seems to stay J U S T offshore. We are really lucky this storm moved as east as it did or there could some pretty rough TS weather.
Prayers for all those in Irene's future path.

[NDG]

i was just outside in west palm and everything died down. no more wind or rain.

Typical in between squall wx, rain and wind should pick up once again as the squall reaching the coast comes in.

[Listeri69]

Looks like Irene is still going to slam into my house CT , couldn't help noticing today whilst preparing all the trees that are covered in leaves next to powerlines and the road, this is going to be nasty for CT if the current models hold true and they haven't changed much now in the last 3 days. Still I'm heeding the warnings off this site from the people who have been there and done it, Although I do need to go out later and find a new can opener.......

[hurricaneCW]

Does anyone have a link where you can type in your location and get a storm surge potential reading. Like say you can type in New York City and Category 1 and then get the potential storm surge rise.

USe this that Stephanie posted before. Just drag on map to your area and zoom, then select hurr cat strength from drop down. Awesome.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/risk/index.shtml?gm

I used that and it's a great tool, I just wish you could zoom in a tad bit more. According to that storm surge map, I would get 2-4 of water in a Cat 1 surge and nearly 8 feet in a Cat 2 type surge.

[Texas Snowman]

Not to be too overly dramatic, but I am afraid for what could be coming into the heart of the most populated corridor in North America.

Hurricane Ike pushed a monumental storm surge across the Bolivar Peninsula east of Galveston and just decimated everything in its path.

But there aren't very many people on the BP as compared to the I-95 corridor.

If this thing takes the forecasted path, oh my...

[DisasterMagnet]

Just from the anecdotal comments on this forum and responses from our friends and family .... geez, I'm very concerned that millions of people won't be ready for Irene.

I'm encountering very similar apathy on a discussion board with hundreds of East Coasters. I'm trying to warn them, to no avail.

[Aric Dunn]

Last hour or seems to have started wobble left again right over the abaccos ... though for a min there they would only get the western eyewall.. now most of the central islands are in the eye..

[hurricanefloyd5]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1142 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

FLZ067-068-071-072-168-172-251645-
COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY FL COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY FL INLAND BROWARD
COUNTY FL INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL METRO BROWARD COUNTY FL METRO
PALM BEACH COUNTY FL
1142 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
EASTERN BROWARD COUNTY
EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY

* UNTIL 1245 PM EDT

* AT 1137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
RAINBAND FROM HURRICANE IRENE ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES
EAST OF PALM BEACH TO 15 MILES EAST OF HILLSBORO BEACH...AND MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT...
NORTH PALM BEACH...
PORT OF PALM BEACH...
WEST PALM BEACH...
LAKE WORTH...
GREENACRES CITY...
WELLINGTON...
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS
CAN DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.

[WeatherLovingDoc]

There are acutally a couple of bridges off, but all center around Manteo/Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk. The problem is that the only highway from Hatteras north to Manteo floods, and the areas north of Kitty Kawk get cut-off as well. There is a ferry up north, but of course you cant use that in a storm. You would have to have 4 wheel drive to even attempt to drive north to Virginia Beach, and I really dont think you could make it. They don't call that area Wash Woods for nothing...

Yes, you are right about southern OBX near Manteo etc.. I need to correct my post to state the northern aspect of the OBX from VA border down Route 12 to the sole bridge egress at Southern Shores. The second bridge that has been widely discussed has been about North OBX (Corolla etc.). Lots of people up there and poor road infrastructure.

[SENClander]

Sorry if this has been posted already.

"Gov. Bev Perdue issued a state of emergency Thursday for all counties east of Interstate 95 as thousands of people were fleeing the coast due to mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Irene."

BTW My kids first day of school was today... We have decided to stay here (Between Oak Island and Wilmington). Taking the kids to their grandparents about 100miles inland. Thinking about holding the kids out of school tomorrow. Dunno if they are going to cancel or not.

New Hanover County Schools are closing tomorrow at noon for elementary and 1pm for middle and high school.

[Plibster]

My wife just told me there covering the windows up at Wal-mart in North Myrtle beach.

This true...I just left that Walmart! They are putting out lots of water,batteries, canned foods, etc. near checkout!

[GTStorm]

Not to be too overly dramatic, but I am afraid for what could be coming into the heart of the most populated corridor in North America.

Hurricane Ike pushed a monumental storm surge across the Bolivar Peninsula east of Galveston and just decimated everything in its path.

But there aren't very many people on the BP as compared to the I-95 corridor.

If this thing takes the forecasted path, oh my...

Chance that it might not strengthen as much as predicted might be the best to hope for...Looks like the track is pretty well nailed down.

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[mf_dolphin]

Does anyone have a link where you can type in your location and get a storm surge potential reading. Like say you can type in New York City and Category 1 and then get the potential storm surge rise.

USe this that Stephanie posted before. Just drag on map to your area and zoom, then select hurr cat strength from drop down. Awesome.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/risk/index.shtml?gm

For those of you in Eastern North Carolina and the OBX. Run the above link for your area as a Cat2 or Cat3. It should be an eye opener....

[apocalypt-flyer]

That predicted track of Adv 21 is a nightmare scenario for everyone in the Carolinas and up the Coast.

Already told my relatives in the Hempstead area to buckle up for this weekend. Also, the rest of the forecast track is almost freakishly similar to Gloria from 1985. OBX hit and then off to Long Island.

[GCANE]

Current Oceanic Heat Content (OHC) in the Gulf Stream

[BlueIce]

Looks like the eyewall may have just started to develop on infrared.

[Listeri69]

Just from the anecdotal comments on this forum and responses from our friends and family .... geez, I'm very concerned that millions of people won't be ready for Irene.

I'm encountering very similar apathy on a discussion board with hundreds of East Coasters. I'm trying to warn them, to no avail.

Well I'm taking this very seriously so this is one East Coaster who is getting prepared. I went through the snowstorm in new england last winter and that was bad enough. People need to understand nature is not a play thing it can be devastating.

[Dave]

AF306 enroute to Irene...Take off was from Keesler.

661
URNT15 KNHC 251615
AF306 2109A IRENE HDOB 05 20110825
160530 2732N 08313W 3758 08040 0420 -203 //// 120008 008 024 000 01
160600 2731N 08310W 3759 08041 0421 -205 //// 114008 008 023 000 01
160630 2731N 08307W 3761 08040 0422 -205 //// 106007 007 024 000 01
160700 2730N 08305W 3758 08043 0421 -202 //// 112006 007 024 001 01
160730 2730N 08302W 3758 08043 0422 -203 //// 098007 007 024 000 01
160800 2729N 08259W 3759 08040 0421 -200 //// 095008 009 025 000 01
160830 2729N 08257W 3762 08035 0421 -200 //// 099010 011 024 000 01
160900 2728N 08254W 3759 08041 0421 -200 //// 096012 012 024 000 01
160930 2728N 08251W 3757 08046 0420 -199 //// 097012 012 024 000 01
161000 2727N 08249W 3759 08040 0420 -197 //// 099011 011 024 001 01
161030 2727N 08246W 3758 08040 0419 -195 //// 099009 010 026 000 01
161100 2726N 08243W 3761 08037 0420 -195 //// 099009 009 029 000 05
161130 2726N 08241W 3761 08038 0421 -197 //// 093009 009 055 002 05
161200 2725N 08238W 3757 08044 0421 -197 //// 096009 010 /// /// 05
161230 2725N 08235W 3759 08041 0422 -196 //// 095009 010 /// /// 05
161300 2724N 08233W 3759 08041 0422 -193 //// 103009 011 /// /// 05
161330 2723N 08230W 3762 08036 0422 -190 //// 104009 010 /// /// 05
161400 2722N 08228W 3757 08043 0420 -194 //// 100007 008 /// /// 05
161430 2720N 08225W 3761 08036 0419 -195 //// 094005 006 /// /// 05
161500 2719N 08223W 3762 08034 0419 -195 //// 104006 006 /// /// 05
$$
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[Dave]

Anyone want to do graphics on this one please?

[Brent]

Jim Cantore is going to New York City for a hurricane.