OT: Hurricane Irene and Impact on Northeast

Bigatrop said:

Dear god - CNN would make the calmest person in NYC nervous. They are running non-stop round the clock coverage of how f*cked we all are.

Whatever, I got out of the city and am staying at my in-laws house in northern NJ for the weekend. Now time to go stock up on batteries. woohooo

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Mike the Brit said:

Separated at birth.

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Bella*chick said:

I'm in Vienna, VA. We are probably in the orange zone for more moderate danger but I'm not really sure I'm reading the threat level map on weather.com correctly. It's hard to say exactly because the map isn't precise. I'm worried because my 104 year old Victorian is surrounded by trees/foliage. And we already have a roof leak that has done cosiderable ceiling damage to one of our bathrooms. We're having a partial re- roof done ( can't afford a new one all at once, have to do bits and pieces) but obviously not until after this storm and I shudder to think of what the ceiling will look like. We're cutting a hole in the ceiling and sticking a bucket under it, I think. Anyway, good news is we're on a hill, so hopefully no flooding.

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upstater1 said:

May need more than a bucket. Or do what I once did. Had a roof leak in the middle of winter, no roofer could get through the ice, so I punched a hole in the ceiling, put a plastic concrete mixing tub up there, punched a hole in the tube, hooked up a hose and sealed it, ran it to a bathtub!

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Tunescribe said:

Apparently, New York civil defense officials have been in talks with Rex Ryan (Jabba Wrecks) over the last 24 hours about strategies to stall Irene. One reported option is feeding him copious amounts of baked beans, aiming his ass in the storm's general path, and letting him break wind. The only concern there is collateral damage and being able to get enough beans shipped to East Rutherford in time.

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KDPPatsfan85 said:

First off, my family first, my next loves are Patriots, Weather, and skiing.
I am planning on going back to college for Meteorology at WCSU (western Connecticut State University. I have been tracking this hurricane for about a week.

Whats coming exactly:

The GFS and NAM(weather models) have started to tread west after the next GFS run it will be pretty clear what is coming. It will come up the coast as a Cat 3 Hurricane weakening when it hits NC. By the time it hits NYC and Southern CT, it will be a category 1 hurricane. Winds of Excess of 60-80 per hour depending on the exact track of the storm. If it moves more west then Western CT, Eastern New York such as westchester, Western Mass will be hit the hardest. If that doesnt happen then Eastern New England will have the brunt of this hurricane. Expect Flash Floods (Rain 4-10 inches), Power Outages, Isolated Tornados, Trees down. The rest of New England will be hit by tropical storm strength wins as it moves inland will weaken.

00z GFS
http://raleighwx.americanwx.com/models/gfs/00zgfs850mbTSLPp06090.gif

06 GFS
http://raleighwx.americanwx.com/models/gfs/06zgfs850mbTSLPp06090.gif

18z GFS
http://raleighwx.americanwx.com/models/gfs/18zgfs850mbTSLPp06096.gif

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AzPatsFan said:

He said it is not the 100+ mph wind, it's what in the wind like, the Ford F-150 that hurts, when it hits you...

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AzPatsFan said:

I have always criticized the Hurricane predictors because they never coordinate the expected storm arrival with the timing of the High Tides. That is way more definitive of the expected damages than just the windspeed.

I always remember the comedian who responded to a friend who expected to not evacuate and stay for the Hurricane, and go outside to face the 100+mph winds.

He said it is not the 100+ mph wind, it's what in the wind like, the Ford F-150 that hurts, when it hits you...

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condon84 said:

CNN is creaming in their pants about this potential disaster. You could tell how giddy they were when the earthquake hit this week.

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PatsWickedPissah said:

Irene presents 2 problems with the tides. First Irene is moving slowly so that it is expected to strike at high tide because it will linger over a tidal cycle. Secondly its present great size makes it as a CAT 1 as effective as a CAT 2 in generating storm surge, the integral sum product of wind over water.

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italia44 said:

....you just made that up(lol)...on another note....can YOU rush the passer?

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PatsWickedPissah said:

I'm confused. NYC Mayor Bloomie is shutting down the T at noon, but the Jints and Jests play across the rivah at 2PM tomorrow. Does this make sense?

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