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Powerful Hurricane Irene Continue damages and increased death toll on August 28th, becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the state in more than one hundred years. Hurricane Irene Storm-toppled trees, roiled surf and other effects left at least 10 people dead by August 27, 2011, Saturday night as Irene passed. In Virginia, falling trees were blamed which killed a man in his 60s at his Chesterfield County house, a car passenger in Brunswick County, and a boy in a Newport News apartment. A falling tree in Maryland killed one
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Hurricane Irene which is a North Atlantic tropical cyclone that inflicted extensive damage to Caribbean nations before making landfall in North Carolina, on the East Coast of the United States. The ninth named storm, the first hurricane and the first major hurricane of the 2011 season, Irene formed from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that showed signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles. It developed atmospheric convection and a closed cyclonic circulation center, prompting the National Hurricane Center to initiate public advisories on the tropical cyclone late on August 20. Subsequent convective organization occurred as it passed the Leeward Islands, and by August 21, it moved very close to Saint Croix. The next day Irene made landfall at hurricane strength near Puerto Rico, where high winds and intermittent torrents caused significant property damage. After crossing the Turks and Caicos Islands, the hurricane quickly strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane while passing through The Bahamas, leaving behind a trail of extensive structural damage in its wake. Curving toward the north, Irene skirted past Florida with its outer bands producing tropical-storm-force winds. It made landfall over Eastern North Carolina's Outer Banks on the morning of August 27 Hurricane Irene made a second U.S. landfall at Little Egg Inlet in New Jersey on August 28th, becoming the first hurricane to make landfall in the state in more than one hundred years. Hurricane Irene caused widespread destruction and at least eleven deaths; monetary losses to the Carribean could be as high as US$3.1 billion according to preliminary estimates.
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Hurricane Irene: Atlantic hurricane that inflicted extensive damage to Caribbean nations before making landfall in North Carolina, United States. It is currently threatening the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States as well as eastern Canada. Meanwhile, Yahoo News, dated, August 27, 2011, AP News reported, Carolina coast early Saturday as the storm began its potentially catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irene's maximum sustained winds were around 85 mph on Saturday morning, down from about 100 mph a day earlier. But they warned the hurricane would remain a large and powerful one throughout the day as it trekked toward the mid-Atlantic. "The hazards are still the same," NHC hurricane specialist Mike Brennan said. "The emphasis for this storm is on its size and duration, not necessarily how strong the strongest winds are." Hurricane-force winds first arrived near Jacksonville, N.C., around 6:15 a.m. A little more than an hour later, the storm's center passed near the southern tip of North Carolina's Outer Banks. You can see more detail and differences of wind pressure via NOAA's Hurricane Irene Status Snap Shot for MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) NEW RIVER, NC, United States:
On August 25, Governor Bev Perdue declared a state of emergency for the state of North Carolina. Governor Perdue also asked President Barack Obama to declare a federal emergency. Also on August 25, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base planned to move jets to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. As well, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and Marine Corps Air Station New River both evacuated their aircraft to an unknown location. Starting at 1 p.m. on August 25, a mandatory evacuation was issued for all residents and visitors to Carteret County. The set up of four shelters at schools was scheduled in Carteret County. Residents at the Bogue Banks were urged to commence evacuations by 6 a.m. August 26. Tourists in Currituck County were told to move inland. A mandatory evacuation for residents of Dare County was issued effective 8 a.m. August 26. A curfew for 8 p.m. was in effect for those who remained behind. Pamlico Community College located in Grantsboro was opened on August 26 to shelter from the storm. Shelters were open in Nash, Wilson, Halifax, Northampton, and Onslow Counties. Progress Energy announced on August 26 it would have 800 more line workers and 250 tree cutters ready after Hurricane Irene. As low-level confluence associated with the outer bands moved over the coast, a tornado watch was issued from 40 miles (64 km) north-northeast of Cape Hatteras to 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Wilmington. Just after daybreak in Nags Head on the Outer Banks, about 200 miles northeast of Jacksonville, winds whipped heavy rain across the resort town. Tall waves covered what had been the beach, and the surf pushed as high as the backs of some of the houses and hotels fronting the strand. Lights flickered in one hotel, but the power was still on. See more detail via youtube: CNN News: According to meteorologists, the greatest risk from this storm is not its wind speed (although wind is a danger), but its ability to drive unusually high and potentially deadly coastal flooding, due to the storm's extremely wide area of "ocean-push". As well, because the storm is slow-moving, its impact is magnified over time in the areas it passes over. Irene is a very large storm; hurricane force winds extend up to 90 miles (150 km) from the center of Irene, and tropical storm force winds extend 260 miles on either side (415 km) from the center, making the storm system an unusual 580 miles across, amplifying its effects on storm surge, rainfall and sustained high wind duration. CNN reported that About 550,000 power customers were without electricity in North Carolina and Virginia because of the storm Friday afternoon, according to state and utility reports. President Obama urges Americans in the projected path of Hurricane Irene to take precautions and provides ongoing federal preparations. see below for more detail via Whitehouse Report: and Youtube
CNN also reported that President Barack Obama continued to closely monitor the storm, according to White House officials. He toured FEMA's operations center Saturday morning. Meanwhile, defense officials told 6,500 service members to prepare to deploy to storm-ravaged regions should state officials need them. The Red Cross sheltered 13,000 people in 150 shelters Friday night, President Gail McGovern said. More than two-third's of the non-profit's emergency response vehicles had deployed to the East Coast, she said.. The first death from the storm was reported in Nash County, N.C., outside Raleigh, where emergency officials said a man was crushed by a large limb that blew off a tree. So far Death toll occurred Puerto Rico 1, Dominican Republic 3 dead and 7 missing, Haiti, 2 dead, United States 3 dead and 1 is missing which total 8 fatalities caused by Hurricane Irene. You may select by the state and find out your Severity via National Weather Service: Internet Weather Source: NOAA .
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National Weather Service: National Hurricane Center
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According to Reuters, dated August 25, 2011, NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City prepared to evacuate coastal areas and rescue stranded New Yorkers with a fleet of police boats in case the city gets socked by Hurricane Irene this weekend. "We hope for the best but we prepare for the worst and that's why I think this city is ready for this weekend," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on Thursday while outlining the city's hurricane preparations. Irene, now a powerful Category 3 hurricane battering the Bahamas, was projected to move up the East Coast, possibly hitting New York late Saturday or Sunday. Forecasters said Irene would likely weaken as it moved north and could hit Long Island to the east of New York City as a Category 2 storm. "At this point the forecast does not indicate the storm will hit New York City with that strength but we certainly will see its effects here including tropical storm like conditions such as heavy rains and winds of 60 mph or more," Bloomberg said. Bloomberg, who was politically damaged by an insufficient city response to a blizzard in December, said the city had activated a command center at the Office of Emergency Management and that all the city's emergency response agencies had additional staff at the ready. Police were positioning 50 launches at station houses in low-lying areas and the police department's Special Operations Division had another 33 boats plus several helicopters ready to rescue New Yorkers if needed, Bloomberg said. Bloomberg was prepared to order mandatory evacuations from low-lying areas if needed, but "only in the worst of circumstances." He said the city might need decide on evacuations some time on Friday, depending on the speed and track of the storm. City hospitals have tested emergency generators and filled their fuel tanks while ensuring they have adequate medical supplies in case deliveries were cut off, Bloomberg said. Heavy equipment was being moved to high ground and catch basins for storm water were being cleared of debris ahead of time to prevent flooding, Bloomberg said. The city was doubling its outreach for homeless people, to be ready to move them quickly into shelters, and a city program for homebound elderly would delivery extra meals, the mayor said. ---------------------- Hurricane Irene is an Atlantic hurricane that inflicted extensive damage to Caribbean nations before making landfall in North Carolina, United States. It is currently threatening the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States as well as eastern Canada. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 season, Irene developed from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave, which showed signs of tropical development east of the Lesser Antilles. It developed atmospheric convection and a closed cyclonic circulation center, prompting the National Hurricane Center to initiate public advisories on the tropical cyclone late on August 20. Subsequent convective organization occurred as it passed the Leeward Islands, and by August 21 it moved very close to Saint Croix. The next day Irene made landfall near Puerto Rico, where high winds and intermittent torrents caused extensive property damage. The hurricane strengthened as it passed through southeastern Bahamas, becoming a major hurricane on August 24. However, on August 25, 2011, New York declared emergency evacuation which had to shutdown of all city subways and buses as the Hurricane Irene category takes aim at the city could change to category 4. The massive storm, a Category 3 as of Thursday night packing sustained winds of 115 mph, was on target for a direct hit in the New York area on Sunday afternoon, bringing with it torrential rain, massive storm surges, devastating winds and the potential for severe flooding. DNAinfo.com news shows that Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a hastily-called press conference at City Hall Thursday evening "What we have to do is assume the worst, prepare for that, and hope for the best,". Read more: via DNAinfo.com See more detail via youtube which describes that Category 3 hurricane could reach category 4:
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Reported by catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, August 25, 2011 |
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