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eponymous_roseFolks in the path of the hurricane, stay safe this weekend! Follow the news (and see if you have an old battery-powered radio lying around to keep on top of things if the power goes out), and try to make sure you have all the essentials stockpiled for a couple days - if nothing else, traffic will be a mess out there. Check in on friends and family, especially if they live alone or might have trouble getting to help in case of an emergency. That said, try not to travel unless it's absolutely necessary.
The left flank of the hurricane is likely to have the strongest rain, while the right flank will have highest winds. Be aware that, while hurricanes are currently very well predicted and monitored by forecasters and numerical models, small deviations can occur at a moment's notice - even a minor shift in a hurricane's path or intensity can make a huge difference in urban areas.
I'm sure you folks know all this - I've never experienced a hurricane, and the idea of that much rain and wind is completely alien to me. Just stay where it's safe to stay, pay attention to the hurricane center's updates, and play better-safe-than-sorry until it's done. And then check in online so I don't have to worry. ;) The National Hurricane Center has some good resources here, in terms of preparation recommendations. If you'd like to see the specs of the storm itself, just click on the icon for Irene in this map.
We're likely to get the edge of it up here, but it'll be well into extratropical transition by then, so we'll probably just get a good downpour, and maybe some flooding here and there. Quebeccers and Maritimers can get more info via EC's report here.
The left flank of the hurricane is likely to have the strongest rain, while the right flank will have highest winds. Be aware that, while hurricanes are currently very well predicted and monitored by forecasters and numerical models, small deviations can occur at a moment's notice - even a minor shift in a hurricane's path or intensity can make a huge difference in urban areas.
I'm sure you folks know all this - I've never experienced a hurricane, and the idea of that much rain and wind is completely alien to me. Just stay where it's safe to stay, pay attention to the hurricane center's updates, and play better-safe-than-sorry until it's done. And then check in online so I don't have to worry. ;) The National Hurricane Center has some good resources here, in terms of preparation recommendations. If you'd like to see the specs of the storm itself, just click on the icon for Irene in this map.
We're likely to get the edge of it up here, but it'll be well into extratropical transition by then, so we'll probably just get a good downpour, and maybe some flooding here and there. Quebeccers and Maritimers can get more info via EC's report here.
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Date: 2011-08-27 12:52 pm (UTC)http://www.nytimes.com/projects/hurricanes/#!/2011/Irene
We're on the left side of the hurricane--far enough inland not to have to worry about storm surge, but with plenty of areas that will flood. Not in this neighborhood I think, but we're surrounded by trees--and the electricity is overhead lines so I expect we'll have to do without at some point. We're cleaning out the gutters now :)