Hurricane Warning now in effect...
all 5 boroughs of New York City have a mandatory evacuation, thats the first time thats ever happened...
quote from Weather.com -
Extreme, destructive impacts are expected through the weekend in eastern portions of the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Hurricane warnings are posted as far north as New England, including New York City and Long Island. Those destructive impacts include a significant water level rise (surge and wave action), excessive rainfall and damaging winds.
* The threat level is "EXTREME" along the East Coast from eastern North Carolina to New England.
* Irene is a hurricane that poses an extraordinary threat and is one that no one has yet experienced in North Carolina to the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and New England. This includes Norfolk, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, and Boston. * This hurricane has the potential to produce flooding rains, high winds, downed trees (on houses, cars, power lines) and widespread power outages. Significant impacts along the immediate coast include high waves, surge and beach erosion.
* Timing: Irene will make its closest approach to North Carolina through Saturday. Northeast U.S. impacts would be Saturday night through early Monday.
Local Weather Alert
Hurricane Warning for Southeast Providence, RI
Issued by The National Weather Service
Providence, RI
Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 11:58 PM EDT
... HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AND WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ENGLAND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK... PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS... HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE LIKELIHOOD FOR COASTAL FLOODING.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE INTERIOR... PARTICULARLY THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. THEREFORE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION... AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE... INTENSITY... TRACK AND TIMING OF IRENE. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SOUTH COAST ARE FOR STORM SURGE VALUES OF 4 TO 8 FEET WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE UPPER REACHES OF NARRAGANSETT AND BUZZARDS BAYS. THIS COULD TRANSLATE TO WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
