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Hurricane Irene

As of 2 PM EDT today, Irene has weakened to a minimal category 2 hurricane, and it's still a bit less than a day from North Carolina. I've read that its eyewall collapsed, which is why it's weakening, but this is more rapid than expected, especially considering the size of the hurricane. I'd guess that the wind damage isn't going to be extremely severe, although it could probably knock down a lot of trees which in turn knock down power lines.
 
Living in Puerto Rico all my life I have seen my fair share of hurricanes. Yes you will likely have no power and maybe no water (I guess it depends on the area). Stay inside, windows shut, away from big bodies of water. If your area is prone to flooding then I strongly suggest staying somewhere else.

Irene as a storm had close to hurricane level winds when it passed through here (~70mph, became Cat.1 hurricane as soon as it started to leave the island), so it did it's fair share of damage. The biggest damage this time was the insane amounts of constant rain (2-3 days straight), which caused tons of flooding and landslides (and of course thousands without electricity and/or water).

I now live in the city and my area didn't have that much damage, so I had power back the next day. My family still has no power though and might be a few more days. So yeah, prepare yourself with enough supplies and entertainment in case you are without power for a while. Have all your electronic devices at full charge and save your cell phone battery for emergencies.

Oh and take a hot bath before power goes out because it might be a while before you can take one again :toast: (unless you have a power plant of course)
 
reyscarface said:
as a person who has experienced from tiny to immense hurricanes, i can tell you that if you prepare well youll most likely be alright

also i felt like you about the lights going out and shit, but it ends up its a pretty good time to have fun with your family by playing random board games!
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My thoughts exactly. Let's just hope that most people will get out of this alive. Everything else can be replaced.


As a side note, in The Addams Family, the book used at the film's climax was actually called Hurricane Irene. I can't find the scene, though.
 
I was supposed to move back to college on Sunday but they pushed it back to Monday. I kind of like storms though, it's nice to be inside goofing around while it's nasty out. Gonna try for a movie marathon or something (unless the power goes out D:)
 
I live in upstate New York so I'm not expecting much except for heavy rain and winds. I'm glad that I'll actually know when stuff is about to happen though, unlike that random earthquake haha.
 
It's only a category 2 becuse of its wind speeds. The pressure and size of it is on par with a strong category 3 or 4 storm. You should plan for the worst no matter what the latest updates say. Earlier today they said the eyewall was collapsing and then it regrouped.
 
Living in NoVA all hurricanes mean to me is more traffic than usual, long lines at gas pumps, and stores will be sold out of bottled water.
 
How often do earthquakes hit the east coast? How often is New York and New Jersey shut down for a "weak-ass hurricane?"

Anyways, I talked my mom out of going up to New Jersey to ride out the storm. She doesn't trust the DC area one bit with the storm so we're going to Hershey Park. Sadly, Irene is still going to have an influence on the weather in the area over the weekend >_<
 
Living in NH, I'm sure it will lose a great deal of it's power on the way up here. That said, the heavy rain and winds are definitely no small thing what with all the tall trees around. Hopefully, nobody gets hurt as it comes through, and hopefully the damage to property and the amount of branches/trees blocking roads is minimal.

I wish everyone the best! I'll probably be playing handheld games and M:tG with my bros.
 
Steamroll said:
Let's talk about a bullshit photo while lives are at risk.

I pray for the people who are in the path of this storm. Those who are in the shores of North Carolina and Virginia, the people in the Delmarva Peninsula, the people in New Jersey, Southern New York and Connecticut. They are in the direct path of this hurricane and will likely experience the worst damage to their respective areas in a long, long time.
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Thanks, bro. Hopefully the storm'll hit the Jersey shore and take out a couple of guidos (and housewifes, not including my mom of course) so NJ'll have a better reputation.

EDIT: worried a lot but I think I'll live. If not I would like to donate my contributor badge to NatGeo. He deserves it.
 
This is fucking crazy. I live on Long Island on the south shore and my area was told to evacuate. Literally 1 block south of me is the bay. I'm in Hong Kong now so I'm out of it but my stubborn grandparents are home alone. My aunts should be picking them up though.

The thing about south shore LI is that it's super prone to flooding. One day of moderate to heavy rain caused half the people in my area's basements to flood.
 
comatthew6 said:
Thanks, bro. Hopefully the storm'll hit the Jersey shore and take out a couple of guidos (and housewifes, not including my mom of course) so NJ'll have a better reputation.

EDIT: worried a lot but I think I'll live. If not I would like to donate my contributor badge to NatGeo. He deserves it.
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yep

if i die please donate my ladybug to lady bug; i think he needs it in this time of need
 
I experienced an level 5 when I was younger and a level 3 last year i think but its not that bad if you have enough supplies and keep yourself occupied but most likely ALL of your electricity is gonna go away. But hang in there its supposed to hit me to here in northeast florida i pray everyday it doesnt i think it passed but hang in there. Oh forgot if its really bad my family considered going out of state somewhere safe but probaly not you. Good luck...
 
As someone who was both in Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina, and in Japan for the recent giant earthquake, I'd say that I'd easily take the Hurricane-- if only because at least you know exactly what's coming. When Katrina came, everyone had all the time in the world to evacuacte from New Orleans if they had the brains to do so-- me and the group I was with just left 2-3 days before it hit. Good call. Still ended up in Baton Rouge where there were some heavy winds, but nothing bad happened.

Level 3 would really be not so bad. Areas that are expecting 60-70 mph winds-- that can be impressive, throw stuff around and even break very small trees. Stay indoors, and go to a shelter if you feel the need but; as others have mentioned, if you prepare well you'll probably be ok.
 
It is going to directly hit my town (Greenwich, CT). That being said, by the time it gets up to the Northeast and to NY, it won't be that bad. It might be a serious storm, but I doubt it's going to be too dangerous.
 
Chou Toshio said:
As someone who was both in Louisiana for Hurricane Katrina, and in Japan for the recent giant earthquake, I'd say that I'd easily take the Hurricane-- if only because at least you know exactly what's coming. When Katrina came, everyone had all the time in the world to evacuacte from New Orleans if they had the brains to do so-- me and the group I was with just left 2-3 days before it hit. Good call. Still ended up in Baton Rouge where there were some heavy winds, but nothing bad happened.

Level 3 would really be not so bad. Areas that are expecting 60-70 mph winds-- that can be impressive, throw stuff around and even break very small trees. Stay indoors, and go to a shelter if you feel the need but; as others have mentioned, if you prepare well you'll probably be ok.
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Please don't come to Texas or Oklahoma.
 
I was in Florida for a while just yesterday, and experienced some of the storm. It was really just heavy rain for about a day, and a nice, calm, cool atmosphere after that. That being said, I was throughly relieved about hearing that Irene was moving north before being hit.

Things would be all and well as of now, if not for the fact that I had to "chase" the storm. That is, this morning I flew to New York to drive to New Haven. Traffic was terrible (I was on the road for four hours where generally the trip takes a hour tops), the hurricane and evacuation was all over the radio, and, comically, the flight attendant asked all of us on the plane if we were crazy.

Overall, my impression on this storm is that there isn't too much to worry about in terms of the hurricane. Most of the fuss is over the fact that this area of America isn't accustomed to this type of weather. Civil servants are just taking precautions by evacuating parts of New York; they'd rather be safe than sorry.

Good luck to anyone else out there.
 
I was supposed to spend time with my girlfriend this weekend.

Fucking Hurricanes why do you have to wreck the little life I have.
 
Despite my belittling of East Coasters reactions to a thunderstorm from where I'm from, I just want to say that being in the eye of the hurricane is perhaps one of the most serene, if not eery feelings in the world. And, the aftermath with the grey skies and empty streets is oddly calming as if you were the last person in the world.
 
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