Hurricane Irene: aiming for SC or NC coast

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The latest path of Irene shows it aiming for the South Carolina, North Carolina border. Since hurricanes in this hemisphere are counter clock wise that means Charleston may be in for a sizable storm surge. This could be very damaging as Savannah is right on sea level.

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Mom's house is in the path of Irene...if it hits nc.....just what i need....i will wait and see...they just never know where these things will hit.....
 
They are talking about possibility of Category 4.

On top of that a big earthquake in Colorado and now one on the east coast! I can just hear the doomsayers now...
 
I'm hoping it takes a more eastern path and stays offshore just enough to give us some really clean swell to surf up here in NJ.
 
I live in Florida and have been watching OL'Irene since she came on site.

They thought she was going to go right up the length of Florida. She is going to travel about 200 miles off the Florida shore. Right now looks like islands off NC will get hit. Topsail Island will disappear one more time.

They better hope she heads out to sea and doesn't hit the NE coastline. Hell. NYC and the surrounding areas will flood big time.

Heres hoping she heads out to sea.
 
Hurricane Irene: aiming for SC or NC coast...
:eek:
Strengthening Hurricane Irene Threatens U.S. Eastern Seaboard
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - The rapidly intensifying Irene that's already cut a destructive path through the Caribbean is the first hurricane to seriously threaten the U.S. in almost three years, a worry for some emergency management officials who hope people haven't become complacent about the dangers.
Predictions by the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irene was likely to become a major Category 3 hurricane Tuesday. By Thursday as it roars toward the U.S. coast over warm open waters, it could become a Category 4, NHC hurricane specialist John Cangialosi said late Monday. Winds in such a storm can blow from 131 to 155 mph (210-249 kph). The last hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. was Ike, which pounded Texas in 2008.

For now, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds early Tuesday around 100 mph (160 kph) and was centered about 50 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. The hurricane was moving west-northwest near 12 mph (19 kph) and could eventually land in Florida, Georgia or South Carolina. Bryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said after a meeting Monday with Gov. Rick Scott that the two have frequently discussed raising awareness since the Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and is still predicted to be active. "We want to make sure Floridians are paying attention," Koon said. "We are at the height of the hurricane season right now. If it's not Hurricane Irene, it could be the follow-up storm that impacts us."

After several extremely active years, Florida has not been struck by a hurricane since Wilma raked across the state's south in October 2005. The Hurricane Center said it was responsible for five deaths in the state and came two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. "For residents in states that may be affected later this week, it's critical that you take this storm seriously," said Craig Fugate, administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Julio Gonzalez in Miami was heeding the warnings and headed to a hardware store to pick up what he needed to protect his home. "I'm gonna board up," he said Monday. "It's best to play it safe."

Others were stocking up on bottled water and plywood. And Hurricane Irene was trending on Twitter. The storm slashed directly across Puerto Rico, tearing up trees and knocking out power to more than a million people. It then headed out to sea, north of the Dominican Republic, where the powerful storm's outer bands were buffeting the north coast with dangerous sea surge and downpours. President Barack Obama declared an emergency for Puerto Rico, making it eligible for federal help.

Strengthening Hurricane Irene Threatens U.S. Eastern Seaboard | CNSnews.com

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In U.S., First Evacuation Orders Go Out Ahead of Strengthening Hurricane Irene
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - Hurricane Irene is eyeing the U.S., and Wednesday's evacuation of a tiny barrier island off North Carolina will be the first test of whether people in the crosshairs of what could be the first monstrous storm in years along the East Coast will heed orders to get out of the way.
It won't be easy to get thousands of people off Ocracoke Island, which is accessible only by boat. The 16-mile-long barrier island is home to about 800 year-round residents and a tourist population that swells into the thousands when vacationers rent rooms and cottages. Tourists were told to evacuate Wednesday. Island residents were told to get out on Thursday. Federal officials have warned Irene could cause flooding, power outages or worse all along the East Coast as far north as Maine, even if it stays offshore. The projected path has gradually shifted to the east, though Irene is still expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in North Carolina sometime over the weekend. It is then expected to continue trudging northward.

The state-run ferry service was scheduled to starts running Wednesday at 5 a.m., when the mandatory evacuation order starts. The ferry off the island would be free during the evacuation, but no reservations were allowed. Boats can carry no more than 50 vehicles at a time. "We expect them to be lining up before the first ferry for Hatteras before 5," ferry terminal worker Kim O'Neal said. "It'll be first come, first served." The island is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a roughly 200-mile stretch of fragile barrier islands off the state's coast. Pristine beaches and wild mustangs attract thousands of tourists each year. Aside from Ocracoke, the other islands are accessible by bridges to the mainland and ferries. The limited access can make the evacuation particularly tense.

All the barrier islands have the geographic weakness of jutting out into the Atlantic like the side-view mirror of a car, a location that's frequently been in the path of destructive storms over the decades. Many remember 1999's Hurricane Floyd, which made landfall as a Category 2 and caused a storm surge that wiped out scores of houses and other properties on the Outer Banks. As of early Wednesday morning, just hours before the first ferry was to leave, Irene was still nearly 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The Category 2 storm was starting to intensify again with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph (155 kph).

It had already wrought destruction across the Caribbean, giving a glimpse of what the storm might bring to the Eastern Seaboard. In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were without power, and one woman died after trying to cross a swollen river in her car. At least hundreds were displaced by flooding in the Dominican Republic, forced to take refuge in schools and churches. Forecasters warned it could get worse: The storm was likely to strengthen into a Category 4 monster by the time it makes landfall in the U.S. this weekend. Irene could crawl up the coast Sunday toward the Northeast region, where residents aren't accustomed to such storms.

In U.S., First Evacuation Orders Go Out Ahead of Strengthening Hurricane Irene | CNSnews.com
 
Here in Va. Beach we are ready.

Full tank of gas, canned food, bottled water, batteries, chocolate...
 
I hope all who are in the path of this storm will stay safe. Am sending good thoughts and crossing fingers that there will be minimal damage over the next week, and no one hurt.

Take care.
 
That means that NC and or SC governors will soon be able to claim they created construction and cleanup jobs.
 
I hope all who are in the path of this storm will stay safe. Am sending good thoughts and crossing fingers that there will be minimal damage over the next week, and no one hurt.

Take care.

God bless you....you thoughtful person.

We had a fire, then an earthquake, now a hurricane.

I expect the swarm of locust next week.
 
Thanks all.

I have reserved a room at the Marriott as my "shelter" just in case.

Nice reinforced concrete building.
 
It is just a hurricane.

People are reacting like Lady GaGa had a sex change operation or something.
 
You're right, it's just a hurricane. No big. Why don't you go sailing on off Carolina shores tonight and let us know what a yawn it is?


Here in Va. Beach we are ready.

Full tank of gas, canned food, bottled water, batteries, chocolate...
Guns and ammo for the looters...
 

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