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Hurricane Irene Live Thread
NHC NOAA ^ | 26 August 2011 | NHC/NOAA

Posted on 08/26/2011 9:40:24 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Approximately 65 million people are likely to be directly impacted by Hurricane Irene as the storm takes aim at the densely populated Eastern Seaboard. Evacuations are underway for high flood risk areas.

Mass transit cancellations, schedule changes and road/bridge closures are occurring throughout the storm warning areas. Please check with local news and Emergency Management Operations to determine the recommendations for your immediate area.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricaneirene; irene; livethread; storm; tropical
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To: who knows what evil?

Fill up the bathtub, too.


221 posted on 08/26/2011 12:47:51 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: NewHampshireDuo
The net is active on 14.325 MHz USB, information isavailable at http://www.hwn.org

Thanks. I have a scanner at home that I'll be tuning into that frequency.

222 posted on 08/26/2011 12:48:50 PM PDT by ELS (Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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To: Retired Greyhound

Make sure you scrub it first, unless you’re not too picky. :-)


223 posted on 08/26/2011 12:49:20 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: rockabyebaby
...DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOO,,,

...Guess that means us.(-;) I'm riding it out here in Narfook, be my fifth. Truth is, for the first time, I'm concerned, especially if the eye comes in over or to the west. Stay safe up there in Gaysa abyebaby. See ya later...

224 posted on 08/26/2011 12:49:33 PM PDT by gargoyle (...This looks like a good fight, deal me in...)
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To: dixie sass

lol....nice home page


225 posted on 08/26/2011 12:50:52 PM PDT by advertising guy (if a politician from either party was to say hello to me, it should be law I can shoot em)
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To: MissyMa
...cold pizza for dinner.

Mmmm...now that's a great idea! Here at Casa WKWE; we have loaded up on chips and tons of home-made salsa.

226 posted on 08/26/2011 12:51:38 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: USMCWife6869

lots forget the hot water heater is 50 to 75 gallons of preserved water.....just an add to the list


227 posted on 08/26/2011 12:52:28 PM PDT by advertising guy (if a politician from either party was to say hello to me, it should be law I can shoot em)
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To: Drill Thrawl

Atlantic City Electric,the provider for most electricity in our area, sent out a telephone message to all their customers this morning, warning them that they should prepare to be without electricity for several days.


228 posted on 08/26/2011 12:52:57 PM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the Wes)
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To: mware
People have NO idea the hit that NJ is gonna take...that's because the storm is just offshore..parallelling the coast for about 100 miles...it's flat...at best a few feet above sea level...lots of little beach towns....the BIG waves will be coming ashore for hours...the beaches, dunes, and most everything within 1/4 mile of the coast line will be toast...the question is will they allow them to rebuild after..that's gonna be interesting....

Question: Anyone ever seen any engineering studies to determine how stong a wind the Wasgington Monument can take?

229 posted on 08/26/2011 12:54:28 PM PDT by ken5050 (Should Christie RUN in 2012? NO!!! But he should WALK three miles every day!)
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To: who knows what evil?

Just remember that you need to use a little bleach (not much, a few drops a gallon but double check that!) to keep the water from going stale. Not a big deal for adults, but you need to be careful.


230 posted on 08/26/2011 12:56:18 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: NautiNurse

Bit of advice from SE LA-and someone whose been through too many major hurricanes and evacuations to remember-
CELL TOWERS go down first. You will have no cell phones. If you have a land line, plug in a regular phone. People are so dependent on cells, and have come to consider land line phones so ‘old fashioned’ that they will be helpless without their cells.
No power-no cell phones. Charge everything to the max-phones and laptops. Buy batteries. Hot and dark is real misery after a storm-and it could take a long time to restore power.
All electric homes also mean no way to cook. Cook now, freeze it. Lots of ice! Take care of pets! Stay safe!


231 posted on 08/26/2011 12:56:35 PM PDT by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: ken5050

I have a question....is this significantly different than the Nor’easters they get in winter in terms of wind? I’m not familiar enough with the weather up there, but I would think they would also generate some pretty significant waves as well.


232 posted on 08/26/2011 12:57:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: redgolum

3 drops...not 3 splash drops will preserve a 5 gallon container of water....keep it sunlite free too


233 posted on 08/26/2011 12:57:47 PM PDT by advertising guy (if a politician from either party was to say hello to me, it should be law I can shoot em)
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To: ken5050

After the earthquake, and the cracks, those studies are not valid now.

Hadn’t thought about that.


234 posted on 08/26/2011 12:57:59 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: ClearBlueSky

Very good advice from the voice of experience! Thank you.


235 posted on 08/26/2011 12:58:50 PM PDT by NautiNurse (TSA Tit for Tat--Yukari Mihamae--thank you!)
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To: redgolum

Excellent point!


236 posted on 08/26/2011 12:59:30 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: CedarDave

The only thing I’m worried about is losing power. I can’t go without FReeping for too long.

They’ve been pretty good at removing branches away from the powerlines in my area.

But my landlords backyard is ALL woods.


237 posted on 08/26/2011 1:01:11 PM PDT by NoGrayZone ("Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being beheaded." Andrew Klavan of PJTV)
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To: NautiNurse

another storm necessity

put the fridge food in sealed plastic bags , freezer too cause if the power off spoils em the odor / stench will not ruin the refrigerator


238 posted on 08/26/2011 1:02:28 PM PDT by advertising guy (if a politician from either party was to say hello to me, it should be law I can shoot em)
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To: NautiNurse

Lines at gas stations were not too bad in the Springfield Ma/Enfied CT area.

Supermarket and hardware store parking lots were more crowed than normal. The supermarket chain Big Y has announced that they will open at 6:30 AM on 8/27.


239 posted on 08/26/2011 1:02:57 PM PDT by matt04
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To: NoGrayZone; All

I hate losing power too. There is no way to really “prevent” it either, unless one is some type of survivalist, with 10 generators or solar panels, or a lifestyle that doesn’t need electricity, it’s a rather helpless feeling.

The last time we had a hurricane in the Baltimore area, I lost power for 7 days! In that time, I almost burned my house down with candles. ugh

I hate extreme weather. I’m blaming Al Gore for all of this until someone tells me different.


240 posted on 08/26/2011 1:05:37 PM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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