South Shore, eh? (shakes head slowly)
Hey: at what point do you think we should lobby the Admins for a promotion to the Breaking News sidebar for the duration?
There is at least one Admin Mod who follows the hurricane threads. They typically move the thread as landfall becomes imminent. btw—I am planning to post a new thread with more local info (Eastern Seaboard buoys, radar, etc.) either tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Irene is an extremely dangerous storm for an area that has no experience with hurricanes, and I strongly urge you to evacuate from the coast if an evacuation is ordered by local officials. My area of greatest concern is the coast from Ocean City, Maryland, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is possible that this stretch of coast will receive a direct hit from a slow-moving Category 2 hurricane hitting during the highest tide of the month, bringing a 10 - 15 foot storm surge.