Long Island juts out into the Atlantic at a nearly right angle, he points out, and will be the first significant topography a storm like that encounters on its path northward. When storms hit, scrappy local reporters rush to the rescue Small news websites are filling in some of the void left by shrinking city newspapers and TV news coverage
While we have made much progress in recovering from Irene, Lee and Sandy, many New Yorkers are still left without a place to call home and limited resources to rebuild due to National Flood Insurance Program regulations, which state that homes damaged by earth movement are not covered. Cuomo Pressroom Schedule Legislation About Contact FOIL Judicial Screening Site Map Connect Facebook Twitter Youtube Flickr Instagram Vine RSS feed You are leaving the official State of New York website
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However, because Irene will spend more time over the bathtub-like warm water of the Gulf Stream in this scenario, it will likely retain Category 1 or 2 strength when landing in the Northeast. The latest run of the GFDL model, based at Princeton University shows Irene digging even further west, fitting more of the first worst-case scenario outlined above
The way things look now, the mildest effects of Hurricane Irene would be over northwestern Vermont, with progressively heavier rain and stronger winds the further southeast you go. Photo by Rob Swanson Andy Nash over at the National Weather Service in South Burlington sent me a very helpful e-mail this morning on what we might expect
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Irene might dump 6 inches (15 centimeters) to 12 inches of rain on Massachusetts, said Peter Judge, a spokesman for the state Emergency Management Agency. Hyde County, which includes Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks and has about 6,000 residents, evacuated visitors yesterday and will begin moving out residents today, Jeff Hibbard, deputy director of emergency services, said by telephone
Although floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Irene began to recede on Monday in parts, hundreds of people remained trapped in communities which were cut off by raging floodwaters. Path of destruction: A once-quiet country road is now littered with the wreckage of homes in the New York town of Prattsville Bridge to nowhere: Dozens of residents in the town of Prattsville have been stranded after all its bridges were destroyed George Williams, youth leader at the centre, told CNN: "We're in safe ground so that's why we're a refuge for those," Williams said.'There are some here that have nothing to go back to, so they don't know how long it's going to be.'And Prattsville's not alone, as thousands of residents as far north as Vermont were left homeless by Irene's unprecedented flooding
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, operators of the city's major bridges and tunnels, will make independent decisions on whether to close any of those facilities, he said.If winds reach 50 mph, ferry service to Staten Island will be suspended, Walder said.Gov. Bus and subway service halted during a 2005 transit strike, but the entire system has never been halted before."I cannot stress enough, please do not wait for the last train," Walder said.The hurricane's anticipated size and strength is expected to make a speedy restart of the mass transit system challenging, Walder said.Falling trees and limbs could block tracks on the sprawling system, and the system's 13 under-river tunnels could flood, he warned."I don't think there's any question that the period after the storm is going to be difficult," he said.City officials did not issue any immediate restrictions on car travel
A major hurricane (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane strength) could push more than 30 feet (9 meters) of storm surge into low-lying parts of the city. Because Irene has already strengthened to a Category 3, its strong winds have developed a swell of water that it could carry northward.The swell may wane, but it will be higher than if Irene had stayed as a Category 1 throughout its course
(Hurricanes in the western Pacific Ocean are called typhoons.) The 1979 storm, which made landfall in southern Japan, was nearly 1,400 miles (2,253 km) wide at one point. Credit: NASA View full size image As Hurricane Irene was bearing down on the East Coast late last week, many commentators warned of its destructive potential by invoking the memory of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Irene punishes east coast of U.S. - CBS News
Shaped like a massive inverted comma, the storm had a thick northern flank that covered all of Delaware, almost all of Maryland and the eastern half of Virginia. Ex-CIA insider: ISIS-inspired attacks are "wave of the future" If evidence links Tennessee shooting rampage to terror group, Michael Morell says it would be "the most significant ISIS-inspired attack" in U.S
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reports that several towns in the state are inundated with flooding: Many communities in Southern Vermont are flooded; Brattleboro, Wilmington and Bennington are all underwater. The Scene In New England: As areas south of the storm begin the first steps in cleaning up, Irene is pushing through and pummeling northern New England
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If the storm stays on its current trajectory, which is very likely, said Bryan Norcross, a hurricane specialist with The Weather Channel, New York City and Manhattan will suffer a direct hit. Advertisement Experts say there's a small chance that Irene will still be a hurricane when it hits Manhattan, and that it will likely have been demoted to a tropical storm by then
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If they get stronger and reach 74 mph, then they officially become hurricanes.A hurricane watch means that there is a tropical storm, which could become a hurricane. Hurricanes themselves are group into further subsections, from category 1 hurricanes to category 5.While a considerable amount of research has been put into hurricane formation, meteorologists are still not entirely sure the exact triggers that go into creating a hurricane
He writes: Mayor Michael Bloomberg has warned New Yorkers that the main problem faced by the city is not Hurricane Irene's winds but flooding caused by its storm surge. 11.08am ET: The National Hurricane Center has just released a new update, warning of storm surges of between 5ft and 9ft above ground level in North Carolina, with sustained 85mph winds and tornadoes
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Malloy declared a state of emergency and warned there could be prolonged power outages if Irene dumps up to a foot of rain on already saturated ground as some fear. Tourists were ordered to leave the barrier islands Thursday and many residents were following as ordered Friday.At a gas station in Nags Head, Pete Reynolds said he wanted to make sure he had enough fuel for the long trip
Irene batters New York, raising fears of flooding - BBC News
The one positive thing is that the tide is beginning to go out now, so that means that the water level will drop by about five feet - so that could offset the storm surge and this may be about as bad as it gets. There has already been flooding in Queens and the question is what damage will that flooding do? Will it be bad enough to affect the city's underground vaults, the network of subways, of cables that power New York City? You can see why the mayor made the New York subway system shut down, because the subway system is right below the ground level in New York
As hurricane Irene steams north, Long Island braces for impact - CSMonitor.com
By Ron Scherer, Staff writer August 25, 2011 Save for later Saved Construction workers disassemble a temporary building set up for an upcoming surfing competition in Long Beach, N.Y., Thursday. As he rushes into the Oyster Bay Marine Center (OBMC), he announces he had taken all the sails off his 45-foot sailboat, removed all the canvas-work, and tied down anything that was loose
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JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days. The US-based National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing winds of up to 105 miles (165 kilometers) per hour as it moved north, near the top of the category two range on the five-rung Saffir-Simpson wind scale
11 Memorial and Museum sent a Twitter message that read: "None of the memorial trees were lost." About 400 trees have been planted ahead of the 10th anniversary next week. Waves went up to the boardwalk but did not spill into his street.Water from New York Harbor washed the edge the sidewalk at Battery Park along the tip of the island
The city also opened its public parking decks for citizens looking for higher ground as Irene threatened to flood low-lying areas.Irene made its first landfall early Saturday at Cape Lookout, N.C. Thirty emergency teams are stationed around the state along with 285 members of the National Guard.Flash flooding already was a problem, and some areas have gotten up to 8 inches of rain the governor said
AirTran expects to be operating a full schedule by Tuesday and has added some extra flights to accommodate passengers and reposition aircraft within the system. Some of the other top rainfall totals include: Burlington and East Hartford, Connecticut, which both had more than 8 inches; Ellendale and Adamsville, Delaware, which had at least 10 inches each; Savoy, Massachusetts, with more than 9 inches; the Maryland cities of Plum Point (12.96 inches), Easton (11.34) and Hickman (10.5); New Bern, Williamston, Washington and Greenville, North Carolina, which all recorded more than a foot of rain; Stockton and Wayne, New Jersey, which both saw more than 10 inches of wet stuff; Tuxedo Park, New York, which had almost a foot; and Suffolk and Newland, Virginia, which both had about 11 inches
Although she was born in Connecticut, she had spent most of her summers in Margaretville, where her grandparents, Lenore and Ron Blake, have owned a summer residence for forty years. By Lenore Blake When Hurricane Irene devastated the town of Margaretville, Sheniah Blake was a 15-year-old high school sophomore, trying to adjust to her new life at Island Coast High School in Cape Coral, Florida where her family had recently relocated
Hurricane Irene Pictures: Flooding, Damage in New York, Beyond
Photograph by Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA Related Stories Zookeepers Come To Aid Of Georgian Zoo After Flood Texas, Oklahoma Floodwaters Contain Sewage, Other Pollutants New Evidence May Solve Mystery of America's Huge Ancient City You Might Also Like 7 Cool Ways Cities Are Thinking Ahead on Climate Change From sea walls to "sponge zones," here are some innovative urban ideas for boosting resilience. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sunday.(Watch hurricane videos.) Photograph by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images The Bailout Workers on Sunday pump water dumped by Hurricane Irene Saturday from the slope leading to the Midtown Tunnel in Norfolk, Virginia
And the rivers roared - Times Union
Floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Irene erased parts of rural communities around upstate, dealing unprecedented damage to millions of acres from the Catskills to the Adirondacks. Contact your local disaster relief service, such as the American Red Cross or Salvation Army, if you need housing, food or personal items that were destroyed
Hurricane Irene has makings of an historic storm - CBS News
Although some projections say Hurricane Irene could grow to a category 4 on its way north, the storm will likely not maintain Category 3 strength as it encounters relatively cooler water. Ex-CIA insider: ISIS-inspired attacks are "wave of the future" If evidence links Tennessee shooting rampage to terror group, Michael Morell says it would be "the most significant ISIS-inspired attack" in U.S
Hurricane Irene Hits North Carolina; New York Braces for Storm
Had the dry air not been pulled into the storm, Hurricane Irene could have had winds well in excess of 110 miles (177 kilometers) an hour at landfall, said Blackwell, of the University of South Alabama's Coastal Weather Research Center. By Willie Drye, for National Geographic News PUBLISHED August 27, 2011 0 Pedestrians walk past sandbags placed to control possible floods in downtown Manhattan on Friday
Forecasters said the winds will ramp up quickly over the next day and Irene was expected to blow into a monstrous Category 4 with winds at least 131 mph. Meanwhile, a new tropical depression formed far out over the Atlantic early Thursday, with the National Hurricane Center saying it would likely become a tropical storm later in the day
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They need to get inside and stay in a safe place until this thing is over."Irene caused flooding from North Carolina to Delaware, both from the 7-foot waves it pushed into the coast and from heavy rain. An "unusual event" was declared, the lowest of four emergency classifications by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but Constellation Energy Nuclear Group spokesman Mark Sullivan said the facility and all employees were safe.Near Callway, Md., about 30 families were warned that a dam could spill over, causing significant flooding, and that they should either leave their homes or stay upstairs
Hurricane Irene: Recovery slower in New York suburbs
Chris Christie of New Jersey said more than 300 roadways were blocked, but he warned that dire problems were still to come, particularly along the Delaware, Ramapo and Passaic Rivers. In New Jersey, more than 800,000 customers were without power on Sunday, and the state's largest utility, Public Service Electric and Gas, estimated it could take a week to restore electricity to all of its customers
Cuomo today announced that New York State will cover the local share of disaster response and recovery costs resulting from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Cuomo Pressroom Schedule Legislation About Contact FOIL Judicial Screening Site Map Connect Facebook Twitter Youtube Flickr Instagram Vine RSS feed You are leaving the official State of New York website
What Hurricane Irene Holds in Store for NYC - Yahoo News
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Wet, wet, wet: A view of a nearly deserted 7th Avenue near Times Square in Manhattan as Hurricane Irene closed in on the New York City, shutting down America's financial capital and most populous city But in New York, a hurricane hitting at around 100mph would have flooded the subway and acres of pricey real estate in the five boroughs - as well as costing the city half of its annual budget.The city would have required state and federal assistance and recession fears would have been heightened from a damage response cost of around one per cent of the total U.S. Around four million people have been left without power and more than 10,000 flights have been cancelled, while train services across the East Coast region remain indefinitely suspended
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Jimenez watches the raging waters of the Catskill Creek flow past a closed pedestrian bridge, the waters swollen as a result of Hurricane Irene on Sunday Aug. "If this peaks and we have serious flooding, there could be problems downtown and with 787." James Terrell of Albany was in his kitchen making coffee at 6:30 a.m
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