Good Night Irene!

Corrine · August 26, 2011, 05:24:08 PM

I hope LzD friends & family in or near the path of Irene are taking precautions and evacuating, as needed.

Stay safe.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#IRENE

winchester73 · August 26, 2011, 05:39:08 PM

With the last slight shift to the east, they are saying we'll only get some wind, and maybe 2" of rain. Sounds like the folks north of us could get hammered. My 95 year old aunt lives on Long Island.

Had to re-book my youngest's flight back to college on Sunday. No way is Newark going to open for arrivals and departures. Fingers crossed that this new set of connections works.

Corrine ... make sure the weather stays away from your area!

roddy32 · August 26, 2011, 05:44:02 PM

My brother has 2 houses in Massachusetts, one is on the Cape. He took his boat out of the water yesterday. Being originally from Connecticut, I have MANY frieds in the path of it. The one I am most worried about lives on Long Island and has no place to go.

Corrine · August 26, 2011, 06:10:22 PM

Quote from: winchester73 on August 26, 2011, 05:39:08 PM
Corrine ... make sure the weather stays away from your area!

Of course, seeing as how that could impact your youngest's flights back to college!

Actually, last night NOAA was showing this graphic further west and overlapping this area:

At this point, at most, we may see some tropical storm force winds (~39 MPH), which is not unknown for storms in this area.

GR@PH;<'S · August 26, 2011, 09:03:01 PM

:blink: hope you are all prepared well and making sure your family's safe as well

GR@PH;<'S :Hammys pint:

Aaron Hulett · August 26, 2011, 09:27:04 PM

Quote from: winchester73 on August 26, 2011, 05:39:08 PMHad to re-book my youngest's flight back to college on Sunday. No way is Newark going to open for arrivals and departures. Fingers crossed that this new set of connections works.

Delta just cancelled all flights coming out of Newark on Sunday.

QuoteAttention NYC travelers: All flights departing from JFK, LGA & EWR will be cancelled on Sunday August 28. We will re-book you on the next available flight on or before Sept. 2 (no later) or you can re-book yourself on delta.com. If you need immediate reservations help you can also call us at 800-221-1212

winchester73 · August 27, 2011, 01:29:56 AM

Currently going through Cleveland, assuming they have the regional jet in RDU at the appointed time in order to start the expedition. Turboprop from CLE to ROC. Could be bumpy, but the Bombardier is a pretty solid little plane. CLE is a hub for Continental, so if we can get that far, perhaps a connecting flight can be found.

All local soccer tournaments have been cancelled, and my assigned games as well. Guess I'll be sitting around the house enjoying my day off.

Aaron Hulett · August 27, 2011, 02:29:31 AM

Yes, getting to a hub is a good move. The other main option is Houston (assuming you don't cross into United, as they're still on separate operating certificates as things transition), which seems silly to fly to, so CLE should be good.

If she has to overnight in CLE, I recommend the La Quinta in North Olmsted - they have a shuttle, and the rooms are nice. Avoid the Ramada at all costs.

Corrine · August 27, 2011, 02:31:27 AM

You could always clean your desk, Winchester73. I seem to recall about six or so years ago when you said you were doing that. LOL

winchester73 · August 27, 2011, 02:44:37 AM

Quote from: Corrine on August 27, 2011, 02:31:27 AM
You could always clean your desk, Winchester73. I seem to recall about six or so years ago when you said you were doing that. LOL

Still a work in progress :D

Thanks for the hotel info Aaron, hopefully we won't have to go that route, but better to be prepared.

Irene is a bit weaker at the moment, so maybe things won't be so bad. Waiting for the 11 pm advisory. Fingers crossed.

Frands · August 27, 2011, 09:01:17 AM

:shock: I hope you all are doing well and safe. Stay safe, I don't want to loose any of me friends :rose:

DonnaB · August 28, 2011, 06:04:56 PM

Update please! How are you folks faring? You've really had a tough week on the east coast.

Corrine · August 28, 2011, 06:45:07 PM

Not near the coast here but Irene is having a small impact with a high wind warning:

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BRING SOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. NORMALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE
ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS
FROM THE NORTH ARE NOT COMMON. TREES IN THE AREA ARE ANCHORED
FOR PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO EVEN MARGINALLY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER
LINES...AND MINOR PROPERTY ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

Family of friends and on-line friends who live in affected areas are all ok, although some without power, some tree damage, etc.

Edit note: I just learned that a long-time friend from Freedomlist had some significant house damage. This friend lives in east/central Pennsylvania. Two of their neighbor's trees toppled, taking one of their trees, with all three ending up on their roof. They are ok though and the house can be repaired.

mamabear · August 29, 2011, 01:17:04 PM

I'm in the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA). Personally, I lost some big branches and a few roof shingles. My power and cable (landline, tv,internet) went out Saturday around 2:00 pm but came on around midnight last night. The Outer Banks of NC (around 1 1/2 - 2 hours from here) were torn up - my son was planning on camping on Hatteras Island over the weekend but they went to one of the guys' cottages in Kitty Hawk. They left there (thank goodness) Friday evening. Hatteras is completely cut off - I think the only road in and out has been cut in 5(?) places. It looks like the folks up north are dealing with some major flooding. Hope everyone out there stays safe.

Corrine · August 29, 2011, 01:59:04 PM

So glad you're ok, mamabear, especially since your area was targeted to be hit hard.

Someone from another forum is also in the Hampton Roads area. He and his wife have family and friends all over and he wasn't about to be without power and devised the setup in the link below is to charge their phones. There is a separate feed coming off the battery for the cable modem. After losing power, he was planning on switching the cable modem over to DC power in order to be able to stay online.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150297565953744.356696.628633743&l=d74a7c171c&type=1

I think he was disappointed because it wasn't needed.