Irene

[benefactor]

First serious hurricane threat of the season. Could be a Cat. 3 in the next couple of days.

http://icons-ecast.wunderground.com/data/images/at201109_5day.gif

[MannyIsGod]

First hurricane at all this season.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

global warming, right?

[TE]

This weather season has sucked.


Lol I bet Irene won't hit the US mainland. There is like some sort of aurora keeping much needed storms from occurring in drought ridden places.


Fuck man, fuck.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Don't think we're gonna hit that hard, but I put shutters up today anyways

[Sisk]

First time I've ever/will ever agree with mouse2moose. Fuck that hurricane for not coming to Texas.

[MannyIsGod]

Texas does not want a major hurricane. Big difference between that and a tropical storm.

[TE]

Texas does not want a major hurricane. Big difference between that and a tropical storm.

How bad could a category 3 hurricane be? :D

[SnakeBoy]

Tbh I don't care about the folk on the Texas coast at this point.

[benefactor]

First hurricane at all this season.
In the Atlantic...yes.

[benefactor]

Hope none of you have booked a trip to the Bahamas anytime soon. They're about to take a beating.

NHC is now saying Irene could be a Cat. 4 sometime Thursday evening. No one on the East Coast should be taking this storm lightly.

[florige]

Hope none of you have booked a trip to the Bahamas anytime soon. They're about to take a beating.

NHC is now saying Irene could be a Cat. 4 sometime Thursday evening. No one on the East Coast should be taking this storm lightly.



Great. A 6.0 earthquake and a possible Cat 4 hurricane or more all in one week. :bang

[Cry Havoc]

Not sure she'll go cat 4, as the ocean temps are cooler near the coastline, but still, she could ride all the way up the coast.

[TE]

This storm is geographically beasty.

[benefactor]

Not sure she'll go cat 4, as the ocean temps are cooler near the coastline, but still, she could ride all the way up the coast.
Yeah...the most recent atmospheric data is leaning more towards a solid 3.

Current model runs are predicting she does just what you said, which could end up being a disaster. NC could be spared a direct hit, but if she winds up with large wind field riding all the way up the coast would cause substantially more damage than a direct hit in one area.

[benefactor]

Officially Cat. 3 and should strengthen more today.

[Cry Havoc]

Some models are predicting cat 5 status off the NC coast. Apparently the gulf stream has a chance to help Irene intensify even further. The Euro model shows a 916 mb reading just off Chesapeake Bay.

[benefactor]

It will depend on the shear. Forecasts are saying 5-20kts...if it stays at the high end of that it might hold her back. At the lower end she could push 5.

Regardless, the biggest concern now is the track. She is a rain maker, so even at strong Cat. 3 she could do serious damage if the eye stays closer to the coast. Due to already saturated soil in the southern NY/northern Pennsylvania area the flooding could be catastrophic. Lets hope she continues to curve outward.

[cheguevara]

snapped by an astronaut at the space station

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2011/08/24/150317-hurricane-irene-from-space.jpg

[TE]

snapped by an astronaut at the space station

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2011/08/24/150317-hurricane-irene-from-space.jpg

I've always thought these types of images as mind boggling.

[TE]

Whoa! Tracked to hit the NYC, Philly, D.C. area! Just saw that right now. Aside from the obvious concern of an impact to a densely populated area, it would be something to see.

[Trainwreck2100]

lol fuck new york

[ElNono]

It's heading straight here... FML

Better do groceries Friday :lol

[Trainwreck2100]

do them now stupid

[Trainwreck2100]

and dont forget the tp

[cheguevara]

It's heading straight here... FML

Better do groceries Friday :lol

Saturday is gonna be a drunken liquor/food orgy at my place :D

until the lights go out :(

[ElNono]

and dont forget the tp

:lol

[Cry Havoc]

What a monster of a storm.

http://i.imgur.com/nHlMV.jpg

[DeadlyDynasty]

What a monster of a storm.

http://i.imgur.com/nHlMV.jpg

Damn...by that pic it looks like it's gonna hit us in the ass tomorrow:lol

[benefactor]

Started the ERC last night. Really intense convection around the center right now. Once the ERC is complete and she clears the Bahamas she should strengthen pretty quickly.

[MannyIsGod]

there are a lot of places on the east coast very susceptible to storm surge and that includes DC and NYC. Big storms produce higher surge levels at lower wind speeds as we saw with a storm like Ike so that should be the main concern. The storm will likely move to fast to cause super flooding via rain but the surge will obviously be a huge factor.

[cheguevara]

all this shit might be gone by monday about 50 billion in damages

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2011/08/25/150514-new-york-city-hurricane-evacuation-zones.jpg

[cantthinkofanything]

all this shit might be gone by monday about 50 billion in damages



Billions more lost in the stock market. Rioting, looting.
Can't imagine the ramifications for the rest of the country.

[CosmicCowboy]

LOL get ready for the armageddon media coverage

[CosmicCowboy]

USAA will probably take a big hit on this one. The DC area is a huge market for them.

[cantthinkofanything]

LOL get ready for the armageddon media coverage

I hope they get your remote controlled fish delivered before all this goes down.

[cheguevara]

LOL get ready for the armageddon media coverage

damn right! how dare the media cover historic earthquakes and hurricanes. They should stick to Paris Hilton's latest fuck video and Lindsey Lohan's latest urinary tract infection. :rollin

[MannyIsGod]

I think NYC is in far more danger than DC. NYC has some interesting suceptibilities to storm surge and its at a worse position for this storm. DC has problems with that too I think the angles for it are better. We'll see though.

And yes, media coverage will likely be obnoxious but I don't want cable news so I won't have to deal with it.

[MannyIsGod]

Thats a great map above, btw. Really illustrates the severity of the situation. NYC also has a massive subterranean infrastructure and that would all be at risk. Parts of the subway system flood in regular noreasters so you can imagine what a cat 3 hurricane (with likely stronger surge) would do.

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1899

Jeff Masters just put up a post detailing the threat posed by the surge from a storm like this.

[MannyIsGod]

http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/MidAtlSurge.asp

If you're interested - great maps located here regarding surge potential.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ssurge/risk/index.shtml?gm

That is good too but the resolution sucks.

[MannyIsGod]

Quite frankly, I'm hoping NC takes one for the team. I don't know what a disaster in NYC would do to the economy but I'm guessing it would be terrible (not that NC getting hit is good at all). Hopefully the storm hits NC head on and loses a lot of energy over land and then comes ashore as a disorganized weak hurricane near NYC.

[MannyIsGod]

More importantly, however, this shit is likely to cause the cancelation of the Galaxy kicking the shit out of the Red Bulls. :pctoss

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Quite frankly, I'm hoping NC takes one for the team. I don't know what a disaster in NYC would do to the economy but I'm guessing it would be terrible (not that NC getting hit is good at all). Hopefully the storm hits NC head on and loses a lot of energy over land and then comes ashore as a disorganized weak hurricane near NYC.

The carolinas have a couple of big garment factories out there. If they get hit I know we'll feel it at my work.

[MannyIsGod]

The 9/11 anniversary was already going to be all over NYC and DC in the next few weeks so this is just going to add to the over top media coverage. Oh man, CC was right, this is going to be nauseating.

[TimmehC]

More importantly, however, this shit is likely to cause the cancelation of the Galaxy kicking the shit out of the Red Bulls. :pctoss

fkn East Coast bias.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Looks like we're going through some trials and tribulations. I hope we can pull it together if the shit hits the fan.

[cheguevara]

The 9/11 anniversary was already going to be all over NYC and DC in the next few weeks so this is just going to add to the over top media coverage. Oh man, CC was right, this is going to be nauseating.

Che loves natural disasters. Che is a natural disasters buff tbh

Beats watching breaking news specials about Justing Beaver 's new hairdoo and Paris Hilton's latest diarrhea

[DeadlyDynasty]

I hope they get your remote controlled fish delivered before all this goes down.

:rollin

[cheguevara]

Irene's flooding 'could be a hundred-year event'
State of emergency declared in Va., parts of NC

IAMI (CNN) -
Four governors declared states of emergency Thursday as Hurricane Irene threatened to wreak havoc along the United States' Eastern Seaboard.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley declared emergencies for their states, while North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue declared a state of emergency in counties east of Interstate 95. The emergency declarations allow states to free funds and prepare resources that may be needed.

If Irene continues along its current track, "from a flooding perspective, this could be a hundred-year event," Christie said. He encouraged voluntary evacuations to begin immediately. "Anybody who is on a barrier island should go," he said, adding that on Friday people along the beaches should start thinking about moving to higher ground.

All along the Atlantic Seaboard, people...
Tips for weathering Hurricane Irene
Christie said it was too soon to know whether there will be mandatory evacuations.

In parts of North Carolina, mandatory evacuations were under way Thursday.

The military moved more than two dozen ships out to sea ahead of the storm.

As of 2 p.m. ET, the Category 3 storm was pounding the Bahamas, with its eye over Abaco Island, the National Hurricane Center said.

"The core of the hurricane will continue to move over the northwestern Bahamas today, and pass well offshore of the east coast of central and north Florida tonight and early Friday. The hurricane is forecast to approach the coast of North Carolina on Saturday," the center's advisory said.

Maximum sustained winds were at 115 mph as the storm worked its way northwest.

"I didn't really want to take my chances," said Janeen Wall, who left her vacation spot in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, to make it back to Richmond, Virginia. "Also, if I waited for an evacuation order, I would have to share the road with more than a few thousand other folks trying to leave at the same time."

A mandatory evacuation order was in effect for residents and visitors in Hyde County, North Carolina, which includes Ocracoke Island, reachable only by boat or private plane, on the Outer Banks.

Ocracoke resident Farris O'Neal, 40, told CNN that for the first time he may head for the mainland instead of sticking out the storm. "It's different this time," he said. Since the last big storm, he has gotten married and had two children. "My wife is sick and so's the baby."

Nearby Dare County, which includes Manteo, Nags Head, Duck and historic Kitty Hawk, had an evacuation order for tourists only.

Carteret County also issued a mandatory evacuation order for visitors in part of the county. On Friday, there will be a mandatory evacuation for all residents of Bogue Banks, said county spokesman Rodney Cates.

Ocean City, Maryland, Mayor Richard Meeham announced a mandatory evacuation beginning at midnight, CNN affiliate WUSA reported.

Sunday's dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C., remains on schedule, officials said after studying the track of Irene. They will make another assessment Friday.

The cone of uncertainty -- the area that could be impacted by Irene depending on what path it follows over the next several days -- includes much of the northeastern United States. Even if the hurricane does not make landfall, heavy rains could trigger flooding in some areas.

"The biggest concern is getting people to pay attention and make sure they are ready," Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said in an interview with CNN. Residents should have the necessary supplies and an evacuation plan ready, he said.

The National Hurricane Center has said Irene could strengthen to Category 4 status.

The storm could weaken as it works its way up the U.S. East Coast in the coming days. "As it gets closer to the Northeast, it will run into the cooler Labrador Current, and that -- along with some more wind shear -- should allow Irene to lose some strength," said HLN meteorologist Bob Van Dillen.

The U.S. Navy is sending 27 ships based in Norfolk, Virginia, out to sea to ride out Irene, a senior Navy official told CNN. An aircraft carrier is among them. Another 28 ships will seek more sheltered areas.

Three submarines were heading out to sea, as well.

CNN's Larry Shaughnessy, on board the USS WASP, could see several warships ahead and others behind as they steadily worked their way out into the Atlantic. There are 1,500 personnel on board the WASP -- 1,000 sailors and 500 Marines. Things were orderly on the ship, Shaughnessy said.

While the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise was heading out, three others in Norfolk were in various states of maintenance and could not safely be put out to sea.

Military officials planned to make a decision Thursday about moving aircraft in the area, as well.


While Florida is not expected to get the worst of Irene, the state was feeling the storm's impact Thursday, said CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras.

"Rough surf, rip currents, and erosion on Atlantic beaches and wind advisories with gusts to 40 mph expected," Jeras tweeted.

In the Bahamas, which was getting the brunt of Irene on Thursday, officials reported power outages, impassable roads, and flooding in some spots.

All along the Atlantic Seaboard, people...
Tips for weathering Hurricane Irene
On the island of Mayaguana, several churches reported damage, including losing parts of their roofs, the National Emergency Management Agency said. Dozens of homes were damaged, as well.

On Crooked Island, a high school's roof was blown off. Part of one church, St. John's Baptist, collapsed.

On Acklins Island, 90% of the settlement Lovely Bay was destroyed, and several homes were blown away, NEMA said.

A police station's roof was blown off on North Cat Island, along with other damage, Bahamas Information Services said.

South Carolina state officials have decided not to order evacuations but urged boaters and swimmers to stay out of the water.

Storm preparations were less intense along the Virginia coastline and the Eastern Shores of Maryland -- the area swamped by Hurricane Isabel in 2003.

One resident was hopeful that Irene would pass close by.

"Dear Irene, please bring rain. Thank you," read a handwritten sign on a mailbox in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, region, where residents are being affected by smoke from a stubborn wildfire that has been burning in historic Dismal Swamp.

"Hurricane Irene may be the only way to get enough rainfall to assist the firefighters and put this relentless fire out," said Penelope Penn.

In Crisfield, Maryland, Ginger Wilson said her family will stay put as Irene approaches this weekend.

"We'll probably have some extra water, get some canned vegetables and foods, and make sure the pantry is full," she told CNN affiliate WBOC-TV. "Just have any extra supplies -- batteries, radios, anything that would be helpful."

The last major hurricane to strike the United States was Wilma in 2005, which was a Category 3 at landfall, Jeras said.

Hurricane Katrina, earlier the same year, was also a Category 3 at landfall. The most recent hurricane to make landfall in the United States was Ike in 2008, which hit near Galveston, Texas, as a Category 2.

[benefactor]

Wow...that surge info for the upper EC is scary as hell. I agree with Manny, NC needs to take one for the team.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Already getting 40+ mph winds in certain parts of this county. It's still not raining right now, though (at least not in my area) :lol

[The Principal]

Already getting 40+ mph winds in certain parts of this county. It's still not raining right now, though (at least not in my area) :lol

The weather can provide an effiective means of teaching young children right from wrong. Use the upcoming hurricaine as opportunity for negatvie reinforcment.

Wait until the storm is about to hit and let your child know that what he just did was wrong and that God will soon punish him for it. As the winds and rain begin their devastating onslaught, slowly shake your head and say "see".

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Exactly what does "take one for the team" mean?

[Monostradamus]

Already getting 40+ mph winds in certain parts of this county. It's still not raining right now, though (at least not in my area) :lol


Nice backpedaling...":cry:cry:cryI was just trolling/kidding this entire time:cry:cry:cry." Right, just like when you gave up on dem Mavs and bashed Dirk endlessly after Game 4 against Portland--"I was just reverse-jinxing them, how do you not see the genius in that?:madrun:madrun:madrun"

You've crusaded for new rules and player safety ever since Week 5 last year, when there was a statistical anomaly of malicious hits--since then you've done nothing but bring emotion to this argument (like only a bitch would do).

Truth be told, your post-Mavs title retardation is still going strong and affecting your posting in all forums now. DPG bent you over in the NBA Forum (DPCLD :lmao:lmao:lmao), Rogue bent you over in the Club, and now you're looking to the NFL Forum for some lovin':rollin

Who wants this thread to die now? Fuck, keep it going strong so I can give you weekly updates on concussions.

Now go home and get your fuckin' shinebox

[Cry Havoc]

Exactly what does "take one for the team" mean?

He's hoping Irene stays over land as long as possible in NC, weakening her winds and storm surge before she hits New England.

[DeadlyDynasty]

:cry

:lolyou're spilling your drama into the club now


:lol, yeah I believe you bro, you're not asshurt at all:lmao

[Trainwreck2100]

He's hoping Irene stays over land as long as possible in NC, weakening her winds and storm surge before she hits New England.

i hope she skullfucks new england cause those people need to be taken down a peg.

[benefactor]

Big ass storm.

http://icons.wxug.com/metgraphics/rob/Irene/irene_ir4_20110825.jpg

[benefactor]

This thing is going to push a ton of water inland. Remember how Bolivar flooded like 24 hours before Ike made landfall? Expect something like that.

[boutons_deux]

1000s of tons SC/NC/Maryland pigshit gonna be spilt everywhere.

[cheguevara]

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/images/stories/hurricane-irene-iss-110825-02.jpg

[cheguevara]

:lol at this guy

Hurricanes Leave a Profitable Path

Like many Americans, Bill Begal is glued to the Weather Channel, tracking Hurricane Irene's incoming path along the Eastern Seaboard. Unlike many Americans, however, he's excited at the thought of 115 mph winds ripping off roofs like "bad toupees" because of the new business the destructive mess will likely leave behind.

2. How do you expect to benefit from Hurricane Irene?

Benefit equals profit. The company will be busy, and the economy and nation can benefit. We have the opportunity to employ a lot of people for two weeks, two months, or six months. It depends on how much damage there is. As dangerous and damaging as a storm may be, it can be an equally profitable opportunity for us. It could be millions of dollars of business for us. I am guessing we are in the $2 million to $20 million range [with Irene].



Read more: http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/2011/08/26/hurricanes-a-big-business-for-companies-like-begal-enterprises#ixzz1W8u3HChA

[ManuBalboa]

yawn, it's a hurricane ffs. 24/7 Coverage on cable news? Really? Get over it East Coast. Sensationalism zzzzz

[cantthinkofanything]

I guess this was inevitable...

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[PublicOption]

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[cheguevara]

70 million americans could lose their homes and livelyhoods. Doomsday scenario for New York City. But if you guys would rather hear about Justin Timberlake's latest ass acne or that Al Pacino's latest in-flight bladder accident... :rolleyes

[cheguevara]

all this shit might be gone by monday about 50 billion in damages

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/data/images/full/2011/08/25/150514-new-york-city-hurricane-evacuation-zones.jpg

Mayor of NY already conceded zone A to the storm. a million souls need to GTFO and find new homes elsewhere.

will zone B b next?

:wakeup

[cheguevara]

and some ppl would rather watch breaking news about a 350 pounder winning a hot dog eating contest :rolleyes

[redzero]

and some ppl would rather watch breaking news about a 350 pounder winning a hot dog eating contest :rolleyes

The competition must not be very good then, because no 350lb-er would stand a chance against Joey Chestnut or Kobayashi.

[cantthinkofanything]

I think it just got downgraded to a Category 2.

[benefactor]

Irene is weakening...but she will still push some major water inland because of her size. The track has shifted west a bit also(putting her more on land than sea), which should weaken her more before she gets to the NY area.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Irene is weakening...but she will still push some major water inland because of her size. The track has shifted west a bit also(putting her more on land than sea), which should weaken her more before she gets to the NY area.

Yeah, I've heard that she will be down to a Cat 1 tomorrow...but still has the size to cause some major flooding

[ElNono]

Better not 'weaken' over my house... this is where I'm at:

http://i52.tinypic.com/1589mw8.png

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

ElN:lolno = f:lolcked

[ElNono]

:lol






















:depressed

[Trainwreck2100]

Hopefully you remembered the tp

[redzero]

Better not 'weaken' over my house... this is where I'm at:

http://i52.tinypic.com/1589mw8.png

I didn't know that South America had a New Jersey, too.

[mavs>spurs]

hurricanes can be disastrous but it depends on who takes the 1st knock imho, as the hurricane hits the land its strength starts to decline real fast, keeps weakening as it moves through terrain and after a few hundred miles it's turns nothing but a fart

there ain't nothing frightening us new yorkas tbh

[TE]

Flooding and storm surge are the top concerns at this point. When wind reaches NYC it will be fairly strong at cat. 1 strength. I anticipate some areas in NYC and Jersey to be flooded for certain. Parts of the New England area will also be somewhat flooded.

[ElNono]

I didn't know that South America had a New Jersey, too.

Lots of things you don't know, tbh

[ElNono]

Cat 1 is still 80 MPH winds... that's no picnic

[cheguevara]

this cat 1, 2, 3 is a lot of bullshit.

it's like boxing. a power punch vs. a better timed-positioned low-power punch pretty much make the same damage.

NYC is done

[ElNono]

tbh, just hoping it cleanses trash like che from the area :lol

[cheguevara]

then again, ppl here prefer to hear news about the new Apple iCock 5 coming out.

[cheguevara]

tbh, just hoping it cleanses trash like che from the area :lol

sup ñoño. r u in a evacuation zone?

[ElNono]

sup ñoño. r u in a evacuation zone?

tbh, no. I did just register for the code red emergency BS to text me if I have to pack up and leave. Are you in the area?

[cheguevara]

damn. that's some shit. u'll be fine

I am in the DC-Baltimore area.

[ElNono]

damn. that's some shit. u'll be fine

I am in the DC-Baltimore area.

You're good. I might be heading that way tomorrow :lol

[ElNono]

Hopefully you remembered the tp

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TkkI7GpsqyA/TRurbUiGO7I/AAAAAAAAAmM/94rRljlJpSY/s1600/Scott+Tissue.png

[MannyIsGod]

cat 1 winds on skyscrapers isnt a joke. I've barely been keeping track of the storm so I'm pretty out of the loop.

[benefactor]

Landfall this morning at 730CT in NC. Mandatory evacuations for NY have been issued and in a couple of hours all public transportation will be shut down...including the subway.

[ElNono]

uh oh, starting to rain here

[ElNono]

FEMA has arrived in NJ... wonder if they're going to distribute cards... :lol

[florige]

I live in Baltimore and so far all we have gotten is a steady flow of normal rain all day. They keep pushing back the time our area is supposedly going to get slammed. First it was 5pm, then 6pm, then they were saying the worst would start around 8pm, now I am hearing that the worst will be between 12am and 3am. If they push it back anymore the freaking thing will have done passed us by. :lol

[ElNono]

News here are already tired of recycling shit. It's like they're anxious to report mass deaths or something. :lol

[Libri]

uh oh, starting to rain here

Rain? I remember when it used to rain in San Antonio.

[florige]

News here are already tired of recycling shit. It's like they're anxious to report mass deaths or something. :lol



Actually the winds over the last 15 or so minutes have picked up pretty good. Just crossing my fingers we don't lose power.

[ElNono]

Actually the winds over the last 15 or so minutes have picked up pretty good. Just crossing my fingers we don't lose power.

And the storm is still relatively far from you:
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/hurricanes/#!/2011/Irene?hp

It should be passing your area around 2AM.

[ElNono]

This one tracker is nicer:
http://google.org/crisismap

[scampers]

Already had a few heavy rainstorms up here in the Boston area from the storm's outer bands. Crazy how huge this storm is.

[Wild Cobra]

Big ass storm.

http://icons.wxug.com/metgraphics/rob/Irene/irene_ir4_20110825.jpg
Damn....

She looks pissed!

[Wild Cobra]

Irene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη (eiréné) meaning "peace".

Bad name for a hurricane.

[ElNono]

tbh, she was overrated, at least around here...

[scampers]

Officially a tropical storm as it made landfall in NYC.

[Wild Cobra]

tbh, she was overrated, at least around here...
The media makes money by sensationalizing things.

[ElNono]

that's a given... it did cause some major flooding and fallen trees though... luckily not around here

[boutons_deux]

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-13-2005/hurricane-coverage

[rascal]

The eye passed 25 miles west from me in Connecticut. Wasn't bad at all where I was, just rain and some wind, didn't even lose power.

[boutons_deux]

A friend in Williamsburg section of Brooklyn said it was really nothing, one tree down in the local park, some branches, not much rain at all.

[djohn2oo8]

lol NJ

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/08/irenelr.jpg

[DeadlyDynasty]

A friend in Williamsburg section of Brooklyn said it was really nothing, one tree down in the local park, some branches, not much rain at all.

Yeah, I gotta buddy who lives in Williamsburg to and he pretty much echoed this.

[ElNono]

lol NJ

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/08/irenelr.jpg

:rollin

[Viva Las Espuelas]

he probably just washed his slab.

[mavsfan1000]

this cat 1, 2, 3 is a lot of bullshit.

it's like boxing. a power punch vs. a better timed-positioned low-power punch pretty much make the same damage.

NYC is done
:lol

[Viva Las Espuelas]

i'm glad the carolinas "took one for the team" just a few deaths. that's all.......


:cheergooooooooooooo team!!!:cheer

[ManuBalboa]

lol NJ

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2011/08/irenelr.jpg

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploads/dexter_tv_series_promo_image_michael_c_hall_01.jpg

[RandomGuy]

The media makes money by sensationalizing things.

I know what you mean. The way they drone on endlessly about things that should just be ignored for the most part as foolish diversions really rankles me too.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HDGIUGm53K4/SL_XAcJjErI/AAAAAAAACoU/K16siWxiaY8/s400/sarah-palin-1.jpg

http://www.howtotakebackamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/michele-bachmann-150x150.jpg

Yeah, I went there.

[benefactor]

The storm itself wasn't as bad as expected, but the flooding it brought is a near 100 year event. 10 rivers in NY, VT and NJ has set flood height records.

[benefactor]

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[MannyIsGod]

i'm glad the carolinas "took one for the team" just a few deaths. that's all.......


:cheergooooooooooooo team!!!:cheer




Would it have been better for NYC to have flooded and to have a death toll in the thousands?

I'm glad the storm played out the way it did. It would have been much worse otherwise. Obviously I wish no one would have died anywhere but given the choice between deaths in the teens or deaths in the thousands its not really a difficult choice. Do you agree?

[MannyIsGod]

Pretty amazing the amount of bs flying around over how supposedly "overrated" this storm was.

[BlackSwordsMan]

isn't it better to be over prepared than to be under? why are people shitting on the media as if its their fault more people didn't die? I hope an asteroid slams into the earth and just wipes everyone out we suck

[Phenomanul]

Would it have been better for NYC to have flooded and to have a death toll in the thousands?

I'm glad the storm played out the way it did. It would have been much worse otherwise. Obviously I wish no one would have died anywhere but given the choice between deaths in the teens or deaths in the thousands its not really a difficult choice. Do you agree?

^This

[florige]

tbh, she was overrated, at least around here...



Idk,we got slammed pretty good here in Maryland. There were almost a million power outages, trees down just about everywhere you look, and some people not going to get their power back on until late Saturday. If it had been anything higher than a Cat 1 we would had been decimated.

[benefactor]

Pretty amazing the amount of bs flying around over how supposedly "overrated" this storm was.
People are just dumbasses. They choose their own opinions over the suggestions of professionals that have decades of experience tracking hurricanes. They can talk shit all day when it looks like a certain bullet has been dodged, but one look at Bolivar after Ike should be enough to convince anyone to never call a hurricane overrated.

[MannyIsGod]

People just need to realize that Katrina changed the game (rightfully so) and at least until complacence sets in again and we're past thinking about that situation civil defense will respond forcefully and error on the side of caution. The political ramifications of sitting on your hands while a potentially dangerous situation unfolds are unpalatable and once again - rightfully so. You error on the side of caution when so many lives are at stake.

The intensity forcasts for a storm like this are incredibly difficult because we don't have a ton of historical. Additionally, when a storm is coming in at such a shallow angle relative to the coast each minor course change or wobble can have huge results in landfall locations or duration over land prior to a final landfall. All of this makes for a very very very difficult task in modeling intensity and giving an accurate forecast regarding storm strength at any particular location along the path.

The NHC and NWS absolutely nailed the track forecast from 5 days out. But a few more hours over land and the storm never recovered. Ultimately that is a good thing but now we have to listen to the overrated BS or pundits who know little of the science saying they got it wrong.

[ElNono]

Idk,we got slammed pretty good here in Maryland. There were almost a million power outages, trees down just about everywhere you look, and some people not going to get their power back on until late Saturday. If it had been anything higher than a Cat 1 we would had been decimated.

I guess I got lucky. Didn't lose power, wind wasn't much of an issue, no flooding.

[benefactor]

People just need to realize that Katrina changed the game (rightfully so) and at least until complacence sets in again and we're past thinking about that situation civil defense will respond forcefully and error on the side of caution. The political ramifications of sitting on your hands while a potentially dangerous situation unfolds are unpalatable and once again - rightfully so. You error on the side of caution when so many lives are at stake.

The intensity forcasts for a storm like this are incredibly difficult because we don't have a ton of historical. Additionally, when a storm is coming in at such a shallow angle relative to the coast each minor course change or wobble can have huge results in landfall locations or duration over land prior to a final landfall. All of this makes for a very very very difficult task in modeling intensity and giving an accurate forecast regarding storm strength at any particular location along the path.

The NHC and NWS absolutely nailed the track forecast from 5 days out. But a few more hours over land and the storm never recovered. Ultimately that is a good thing but now we have to listen to the overrated BS or pundits who know little of the science saying they got it wrong.
:tu

[cheguevara]

there is a new bitch in town. and she's gonna fuck shit up

http://sharing.abc2news.com/sharewfts//photo/2011/07/28/Hurricane_Katia_hub_generic_640x480_20110728142337 _320_240.JPG

[mrsmaalox]

People are self-absorbed dumbasses and just gotta bitch about something.......

[cheguevara]

Katia shaping up to be major hurricane, impact on US nuclear
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0831/Katia-shaping-up-to-be-major-hurricane-impact-on-US-unclear

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami are keeping close tabs on tropical storm Katia, which could become the second hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season before Wednesday is out.

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At the moment, Katia poses no threat to land. The storm is located in the middle of the Atlantic some 1,600 miles east of the island of Grenada, on the eastern edge of the Caribbean Sea, and about 3,400 miles southeast of Bermuda.

The storm's latest projected track has it staying far away from either Bermuda or any of the Caribbean's eastern islands as of Labor Day, but still moving generally northwest toward the northern Bahamas....