8/23/11 quick morning Hurricane Irene Update

New track out takes Irene from the Outer Banks to Rhode Island,
keeping the eye off shore for NJ. There has been a constant theme of
the track moving East. We will have to see if this continues.

In any event, still brings plenty of rain to NJ. Highest impacts will
be coastal NC and south shores of Long Island and New England.

8/24/11 morning update

As of this morning, Hurricane Irene expected to take a slightly
further west track around NC, bringing a MAJOR hurricane just west of
the Outer Banks. This track puts the Outer Banks on the east side of
the storm. Being on the east side increases your chances to be in the
more violent side ( tornadoes etc).

From there, Irene will then shoot north to just off the Jersey Coast
and then up to NYC (still as a hurricane!). This would also put Long
Island into the eastern part of the storm and could be some
devastating Storm surge along with the tornado threat.

With this track, NJ areas would likely see copious amounts of rain and winds.

8/23/11 Evening Hurricane Irene Update

Irene has been trending to the east almost every advisory that is issued. Most recently, it is now showing that at 2pm Sunday, a Hurricane (74-110mph winds) is on the doorstep of Cape May, NJ. Still, on this track, the Outer Banks of NC would take a MASSIVE hit and will likely have devastating effects on the island. Here is the 5 day progression from this evening:

More to come



Corey Towner
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