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Irene Update, 1:00am Sunday: Goodnight Irene, Goodnight

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Philip Orton

Irene’s eye and peak intensity are now about 9 hours away, and most of NYC is either sleeping or regretting that third 16 oz hurricane.  The latest National Hurricane Center forecast (11 pm) calls for the center of Irene to pass … Continue reading →

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Irene Update: 8am Saturday – 24 Hours Away [4pm update]

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Philip Orton

Hurricane Irene’s eye and peak intensity are now about 17 hours away, though the storm is already impacting our weather.  The latest National Hurricane Center forecast (2pm) calls for the center of Irene to pass right along the New Jersey coast … Continue reading →

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Irene Update: Friday 6pm, Glimmers of Good News

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go to the front page SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] There is finally a forecast with some good news to share regarding Hurricane Irene.  Today, Irene weakened a … Continue reading →

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Irene Forecast: 7am Friday

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go straight to SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] This morning, the Hurricane Irene forecast from the National Hurricane Center has held fairly steady, with little good news for … Continue reading →

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NYC Storm Surge Evacuation Map PDF

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Philip Orton

The NYC Office of Emergency Management website is bogged down a bit already and warns of possible slowdowns.  Here’s a re-post of the hurricane storm surge flooding evacuation map, to help get it out there.  Mayor Bloomberg plans to make … Continue reading →

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Irene forecast: 11pm Thursday

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go straight to SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] This evening, the Hurricane Irene forecast from the National Hurricane Center has held fairly steady, with little good news for … Continue reading →

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Irene Update: 11am Thursday

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go straight to SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] This morning, the Hurricane Irene forecast from the National Hurricane Center has deteriorated for New York and New Jersey interests.  … Continue reading →

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Irene Update, 2pm Wednesday

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go straight to SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] The 2pm update from the National Hurricane Center shows a “best estimate” forecast track for Hurricane Irene clipping the Outer … Continue reading →

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Updated Irene Forecast: Storm Still Targeting NYC

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Philip Orton

[a more recent forecast followed this one – go straight to SeaAndSkyNY.com and scroll down to find the latest update] Recent updates from the National Hurricane Center show a forecast track for Hurricane Irene over the Outer Banks at Category … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene: Parallels with 1821?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Philip Orton

[temporary note:  With Irene approaching our area, I’ll mention that it has shown some weakening instead of strengthening on Friday, so it extremely unlikely to have a similar strength or impact to the Hurricane of 1821.  Check the latest updates … Continue reading →

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