Tag Archives: Irene

Upcoming Presentation on Surges, Barriers and Coastal Restoration

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Philip Orton

I have an oral presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Conference in San Francisco, December 4th, 3:25-3:40 pm.  It is particularly timely, given the destruction left by Sandy and the growing discussions about storm surge barriers.  And similarly, don’t … Continue reading →

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Presenting Wednesday: Impacts of Irene & Lee on the Hudson

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Philip Orton

Experts gather to outline and analyze the historic combined effect of the two storms by Craig Wen, Stevens Institute of Technology During a torrid week in 2011, cities and communities along the Hudson River were hammered by Tropical Storms Irene … Continue reading →

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Birds-Eye and Fish-Eye Views of Irene’s Floodwaters

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Philip Orton

Approaching the anniversary of last year’s landfall in New York City of Tropical Storm Irene, I decided to make some animations of that storm’s flood elevations and water currents.  The model-based animations have voice-overs explaining what happened in the water during … Continue reading →

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Ancient, Dusky Rivers

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Philip Orton

The muddy waters of the Hudson and other nearby rivers these past few weeks are a result of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains and river flooding.  You generally see the Hudson get muddy from tropical storm floods or in springtime if … Continue reading →

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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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