Tropical storm Irene approaches

I just talked with someone who said that there are two eyes in the storm, and that it is getting stronger, not weaker. What's the story?
 
Beowulf said:
I just talked with someone who said that there are two eyes in the storm, and that it is getting stronger, not weaker. What's the story?
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Steinhaur said that but he is the only one who has said that here on AD so far. I have been watching The Weather Channel ..nothing aobut it. Just about it POSSIBILITY becoming a superstorm when it collides with an upcoming front coming from Canada in the New England area. Maybe I missed that report.
 
shel90 said:
Steinhaur said that but he is the only one who has said that here on AD so far. I have been watching The Weather Channel ..nothing aobut it. Just about it POSSIBILITY becoming a superstorm when it collides with an upcoming front coming from Canada in the New England area. Maybe I missed that report.
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The perfect storm? I sure hope not.
 
I've always wanted to ride in a hurricane storm like the guy did in Forrest Gump movie. :lol:

I cant believe what is happening in NYC,tho.
 
Beowulf said:
The perfect storm? I sure hope not.
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That is what the storm specialists are predicting but they said that the chances are slim right now. It all depends on where that front coming from Canada is at the time Irene hits the New England area. Wait and see...
 
KristinaB said:
I asked an Emergency worker down here about that. He said, the reason they use duct tape is due to the fact that it will hold when wet. Down here, they will make sure the resident or inmate has a blanket over them, then the duct tape goes around their upper legs under the seat and another around the chest if possible like a shoulder strap in the normal seat belt. This way, if the water comes up, then they will not "float around" and get hurt. Seems a little inhumane, but it has been shown to actually save lives.
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I don't think the guy knows what he is talking about. Duct tape is pretty much useless when it is wet. At least from what I have seen. And I agree with Reba on the other
 
shel90 said:
Steinhaur said that but he is the only one who has said that here on AD so far. I have been watching The Weather Channel ..nothing aobut it. Just about it POSSIBILITY becoming a superstorm when it collides with an upcoming front coming from Canada in the New England area. Maybe I missed that report.
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When I was watching the animated sattelite imagery of the hurricane yesterday morning - it did look like another eye was forming but dissipated within the next hour.

The hurricane (at that time) was 450 miles wide.
 
I was just watching "Nightline" which was all about the storm. It's now better than 500 miles wide. Yikes.

From our beach house to our Alexandria house is 270 miles. So I'm thinking - a storm double that distance in width - and moving somewhat slowly, so plenty of time to do damage - we are in for some big trouble here.
 
Beach girl said:
I was just watching "Nightline" which was all about the storm. It's now better than 500 miles wide. Yikes.

From our beach house to our Alexandria house is 270 miles. So I'm thinking - a storm double that distance in width - and moving somewhat slowly, so plenty of time to do damage - we are in for some big trouble here.
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It's not the wind that is worrisome. It is the surge. I think I saw mention of it being potentially 6 to 12 feet deep, but not sure. I am sure you are aware that the danger of the surge is when the water returns back to the ocean.
 
That is good news.

My house was built to withstand 110 mph winds, at least. So barring a direct hit on a window, should be ok. I hope.
 
The outer bands are lapping on the Carolinas - at least according to the Weather Channel.
 
Beach girl said:
That is good news.

My house was built to withstand 110 mph winds, at least. So barring a direct hit on a window, should be ok. I hope.
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I'll be staying with my family but I'm bit eerie about our condo window. It's rated for 80mph. I think my family should come to my apt :dunno:

I guess we'll see tomorrow
 
Reba said:
It depends on the route. When we evacuated for Hurricane Floyd, we took the so-called back road route. So did a jillion other evacuees. We sat for hours, not moving an inch, on a two-lane road in the woods, overnight.

Also, there are some routes that eventually, you're going to have to touch the interstate at some point.

A couple years, during another evacuation (we stayed at home), people couldn't even get out of downtown Charleston much less get on the interstate or back roads before they either ran out of time or gas. Charleston is built on a peninsula, so there are limited ways off of there.

A little tidbit of trivia for evacuees:

When traffic isn't moving, and you're stuck in the woods overnight, there will be buses escorted by police whizzing past you who are allowed to cut ahead. Those are the prisoners evacuated from the jails.

The buses that are stuck in traffic with the passengers duct taped into their seats are the elderly people evacuated from nursing homes.

There sometimes is no easy solution.
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do you think the elderly people were duct-taped to their seat because their buses are not equipped with seat belts?
 
all gased up. supplies stockpiled. money withdrawn. shotgun ready (j/k). I'm all ready to rock and roll.

Several towns including this town next to me have both mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders. some parts in NYC have mandatory evacuation. Garden State Parkway south beyond exit 98 will be shut down.
 
Jiro said:
do you think the elderly people were duct-taped to their seat because their buses are not equipped with seat belts?
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Depends on what kind of 'bus' you're talking about.
 
Dixie said:
Depends on what kind of 'bus' you're talking about.
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I'm guessing in time of evacuation.. they're using either school bus or "Greyhound" bus. Both does not have seat belts.
 
Got out of bed at 3:30am, worried about conditions in Wilmington and the surrounding areas (N.C.), and the Beaches....Family there, they are sticking it out as they've done with every Hurricane....seems (as per the weather channel)...we won't know too much until early AM Saturday.....
 
Beach girl said:
Well, we are back in Alexandria. Not a bad trip at all. The usual time, with good traffic, is about 5 hours. Today it took us 6, and that included a 15 minute rest-stop, for ourselves and doggies to stretch our legs and do the necessary. So really not at all bad, much better than I had expected. They didn't charge the usual toll on the Chesapeake Expressway, just waved everyone through so as to keep the traffic moving.
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That's good! :)

Other than that - found out that the earthquake knocked one picture off the wall (didn't break the glass, fortunately, as it fell on carpet), knocked some candles out of their sconces, a little knick-knack fell off a shelf. Nothing serious at all. THEN - discovered a jagged crack under one window, from the window sill to the floor. Phooey. That will have to be fixed, spackled, re-painted. And good luck matching paint, after 10 years... Sigh.
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Not too bad. Sounds like you might have to do some painting. :giggle:
 
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