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Hurricane Irene: looking Like Major Disaster for Northeast

80,000 in NC without power.
Yesterday, hundreds of ComEd employees (w/trucks/equip) left Illinois in a caravan for the coastal states.

Wishing everyone on the East coast safe passage.
 
Now 220,000 without power.
 
My guess is at least a couple million without power by Mon.

After Wilma in '05 we lost power for three weeks. And it was HOT.
 
Now 220,000 without power.
Now 600,000 without power.

Eye has been over land for 6 hours. Hopefully will take some punch out of NE impact.
It may very well be 'only' a Tropical storm by the time it hits Philly, NY, etc.

Generally NYC doesn't lose power as it's suburbs because it has underground cables. TWC's Cantore (usually not good to see him a few miles from you), is saying he heard (Con ED) that that if there's a surge it could get salt water on underground power cables and then all bets are off for weeks as they would all have to be replaced.
Most probably tho it will be outages for millions in the NY/NJ/etc burbs. And of course Many more in CT, RI, MA and as far north as VT/NH/ME.

The NE has already had record rain for August before this. Flooding, from rain alone, is a significant threat

Interesting too... Boston and Cape Cod are out/East of the cone. Tho will still get impacted.
That/the track, is what's so unusual about this up-the-coast-/up-the-Hudson Storm.

Still in Manhattan with vast majority of others, but in from/off the river,
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As of right now, Weather.com is saying it is expected to stay category 1 right up all the way through the New England area, but who really knows at this point for sure.

Tornadoes in Virginia as a result of the hurricane. Lots and lots of rain and water rising. One newscaster was out along a street doing his report, commenting on the cars driving by and how bad an idea it was, you could just hear the "what ****ing idiots" undertone in his voice. Another newscaster standing ankle deep in the surf on NC beach, by time his 2 minute telecast was done, water was up to his knees.

Just found out, sister and brother in law supposed to fly into NYC Monday. I am betting they might not make it.
 
I'm still waiting for the devastation.
 
Does rolling up one's shirt sleeves (especially during a press conference) really make a politician look like he or she is on top of things?
 
Power restored in Wrightsville Beach, NC and the bars are open.
 
It stayed out to sea mainly running up the sea board. The big problem is going to come in the amount of rain it dumps on New England.
 
Just think.... 9 months from now there is going to be an increase in the amount of babies delivered on the east coast.

What more do people have to do when the power is out?
 
and as predicted, CNN has reporters right on the beach in the line of fire. while advising people to evacuate. stupid, stupid, stupid.
 
I don't think I was "alarmist" at all.

Me neither. Which I why I specifically said "MAY come across as alarmist."

In other news, the number without power has surged to more than half a million. And the first deaths of the storm have been reported, very likely of people who chose not to follow the evacuation orders.
 
Reported that taxi drivers in NYC are price gouging customers.
 
Reported that taxi drivers in NYC are price gouging customers.
I took a cab this AM; near noon.

Regular yellow cabs and livery Cabs are now operating on a 'zone' (Not meter) system, Posted in taxi.
IOW, higher rates for driving in bad weather/expeditng evac.
Some, especially the livery drivers (non-yellow) are no-doubt taking advantage.

Of course when I got in there was only intermittent rain and -0- wind. Dead Calm and overcast.
Now some steadier rain and light but increasing wind.
 
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Cameras at Point Lookout: Sea Conditions at Point Lookout, Long Island, New York USA
Updated every 15 minutes. Each Can be blown up.
Really only good in daylight.
I use the above link sometimes for beach Water temp etc.

Overall location of above: Point Lookout, Long Island - Long Island New York
South Shore of Nassau County LI, NY. 10 miles East of JFK, 30 Miles ESE of Manhattan, immediately East of Jones Beach.

others at that link include http://www.lishore.org/shinnecock/webcam.htm

Local News showing "the crazy" Surfers at another nearby beach enjoying good waves.

The South Shore of Long Island (from Coney Island east to Hamptons/Montauk) is 100 miles of Low Lying Beach and Barrier Island.
Most evacuated for miles inland.
 
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The last of the rain looks to have left Raleigh.

I should get a better nights sleep tonight.
 
Storm surge in Atlantic Beach.

 
Tornado Warning for Atlantic City.
 
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