Irene is here and she's seems to be strong!!

Tony M
Tony M Posts: 11,146
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
I wish we could edit titles....She's should be she.... sorry.

Man the winds are whippin and the rain is pouring already!! They're coming in the usual bands of course.

I'm afraid we're in for a hellova storm..:frown:
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited August 2011
    Good Luck stay safe... Do the usually stuff, Get Gas, Get Cash, Get Water.


    I was happy it didn't hit me and that thing looked scary out there in Atlantic sitting by Florida.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    Stay safe man, that's one hella-big storm.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited August 2011
    Good luck; let us know how you fare when you can~
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  • bsoko2
    bsoko2 Posts: 1,449
    edited August 2011
    Polkies, be safe!
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  • BeefJerky
    BeefJerky Posts: 1,320
    edited August 2011
    I hope you, and all other Polkie's make it through the storm safely. Please keep us updated!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,501
    edited August 2011
    Ride it, baby!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited August 2011
    Keep your heads down Polkies affected by the storm, and post when you can to let us know you guys are ok.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited August 2011
    Latest Updates. Looks like it is going to get REAL WET in the Northeast as this storm passes through 6-10 inches of rain and a 4-8' storm surge in Chesapeake Bay and 3-6' on the New Jersey Coast.

    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/261445.shtml
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2011
    Outfitter03 wrote: »
    http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/261445.shtml
    STORM SURGE...AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER
    LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE
    HURRICANE WARNING AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA
    :eek:
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    It's gonna be nasty, just remember not much diff in a 2 or a 3 or even a 1 in this storm, the NE is not up to what's gonna happen, massive flooding, many downed trees, some on homes, I'd be in the lowest level of the house (unless you're in a flood zone). Please take care guys and gals.

    In sympathy AZ kicked up a good'un, here's a pic of my front yard about 5pm yesterday, must have been a 70mph gust with rain going horizontal, those queen palm fronds never move much, but they did yesterday. The house was groaning, I can't imagine what 24 hours of that would be like :eek:
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    Sooo dramatic.

    Be safe, take precautions, and RELAX, people.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited August 2011
    I love that part of the country and hope everything goes well.

    We stayed in Wilmington in 2010, and just left Surf City on Topsail Island this Monday after 10 nearly perfect days in an amazing rental home with a private pool 20 feet from the back door, and the surf less than 100 feet from the front.

    There was a nervous tension in the air everywhere the local residents hung out even at the top of the week.

    The property owners we rented from had actually just driven in from Pennsylvania to board things up and cover the pool. The driveway/pool level of the home is about 13 feet above average high tide and the barrier dunes averaged about 14 feet so just the surge may be problematic for this particular property.

    Good luck and prayers to the East Coast.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2011
    Irene is going to be a HUGE pain in the ****.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,273
    edited August 2011
    I wish she was coming here....good luck
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2011
    Stay safe guys. Trajectories have this thing reaching even me? And I'm a couple hours or so south of the Canadian border here. I've been kidding my daughter some because she starts H.S. right after Irene passes by and her name is a variant of Irene.

    cnh
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited August 2011
    Irene downgraded to a Cat 2 with maximum sustained winds of 100 MPH. It's picking up speed though, was supposed to hit here at 2pm Sunday afternoon. Now forecast to hit around 8 AM Sunday morning.

    Supposed to roll over the Mid-Atlantic states (the Carolinas and Virginia) in the next 12-24 hours. Current path is Northerly at 14 mph. Expected to make a North Easterly turn in early morning hours of Saturday. Is predicted to be downgraded to a Cat 1 by the time it hits the Delaware coast. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for anything north of Sandy Hook, NJ and should be downgraded to a tropical storm by that time.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited August 2011
    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

    All Polkies in the path stay safe. Family first, gear second. I hope all turns out well for those in the path. Mother Nature has been on a tear in 2011. It seems not a single area was untouched with some sort of weather annomaly.

    H9
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited August 2011
    The track of the storm pretty much shows the eye of it going straight through my backyard in CT. I'm going to get crushed by this thing tomorrow night into Sunday. As long as no trees come down through my house, I should be fine. Generator is all gassed up and ready to go, with several cans of gasoline to spare. As long as I keep power to my sump pumps I should be fine...

    Fingers crossed!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2011
    Hang tough Polkies, we'll get through this!
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    Please be very careful fellow Polkies, stay safe and be prepared with the usual items. Generators are great and if you have one remember to have safely stored gasoline(or diesel)they use more than you realize running all day. And please,please,please remember to keep your running generator far enough away from the house. People forget this and they die from carbon monoxide poisoning.Also ice is going to be rediculously scarce as the storm gets closer.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited August 2011
    As someone who has ridden out every hurricane in the Gulf Coast since birth, welcome to our Summers! You guys be safe... and don't underestimate what these things can do. If you haven't seen the Coast Guard launch boats outside your window to save your neighbors, you haven't seen the full extent of the power of a storm like this.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2011
    Grab a 12'er, sit back because it's that time of the month, and Irene is experiencing heavy flows...WATCH OUT! :biggrin:

    As long as she doesn't tear down the Bourne or Sagamore bridges, i'll be fine. Week vaca in Truro over labor day is coming hell or high water...hopefully more along of the lines of hell and no water.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited August 2011
    Got as much tied down, put away, and boarded up as I possibly can.

    All I can do now is sit and wait and hope this thing loses some intensity before she makes her presence known...

    Hard to believe this storm is so close, it's such a gorgeous day here today :frown:
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited August 2011
    Keep us posted fellas---at least as long as possible.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2011
    Go easy out there guys. Hopefully it goes well for you all.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

    All Polkies in the path stay safe. Family first, gear second. I hope all turns out well for those in the path. Mother Nature has been on a tear in 2011. It seems not a single area was untouched with some sort of weather annomaly.

    H9

    Eff that, you don't know my family! Gear first!:biggrin: JK
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2011
    Gas for the generator, milk, bread & toilet paper are all stocked up, let er rip!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited August 2011
    That's a BIG storm. I don't care what category it is.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2011
    Bob's Storm Checklist :

    - Gin - check
    - a few books in case power goes out - check

    Yup, I'm prepared.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • m00npie
    m00npie Posts: 697
    edited August 2011
    polrbehr wrote: »
    Got as much tied down, put away, and boarded up as I possibly can.

    All I can do now is sit and wait and hope this thing loses some intensity before she makes her presence known...

    Hard to believe this storm is so close, it's such a gorgeous day here today :frown:

    I guess I should get started on that soon.
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