Hurricane Irene

[tb1223]

Looks like it could be trouble. East Coast folks, batten down the hatches.

[Crystazul]

It looks like I am inland far enough we will only get some rain. It will not be another Hurricane Isabel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Isabel) which was ridiculous.

On another note Ocean City MD looks like it's about to get destroyed depending on how much NC take out of the storm's strength.

[TeamOrange]

For some reason I keep thinking that the hurricane is Eileen, so I am constantly breaking out into song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q

[eh000]

We could use some rain 'round these parts.

[bobbywelcome012#6]

My news station says its headed right at New England.

[tb1223]

http://oi54.tinypic.com/2j4dj50.jpg

[Leftfielder]

I have already experienced her in the Virgin Islands. Kinda of ruined a very expensive vacation.

[Otis Moulmein]

Rutgers and Salisbury move-ins were delayed. If I have to wait any longer to go to UMD....well, I won't do anything, but I'll be mad.

[amw2829]

Salisbury move-ins were delayed.

My friend is already down there early for xc and he's going to have to leave a day after he just got there. Super pissed to say the least.

[Demon Runner]

I have already experienced her in the Virgin Islands. Kinda of ruined a very expensive vacation.
lmao

[DirtyRobe]

John, if you're still alive, I hope you're doing everything you can to survive this beast. Come home soon. Love. <3

[therunner12]

So I'm supposed to fly into DC on Saturday...

[eh000]

So I'm supposed to fly into DC on Saturday...

Dulles or National?

Also, why?

[njrunz]

Rutgers and Salisbury move-ins were delayed. If I have to wait any longer to go to UMD....well, I won't do anything, but I'll be mad.
Freshmen at my school are supposed to move in on Sunday (when it's supposed to hit us).. there's no way that's gonna happen, and they'll probably have to delay everyone moving in even during the week. The only road to school is parallel to a river that floods pretty badly, even in not-so-bad weather. Apparently the flooding's the thing that's really gonna mess up the NYC area, thanks to up to a foot of rain and the fact that it's also a full moon, which is going to completely eff up the tides.

We just got our big oak tree taken down today, which makes me feel way better going into this weekend. Every time there was any type of storm, I'd move to the far end of the house and couldn't stay in my room, because we lived in fear of the thing falling or a large branch hitting the house. We actually had a few large branches fall down in the last week, so it was perfect timing. The torrential rain combined with the high winds we're supposed to get would not have been a good combo.


I'm supposed to work until midnight Saturday, which really sucks. It's supposed to start Saturday night, so I really don't feel like driving home in the middle of a hurricane, especially because we'll have no customers. I'm hoping they close early, but I'm not holding my breath for that. The name of the storm has led to some amusement, though.. one of my coworkers, who happens to make huge messes, is named Irene - obviously she's been the subject of many jokes this week.

[therunner12]

Dulles or National?

Also, why?

National. Georgetown interview.

[xcrunna]

Was going to go to Martha's Vineyard and my friend who I haven't seen in the two years he's been getting in a Masters was going to meet me there. Not going to happen, I suspect.

[geds]

So I'm supposed to fly into DC on Saturday...

several years ago when Opel was coming into AL I caught the last flight out of Birmingham and this was several hours before landfall on the coast some 300+ miles south of here. The airlines move their planes and crews out well before the winds start picking up. Oh and we only got tropical storm force winds by the time it got here. DC should have higher winds than that.

[yoshi]

Freshmen at my school are supposed to move in on Sunday (when it's supposed to hit us).. there's no way that's gonna happen, and they'll probably have to delay everyone moving in even during the week. The only road to school is parallel to a river that floods pretty badly, even in not-so-bad weather. Apparently the flooding's the thing that's really gonna mess up the NYC area, thanks to up to a foot of rain and the fact that it's also a full moon, which is going to completely eff up the tides.

We just got our big oak tree taken down today, which makes me feel way better going into this weekend. Every time there was any type of storm, I'd move to the far end of the house and couldn't stay in my room, because we lived in fear of the thing falling or a large branch hitting the house. We actually had a few large branches fall down in the last week, so it was perfect timing. The torrential rain combined with the high winds we're supposed to get would not have been a good combo.


I'm supposed to work until midnight Saturday, which really sucks. It's supposed to start Saturday night, so I really don't feel like driving home in the middle of a hurricane, especially because we'll have no customers. I'm hoping they close early, but I'm not holding my breath for that. The name of the storm has led to some amusement, though.. one of my coworkers, who happens to make huge messes, is named Irene - obviously she's been the subject of many jokes this week.

When Gustav hit in aught eight, an eighty-plus foot oak tree in front of our house fell down. It was directly in front of my bedroom, which is upstairs. I was quite fortunate that the tree fell parallel to the house.

I don't know how strong the storm will be by the time it hits the east coast. Even if it is "only" category two, that is certainly strong enough to knock down trees and limbs and prevent power from being restored for a few days. The lack of power is definitely the worst thing about a storm. I mean, unless your house floods or gets damaged or something.

I know that Conn College has pushed back their first day of classes due to the storm.

[TeamOrange]

When Gustav hit in aught eight, an eighty-plus foot oak tree in front of our house fell down. It was directly in front of my bedroom, which is upstairs. I was quite fortunate that the tree fell parallel to the house.

I don't know how strong the storm will be by the time it hits the east coast. Even if it is "only" category two, that is certainly strong enough to knock down trees and limbs and prevent power from being restored for a few days. The lack of power is definitely the worst thing about a storm. I mean, unless your house floods or gets damaged or something.

I know that Conn College has pushed back their first day of classes due to the storm.

Not to mention we aren't use Hurricanes in the Mid-atlantic/North East. Last hurricane to really affect NY was Isabel and I think it only killed a hand full of people who were body surfing. Last real Hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson scale) happened in 1985

[eh000]

National. Georgetown interview.

Hm.

My dad (pilot's association lawyer) says it's not supposed to get bad until late Saturday, although the airlines may be moving flights around in preparation and there could be some collateral damage there.

I think it may be more likely you get stuck here. :)

[therunner12]

Hm.

My dad (pilot's association lawyer) says it's not supposed to get bad until late Saturday, although the airlines may be moving flights around in preparation and there could be some collateral damage there.

I think it may be more likely you get stuck here. :)

I'd prefer that. This interview is way more important than my first week of school.

[Otis Moulmein]

I'd prefer that. This interview is way more important than my first week of school.

You can stay with me. ;)

[icefire.KiCK!]

Yeah, I don't think we know much about hurricanes in New England. I remember when Hurricane Bob blew down a tree in our yard and we waited things out in the basement for a few hours. I don't even think I was in kindergarten yet.

The way the tree fell turned out to be excellent for climbing and playing. It missed the house and just took up the whole backyard. My great-grandma happened to be visiting us at that point and all I really remember is me and my brother getting yelled at by her Irish brogue for bouncing on the tree and running around like the safety-oblivious hellions we were.

[jaygray]

Come on people don't you look so down
You know the rain is coming to town
Change the weather, change your luck
And it'll teach ya how to...

FIND yourself
L'America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCDQqEQdD6E


Friendly strangers came to town
All the people put them down
But the women loved their ways
Come again some other day

Like the gentle rain,
like the gentle rain that falls

[M.Lange]

Leaving for Cape Cod tommorow.....oh god, its gonna be interesting

[Otis Moulmein]

On my way from Illinois to Maryland, I have seen about 10,000 power trucks and another 30,000 tree cutting trucks heading east.

[xcworldchamp]

low lying parts of my hometown are being evacuated

[therunner12]

Just cancelled my interview.

[Crystazul]

Just cancelled my interview.

I hope you mean rescheduled?

[therunner12]

I hope you mean rescheduled?

I'm 95% sure it will be. The guy I talked go said to send the office an email and he'd reply on Monday.

[Crystazul]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6067/6083128930_550fb00534_b.jpg

[geds]

I'm 95% sure it will be. The guy I talked go said to send the office an email and he'd reply on Monday.

disappointed or worry if you don't hear from him Monday. These storms frequently cause long term power outages and internet interruptions. I'd give him a week to respond back to you.

[Mighty Mouse]

For anyone that's staying and riding out the storm, prepare for a very surreal experience. My family stayed during Katrina, and the six or so hours when we were getting the brunt of the storm was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Three fairly sizable trees fell on our house, and it turned out to be a good thing we stayed, as we were able to minimize water damage. Best of luck to everyone in that region; I know my family on Long Island are already preparing.

[geds]

The weather alarmists have just reported some weakening and the satellite imagery shows the eye has closed. The storm is large in terms of area covered, which is also good as the smaller more compact storms usually have a stronger punch. They are expecting landfall as a Cat. I with 75 mph winds.

The hardcore folks along the gulf coast and Fla coast wouldn't evacuate for a Cat I.

[RunRiot]

The weather alarmists have just reported some weakening and the satellite imagery shows the eye has closed. The storm is large in terms of area covered, which is also good as the smaller more compact storms usually have a stronger punch. They are expecting landfall as a Cat. I with 75 mph winds.

The hardcore folks along the gulf coast and Fla coast wouldn't evacuate for a Cat I.
The eye closing doesn't necessarily mean the storm is done being a hurricane. The eye temporaraly closed when it was near the Bahamas and the eye wall re-formed. Also, the fact that the storm is so large is bad because the wind field is so large. even if the storm is cat. 1, the fact that the storm is so large means that constant hurricane/trop. storm force winds are going to happen for 8+ hours. Also, the decrease in strength doesn't effect the storm surge/flooding that much. However, I agree that the weakening is great news because that means less structural damage. I'm just saying that people shouldn't get over-excited.

[therunner12]

Found an earlier flight into DC. Hoping it doesn't get cancelled and everything works out.

[tb1223]

Found an earlier flight into DC. Hoping it doesn't get cancelled and everything works out.

Is it, like, right now? Otherwise I wouldn't bet on it...

[therunner12]

Is it, like, right now? Otherwise I wouldn't bet on it...

6:30AM tomorrow. We'll see. It didn't cost anything to change it.

[Crystazul]

I live about 75 miles northwest of D.C. and we are already getting some heavy cloud cover rolling in and sprinkles here and there...

[njrunz]

The eye closing doesn't necessarily mean the storm is done being a hurricane. The eye temporaraly closed when it was near the Bahamas and the eye wall re-formed. Also, the fact that the storm is so large is bad because the wind field is so large. even if the storm is cat. 1, the fact that the storm is so large means that constant hurricane/trop. storm force winds are going to happen for 8+ hours. Also, the decrease in strength doesn't effect the storm surge/flooding that much. However, I agree that the weakening is great news because that means less structural damage. I'm just saying that people shouldn't get over-excited.
The major problem here was always going to be the flooding, which is why the size of the hurricane IS a major problem. Some areas have already had a ton of rain recently, with Long Island getting hit really hard a little over a week ago. When you take that into consideration, combined with 24 hours of intense rain, and a full moon - flood prone areas are pretty much screwed. Even if the wind isn't as strong as originally thought, when the ground is already that saturated, tropical storm force winds are going to knock over a lot of trees, which will lead to huge power outages and transportation difficulties.


If this storm was just in the south it wouldn't be a huge deal. The problem is it's hitting the most densely populated area of the country - one that's simply not used to getting this type of storm. It has the potential to cause huge issues because of the potential damages to infrastructure and the widespread flooding that's likely to occur.

[BlackIrish]

Yup, Janel. Here's to hoping we don't get our houses totally swamped, :o.

[yoshi]

The major problem here was always going to be the flooding, which is why the size of the hurricane IS a major problem. Some areas have already had a ton of rain recently, with Long Island getting hit really hard a little over a week ago. When you take that into consideration, combined with 24 hours of intense rain, and a full moon - flood prone areas are pretty much screwed. Even if the wind isn't as strong as originally thought, when the ground is already that saturated, tropical storm force winds are going to knock over a lot of trees, which will lead to huge power outages and transportation difficulties.


Just to be clear, there is not a full moon right now. It is a new moon. Still, a new moon affects the tides in the same manner as a full moon in that it causes spring tides.

On top of this, this new moon is occurring relatively close to the moon's perigee which will essentially yield a perigean spring tide, i.e. the high tides will be at their highest and the low tides will be at their lowest. This could be beneficial or detrimental, depending on how the tides coincide with the arrival of the storm surge.

[njrunz]

Yup, Janel. Here's to hoping we don't get our houses totally swamped, :o.
Yup. Luckily my house has never had a flooding problem (we were one of the only houses around that had no issues during Floyd in 99) but they're saying even people who are normally good have to worry. I'm just happy we cut down our big oak tree the other day.. the guy said that the top was all dead, and the huge branch that was hanging over our house was hollow inside, so we could've really dodged a bullet.

Good luck to everyone in the area (especially Picc, as I know he has flooding issues) - I hope it's all just an overreaction. It'd be cool if we just have a "fun" storm that'll provide entertainment on Sunday.

[njrunz]

Just to be clear, there is not a full moon right now. It is a new moon. Still, a new moon affects the tides in the same manner as a full moon in that it causes spring tides.

On top of this, this new moon is occurring relatively close to the moon's perigee which will essentially yield a perigean spring tide, i.e. the high tides will be at their highest and the low tides will be at their lowest. This could be beneficial or detrimental, depending on how the tides coincide with the arrival of the storm surge.
That's what I get for blindly accepting what I hear on the news.. I guess that just goes to show you how sensationalist everything is here.

[RunRiot]

The major problem here was always going to be the flooding, which is why the size of the hurricane IS a major problem. Some areas have already had a ton of rain recently, with Long Island getting hit really hard a little over a week ago. When you take that into consideration, combined with 24 hours of intense rain, and a full moon - flood prone areas are pretty much screwed. Even if the wind isn't as strong as originally thought, when the ground is already that saturated, tropical storm force winds are going to knock over a lot of trees, which will lead to huge power outages and transportation difficulties.


If this storm was just in the south it wouldn't be a huge deal. The problem is it's hitting the most densely populated area of the country - one that's simply not used to getting this type of storm. It has the potential to cause huge issues because of the potential damages to infrastructure and the widespread flooding that's likely to occur.
Yup, this was what i was implying. It is important that people don't let their guard down just because the storm isn't as strong as anticipated. Good thing it isn't as strong as they thought though.

[TheTronSpecial]

So what are you guys doing for your runs when it hits?

[eh000]

So what are you guys doing for your runs when it hits?

Personally, I opt for the "not dying" option.

Not sure how I would get a run in with 40+mpw winds anyway.

[tb1223]

So what are you guys doing for your runs when it hits?

In my more ambitious days, I did a 9 mile run in a parking garage during Tropical Storm Gaston while on vacation in Myrtle Beach. This time, I'll probably spend most of the day horizontal with a flashlight and a book (and some snacks).

[geds]

The eye closing doesn't necessarily mean the storm is done being a hurricane. The eye temporaraly closed when it was near the Bahamas and the eye wall re-formed. Also, the fact that the storm is so large is bad because the wind field is so large. even if the storm is cat. 1, the fact that the storm is so large means that constant hurricane/trop. storm force winds are going to happen for 8+ hours. Also, the decrease in strength doesn't effect the storm surge/flooding that much. However, I agree that the weakening is great news because that means less structural damage. I'm just saying that people shouldn't get over-excited.

as the water cools. The eyewall restrengthed coming off the Bahamas because the water was warm and conditions were favorable for strengthening. This one is going to be a big rain maker and possible storm surge maker, depending on when and where landfall occurs. Wind should not be a big deal. And that is good. The other positive is that as she moves up the coastline, the bulk of the population will be on the west side of the storm center - which is the weaker side of the storm.

[bobbywelcome012#6]

So what are you guys doing for your runs when it hits?

If you live in RI or above it then get in a run Saturday morning, its not supposed to hit RI until Saturday afternoon, although I've also heard Saturday night as well. I would suggest taking Sunday off, and hopefully on Monday things will be fine.

[TeamOrange]

Yup, Janel. Here's to hoping we don't get our houses totally swamped, :o.

I'm in this boat (pun intended) for my house floods with relatively little rainfall. Worst part is I'm not going to be home (leaving my house at 430 tomorrow morning, will address this later) and it will just be my mom/dad micro managing the towels and the dryer to make sure there is no major damage. Luckily the parts that flood in my house is a workbench area, where my washer and dryer are and a storage room. Where the important stuff is generally stays dry but who know with this rainfall.

So what are you guys doing for your runs when it hits?

Consuming a copious amount of beer (a friend already got me two cases) and probably doing something stupid.

The bridges and tunnels might close at noon tomorrow in NYC, so my parents have to be back by then. Have to leave at 430/5am in order to get back in time. I want to leave at 430 cause the villa/wolves game starts at 7 am (of course the day I go back is the early morning game). Friends, that is called dedication

[kick'em.down]

The eye closing doesn't necessarily mean the storm is done being a hurricane. The eye temporaraly closed when it was near the Bahamas and the eye wall re-formed. Also, the fact that the storm is so large is bad because the wind field is so large. even if the storm is cat. 1, the fact that the storm is so large means that constant hurricane/trop. storm force winds are going to happen for 8+ hours. Also, the decrease in strength doesn't effect the storm surge/flooding that much. However, I agree that the weakening is great news because that means less structural damage. I'm just saying that people shouldn't get over-excited.
Hurricanes need tropical waters to form, so I doubt it will gain strength once it gets away from the equator. I'm far from a weatherman, but I doubt it will increase in category. But yeah, still bad news

[Picc5455]

My store made $450,000 today and we sold out of an insane amount of items. Longest day of my life and I get to do it all over again tomorrow. My house is gonna get rocked from the flooding again. Can't wait for that ****...

[RunRiot]

Hurricanes need tropical waters to form, so I doubt it will gain strength once it gets away from the equator. I'm far from a weatherman, but I doubt it will increase in category. But yeah, still bad news
I didn't say it will strengthen, I was just making a point that not seeing the eye of the storm doesn't mean it's all the sudden gonna fall apart fast right away. Of course it will from now on weaken, but gradually. From what they are predicting, there is a good chance it will still be a weak cat. 1 by the time it gets to NY/Jersey. But as mentioned before, it doesn't really matter how strong it is when it hits the NE. Unfortunately no matter what, the surge will be tremendous because of the size of the storm.

[runnerman17]

Personally, I opt for the "not dying" option.

Not sure how I would get a run in with 40+mpw winds anyway.

40mph winds are tough but nothing to not run over. We just call that spring time where I am from. Though the hurricane thing will make it otherwise difficult

[BlackIrish]

If something is emitting only 40mph winds it is by definition NOT A HURRICANE. /nitpicking.

[therunner12]

At the airport right now. Can't wait to get stuck in ATL when my connecting flight gets cancelled.

[geds]

she came ashore at Morehead City, NC with 77 mph winds (a weak Cat I). Their predictions of traveling up the NE coast as a Cat I are looking overrated. I suspect she'll downgraded to a tropical storm before too much longer.

[kick'em.down]

she came ashore at Morehead City, NC with 77 mph winds (a weak Cat I). Their predictions of traveling up the NE coast as a Cat I are looking overrated. I suspect she'll downgraded to a tropical storm before too much longer.
Definitely worth the panic. Never trust a weatherman

[therunner12]

My flight is about to take-off. Surprised I'm actually going to make it.

[Funnage]

Midwest here, enjoying the good life as always.

[eh000]

If something is emitting only 40mph winds it is by definition NOT A HURRICANE. /nitpicking.

The eye of the storm is unlikely to be within a hundred miles of my house. Looking at the forecasts now, it may not even get to 40mpw sustained winds where I am.

[$0.02timmy]

http://i.imgur.com/yIIRf.png

[scherzando]

We're supposed to get 50-60 mph (storm-force) winds tomorrow here in Western MA, but right now it's just humid and overcast, so I'm going for a run. If it isn't crazy yet when I wake up tomorrow morning I'll probably go then.

Does anyone know a good way to set up a rowing machine so that you can run a battery charger off it? It's almost certainly unnecessary, but my family was discussing that earlier, and it might be an interesting project.

[njrunz]

40mph winds are tough but nothing to not run over. We just call that spring time where I am from. Though the hurricane thing will make it otherwise difficult
O yea, it's a brilliant idea to run in windy conditions. Nobody has ever been killed by a tree branch in even normal storms. :rolleyes:


We (even those of us inland) are supposed to have 50-70mph sustained winds, with gusts up to 90. The slow moving nature of the storm has also led to several tornadoes, with that being a chance up here too. They're now saying rain totals could be over a foot, with possible storm surges over 10 feet in some places as well. That is a really serious situation. The mayor of Hoboken wants everyone to leave, and there's mandatory evacuations of everyone on the ground floor there. They've also banned the sale of alcohol after 8PM, I guess to discourage people from going to the bars. Basically there's going to be some SERIOUS flooding with this storm. People from the area might remember the Nor'easter we had in 2007 that led to whole towns being under water.. this is supposed to be much worse. Houses in flood zones could pretty much be destroyed.


We've got lots of good food at my house, lots of water, and lots of alcohol. I'm prepared. If we can keep power for a while so I can watch Netflix, I'll be set. My brother has to go in to work tomorrow as 7am though.. that should be interesting.

[BisonHurdler]

My flight is about to take-off. Surprised I'm actually going to make it.

Keep us updated on your travels. Good luck.

[eh000]

Just went on an 11-mile run. It was fun; hasn't been 73 degrees at 4:00 here all summer, that's for sure.

Two people on the bike path over five miles. Stream was already about three feet higher than usual (it has been raining all day) so I had to get pretty wet a couple times.

[therunner12]

Keep us updated on your travels. Good luck.

Thanks bud

I made it here fine. The weather here isn't that bad. I walked around the Rosslyn area for a few hours in the rain until I got annoyed. I'm laying around my hotel at the moment. The sun is supposed to come out tomorrow afternoon so I'll do more exploring then.

[xcworldchamp]

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/08/two-views-of-virginia-beach-over-11-hours/1

[icefire.KiCK!]

Does anyone know a good way to set up a rowing machine so that you can run a battery charger off it? It's almost certainly unnecessary, but my family was discussing that earlier, and it might be an interesting project.

Ha, funny, my dad and I discussed that same thing this morning. I'll be working out on our erg tomorrow instead of running anyway. Perhaps I could make myself useful.

My town in coastal Connecticut is now being evacuated, but no mandatory evacuation for my neighborhood. The shelter is half-mile from our house and I doubt we'll leave. We are in the hilly part of town and should be safe from flooding.

Maybe I should be a little more scared, but 70mph winds and sideways rain just sounds like... winter in southeast Alaska.

[eh000]

Family members in Virginia Beach report they still have power.

Kudos to the power company, I guess.

[geds]

up the east coast do alright. Irene has brought us lower humidity, lower temps, and a nice breezy day. Some of the nicest weather we've had in a least a month. Forecast for us is lows about 70 and highs about 90 - looking forward to it!

[njrunz]

I hope the Delaware posters are safe.. confirmed tornadoes there with some serious damage. Nothing much here yet besides some heavy rain recently.. the worse stuff should be moving into the area soon. We're currently under a hurricane and flood warning, and a tornado watch. I saw a pretty scary picture from Wildwood though, where the ocean was right up to the boardwalk. That is not a normal occurrence.

[eh000]

Here, it is very wet.

[bobbywelcome012#6]

up the east coast do alright. Irene has brought us lower humidity, lower temps, and a nice breezy day. Some of the nicest weather we've had in a least a month. Forecast for us is lows about 70 and highs about 90 - looking forward to it!

This morning in RI it was actually very very humid and hot. Its kind of cooled down since but it hasn't rained a lot like it was supposed to. It rained wicked hard during this morning for like 20 minutes, but other than that its been random on and off drizzles of rain.

[engolto]

I hope the Delaware posters are safe.. confirmed tornadoes there with some serious damage. Nothing much here yet besides some heavy rain recently.. the worse stuff should be moving into the area soon. We're currently under a hurricane and flood warning, and a tornado watch. I saw a pretty scary picture from Wildwood though, where the ocean was right up to the boardwalk. That is not a normal occurrence.

some people i knew from school claimed to see the tornado, i believe lewes area.

[Leftfielder]

It is worse in Delaware than it was in the Virgin Islands on Sunday/Monday.

[Picc5455]

Getting slammed right now with rain. The flooding is going to be terrible, they are predicting the worst flooding in years. Probably going to have a basement full of water.

[runnerman17]

O yea, it's a brilliant idea to run in windy conditions. Nobody has ever been killed by a tree branch in even normal storms. :rolleyes:

I am not saying to go running in anything much over 40mph. I just don't see that small amount of wind as being an issue. I do understand that the trees where I from are all more suited to take the heavy winds because that is how they grow (all the trees lean to the east) but the winds themselves shouldn't be a problem. Stay away from heavily wooded areas and pay attention for other debris. If my school will host a meet with 55mph gusts and 40mph winds (most annoying 3200m ever ran and hilarious hurdle races) there shouldn't be a problem with just running for a few miles in some windy conditions.

The most important thing is to be safe of course but if you aren't getting blasted have at it (just know 40mph winds are miserable but so is snow but I still run in that)

[Picc5455]

Absolutely ****ed. Trees down all over my area and the river is projected to crest at it's second highest level since they started recording that kind of data. My house is more or less screwed.

[ross sez]

In Springfield, MA right now... at work. Hasn't been too bad here yet. A little while ago we had some steady winds at maybe around 30mph, gusting a little over 40. It's slowed up a little bit, the rain is coming down, but not terribly bad.

[eh000]

It's almost sunny here again.

No damage at all to my house or trees. Everything's just very, very damp.

[mtownxc07]

I hope the Delaware posters are safe.. confirmed tornadoes there with some serious damage. Nothing much here yet besides some heavy rain recently.. the worse stuff should be moving into the area soon. We're currently under a hurricane and flood warning, and a tornado watch. I saw a pretty scary picture from Wildwood though, where the ocean was right up to the boardwalk. That is not a normal occurrence.

there confirmed tornadoes in lewes and apparently one in newark. im fine though and i don't think there were any injuries in the stae. there was no power at my house for only ike 7-8 hours though i think. back in 99' with hurricane floyd we had no power for almost 2 days

[mtownxc07]

also i went to bed a little after 12 since i was extremely bored. slept like a ****ing baby. wind and rain didn't keep me up at all

[therunner12]

DC is relatively empty. It's nice.

On my way to Ben's Chili Bowl. Then Smithsonian.

[bobbywelcome012#6]

Giant ass branch from a free fell into my yard and crushed a smaller tree in my yard. Also, we lost power from like 10-1. I think the storm was at its worst before I woke up, but right now its still fairly bad and not really safe. We may have to boil our water, apparently our water supply got contaminated due to the storm.

[Colonials400]

Just got Tuesday classes cancelled due to 80% of the city being without power

[bobbywelcome012#6]

Just got Tuesday classes cancelled due to 80% of the city being without power

My first day of school is now postponed to Wednesday as well, but I really don't think the damage is that bad. Not to mention they did this before the store even hit.

[njrunz]

We only have a little leak in our roof that went into the upstairs bathroom.. nothing at all serious. Unfortunately my grandma's got water flowing into her basement from underground, so we were working on that for a while.. we didn't have a pump, so we had to use a large shop vac that would fill up about once a minute, which really sucked. My uncle's still working on it and trying to get a pump, because they weren't making any leeway. Of course the rug was less than a year old, too.

My uncle's parents' house got 5 feet of water, and my friends' house was starting to flood a couple hours ago, and I haven't heard an update. Their neighbors were already over because they had water up to their 1st floor, and the river isn't supposed to crest until 9PM. Apparently it's the worst it's ever been there, and they always flood. There also was a lot of oil in the water, so they had to have the fire department there, because that obviously isn't a good situation. I've also heard of one local town that shut off power to everyone for a week because they have to open a dam so it doesn't break. And none of these are even close to Picc's area, where the river is still rising (I think it's supposed to crest Tuesday) and it's supposed to be the worst flood ever in a REALLY bad area..

[FIRE CHIEF]

It was kind of cloudy yesterday and the weatherman said it was the outer reaches of Irene.

[hoegher]

The Grand Caymans are nice this time of year.

[icefire.KiCK!]

70% of our town is without power. We've been flickering and hearing sirens all day, but still have it. A big tree branch barely missed the power lines next to our house. There is an oak tree across the street that cracked and, barring a miracle, will eventually take out a powerline and the road. The utilities/power guys know about it, but have too many other things to attend to first. Oh well.

We got a lot more wind than we did rain; the basement hardly flooded at all. Took a walk around the neighborhood and there are lots of precarious-looking trees and a couple power lines down. Not a huge deal.

My brother lives right next to the Pemi in New Hampshire though, which has risen and flooded his apartment.

[eh000]

Today was a beautiful day. Besides an unusual number of small branches all over the damn place, and a few inappropriately large puddles, there seems to be no damage around here.

[Ecliptica]

I was at the beach today and didn't see a single cloud.

Got sunburned as hell though.

Oh well.

[Picc5455]

I'm going go be out of my house for at least a week. The river is a few inches away from beating the 1984 flood which is the worst one ever. There was a worse flood in 1903 but there was nothing in our area at that time. This sucks big time

[tb1223]

My house escaped unscathed, we never lost power and there were a few downed trees in the vicinity but not in our yard. My backyard stream didn't even overflow, which was surprising.

[Matt Sutcliffe]

Town is pretty much destroyed, haha. Trees down everywhere, including my xc course. I just got power back after approximately 36 hours. Made me realize how much I rely on electricity...

[geds]

Town is pretty much destroyed, haha. Trees down everywhere, including my xc course. I just got power back after approximately 36 hours. Made me realize how much I rely on electricity...


why is this funny?

[bobbywelcome012#6]

why is this funny?

He's exaggerating, I'm assuming it isn't THAT bad where he is because I probably would of heard about it, considering I'm not that far away.

Anyways, on my way to practice I took this road and to my surprise a massive tree was completely blocking the road and we had to turn around. I guess no one could take the time to put up a sign that the road is blocked. Also, the main roads in my town are without working relights, so thats a problem.

Spent a couple of hours cutting up the fallen tree in my back yard. We still have some work to do, but hopefully it can be done by tomorrow.

[murphxc04]

It was weird being stranded at home today by the weather, when in fact it was a beautiful day outside.

[Matt Sutcliffe]

why is this funny?

I was exaggerating, heavily. I've never seen anything like this before so it was just like a shock seeing so many trees down and stuff. Quite a few telephone lines were taken out by trees. It wasn't so much of a funny haha as it was a "wow" haha, if that makes any sense.

[Demon Runner]

apparently vermont got ****ed up

[geds]

they showed one of the weather idiots broadcasting during the storm on a boardwalk in New Jersey. The pier and everything around him, including the newscaster, was covered in a mysterious green foam. The news guy was commenting on this strange foam that no one knew what it was. He even comments that it had a strange taste.

Today, they figured out the "mysterious green foam" was churned up raw sewage! :eek:

When will these weather idiots realize we can see the wind blow and rain fall through the window without them having to stand in harm's way to impress us? Oh the drama! :D

[Picc5455]

Drove past my street today. Pretty depressing. The river broke the all time high record and is still rising. The military and state police are running the show and my neighborhood was declared a disaster zone. **** the Passaic river.

[kokothemonkey]

probly not going to have power back for another few days or so because there are three giant ass trees that fell on my power and cable lines, and there are more trees that fell on power lines down the street that they will have to take care of first, my internet and tv probably wont be back until next week, i am going to be so damn bored for the next few weeks because i rely way too much on electronics for entertainment

[murphxc04]

**** the Passaic river.

**** the ancient levees that are still there and the state has never bothered to spend any money on improving

[TeamOrange]

At school nothing happened, I went outside in a bathing suit and slid in the mudd. At home my beach got wrecked, water up to the parking lot but overall not that bad from what I have heard

[FIRE CHIEF]

they showed one of the weather idiots broadcasting during the storm on a boardwalk in New Jersey. The pier and everything around him, including the newscaster, was covered in a mysterious green foam. The news guy was commenting on this strange foam that no one knew what it was. He even comments that it had a strange taste.

Today, they figured out the "mysterious green foam" was churned up raw sewage! :eek:

When will these weather idiots realize we can see the wind blow and rain fall through the window without them having to stand in harm's way to impress us? Oh the drama! :D

So you mean it was just the ocean?

[geds]

So you mean it was just the ocean?

another day on the Jersey Shore! :D

[xcrunna]

This is a pretty crappy story (http://www.wpri.com/dpp/sports/patriots/power-back-for-pats-not-for-most-of-foxborough)

[kick'em.down]

A power company spokewoman said it was "absolutely not" true the team received special treatment.
bull****

[Otis Moulmein]

ibKatia.

[tb1223]

ibKatia.

I like how the media is already trying to scare us about this storm before anyone even has any idea of what it's going to do.

[geds]

We need the rain! :D