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Hurricane Irene and the mid-Atlantic (Pre-game show)


Ian

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Yup. My sister, who works in OC (lives in Salisbury), has been ordered by my father to come home tomorrow. My in-laws all live in Salisbury so I'm worried about them, plus all of our closest friends are down there too. I've sent the word out on FB.

Weather newbie question:

My mother lives in Chestertown, about 5 miles from Church Hill. I just called her to tell her to go shopping today. Should she be making plans to come over towards D.C., or is it too early to tell? I know it can very easily trend East again, just a bit worried that I woke up this morning to this :-/

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Weather newbie question:

My mother lives in Chestertown, about 5 miles from Church Hill. I just called her to tell her to go shopping today. Should she be making plans to come over towards D.C., or is it too early to tell? I know it can very easily trend East again, just a bit worried that I woke up this morning to this :-/

In my opinion, Id wait for today's model runs before having her come west. It won't hurt anything if she waits until tomorrow.

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Yup. I sent out an email to my office telling them to go to the store today, because tomorrow the crazies will be out.

I'm taking the opposite approach and my family will be eating down our perishables as much as possible because, no matter what happens with the storm, in Pepcoland we'll be without power for at least 3 days. Unlike a snow storm we can't put the cold stuff outside in coolers to protect it.

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So another comparison to throw into the mix now if Irene does end up that far west--- Connie, which moved quite slowly for a hurricane at our latitude, and came up the bay as a TS. The worst winds (gust to 58 mph at DCA, the same as Isabel) actually happened quite a bit ahead of the center's closest approach since it was weakening quickly as it approached. In our area, Connie's probably best known for sinking a ship in the bay.

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Yup. I sent out an email to my office telling them to go to the store today, because tomorrow the crazies will be out.

If today's runs are similar to last nights and the media starts raising the alarm tonight/tomorrow it will be a madhouse tomorrow and Saturday.

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Absolutely. Just texted my wife and called my mother and father-in-law.

I know i'm north of you, but i was just talking to some co-workers about potential heavy rain from Irene and as wet as we are we need to watch for trees coming down and power outages etc. They think i'm nuts? they said its not even going to rain, strorm is way out to sea? where do they hear that ****?

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I know i'm north of you, but i was just talking to some co-workers about potential heavy rain from Irene and as wet as we are we need to watch for trees coming down and power outages etc. They think i'm nuts? they said its not even going to rain, strorm is way out to sea? where do they hear that ****?

My father-in-law just said the same thing. "News guys are all saying just a breezy day on Sunday with maybe a little rain":axe:

I understand wanting to be cautious and not follow each model run blindly, but at the same time you need to alert the public to a potentially very dangerous situation when they have time to prepare!

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This is a terrible question... but what is the likelyhood of a large city (say Baltimore) losing power if it takes a beating? Are cities generally more prepared for this kind of thing vs. rural areas?

Don't exactly know the answer to your question, but I think widespread power outages would be a good bet if the Euro verified. I would think they would/could restore power faster in the cities than rural areas, but that's not exactly your question.

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Don't exactly know the answer to your question, but I think widespread power outages would be a good bet if the Euro verified. I would think they would/could restore power faster in the cities than rural areas, but that's not exactly your question.

Thanks, you are probably right about their ability to repair faster. I only ask because I have friends in Baltimore, and I am considering offering them a place to stay out in Frederick if it looks like they may be losing power.

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Don't exactly know the answer to your question, but I think widespread power outages would be a good bet if the Euro verified. I would think they would/could restore power faster in the cities than rural areas, but that's not exactly your question.

It also depends heavily on whether Pepco is the power company...

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Don't exactly know the answer to your question, but I think widespread power outages would be a good bet if the Euro verified. I would think they would/could restore power faster in the cities than rural areas, but that's not exactly your question.

I would think that would be typical as far as a reponse. Get the heavily populated areas up and running and work out to rural areas.

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Certainly got my interest back and I'm no longer bored with the storm. The GFDI is even west of the euro. The westward shift sure puts both ern NC and nyc under the gun. This scenario is one of the reasons why twc and other outlets were so aggressive talking about the storm. Another reason is probably ratings but this time, the two reasons appear to be dovetailing.

I'm thinking about going to Ocean City to chase...but hell, if the models keep moving west I might not have to.

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I'm thinking about going to Ocean City to chase...but hell, if the models keep moving west I might not have to.

Important! RT @DCAbloob: Ocean City, MD initiates phase one of emergency plan, asks visitors to postpone trips. j.mp/oBX7Du

Apparently they are also evacuating international workforce students.

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