ATL: IRENE - Remnants - Discussion

[Stephanie]

I feel SO SORRY for Eric Fisher of TWC right now. Every single one of those idiots running around in Virginia Beach, VA, should not be even hawled in to jail. Let them stay outside and get beaned by a piece of debris.

[Mello1]

Wow. This is something silly. Eric Fisher on TWC reporting from what looked like in town Virginia Beach and kids in no shirt and shorts running back and forth in front of the camera, people walking in front of Fisher while he is reporting, cars coming up behind him filming him as he is doing his reporting --- he really had to bite his tongue. Storm is on the way there.

[Jake8898]

Did someone in Va Beach just moon and expose his junk in the background?

[Mello1]

I feel SO SORRY for Eric Fisher of TWC right now. Every single one of those idiots running around in Virginia Beach, VA, should not be even hawled in to jail. Let them stay outside and get beaned by a piece of debris.

You said it. It was outrageous. Fisher also said that people were out pushing their cars thru flood waters??? I mean, like WTF?

[AdamFirst]

Wow. This is something silly. Eric Fisher on TWC reporting from what looked like in town Virginia Beach and kids in no shirt and shorts running back and forth in front of the camera, people walking in front of Fisher while he is reporting, cars coming up behind him filming him as he is doing his reporting --- he really had to bite his tongue. Storm is on the way there.

I buckled over laughing at that. I hope that gets on YouTube, those kids were clearly angering him.

[maxx9512]

There is now a big northeast jog of the center of Irene on radar.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?product=NCR&rid=mhx&loop=yes

[Stephanie]

Wow. This is something silly. Eric Fisher on TWC reporting from what looked like in town Virginia Beach and kids in no shirt and shorts running back and forth in front of the camera, people walking in front of Fisher while he is reporting, cars coming up behind him filming him as he is doing his reporting --- he really had to bite his tongue. Storm is on the way there.

I buckled over laughing at that. I hope that gets on YouTube, those kids were clearly angering him.

I hope it DOESN'T get on youtube and give those idiots anymore attention. It wasn't funny at all.

[Dave]

517
URNT15 KNHC 271730
AF303 3309A IRENE HDOB 19 20110827
172100 3447N 07455W 7241 02651 9827 +130 +114 196076 076 /// /// 03
172130 3450N 07455W 7238 02652 9827 +128 +116 194077 078 /// /// 03
172200 3452N 07455W 7246 02639 9829 +120 //// 193079 079 /// /// 05
172230 3454N 07455W 7241 02644 9826 +124 +118 192078 079 /// /// 03
172300 3457N 07455W 7243 02640 9821 +125 +117 191079 079 /// /// 03
172330 3459N 07455W 7238 02643 9818 +125 +118 190079 079 /// /// 03
172400 3502N 07455W 7245 02632 9817 +125 +118 189080 080 /// /// 03
172430 3504N 07455W 7241 02636 9814 +125 +119 188081 081 /// /// 03
172500 3507N 07455W 7244 02630 9813 +125 +119 187082 082 /// /// 03
172530 3509N 07455W 7242 02631 9815 +125 +123 185082 082 /// /// 03
172600 3511N 07455W 7241 02632 9812 +125 +121 185083 083 /// /// 03
172630 3514N 07455W 7241 02629 9809 +124 +118 183082 083 /// /// 03
172700 3516N 07456W 7237 02638 9813 +124 +116 183080 080 /// /// 03
172730 3517N 07458W 7244 02620 9804 +126 +113 184080 081 /// /// 03
172800 3517N 07500W 7243 02618 9799 +125 +112 186081 081 /// /// 03
172830 3517N 07502W 7241 02619 9796 +125 +111 186082 083 /// /// 03
172900 3517N 07503W 7241 02613 9795 +123 +114 188083 084 /// /// 03
172930 3517N 07505W 7241 02612 9789 +123 +114 187084 084 /// /// 03
173000 3517N 07507W 7241 02606 9778 +129 +111 188084 085 /// /// 03
173030 3517N 07509W 7245 02598 9776 +128 +109 188085 086 /// /// 03
$$
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[Terry]

Wow. This is something silly. Eric Fisher on TWC reporting from what looked like in town Virginia Beach and kids in no shirt and shorts running back and forth in front of the camera, people walking in front of Fisher while he is reporting, cars coming up behind him filming him as he is doing his reporting --- he really had to bite his tongue. Storm is on the way there.

I buckled over laughing at that. I hope that gets on YouTube, those kids were clearly angering him.

I hope it DOESN'T get on youtube and give those idiots anymore attention. It wasn't funny at all.

I hate to admit it but I laughed at the same time I was yelling at those idiots.

[NC George]

On my cell phone, flooding at my house is at nearly Floyd levels. People up north be warned we have had twice as much rain as predicted. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to go down for inland flooding.

[Dave]

[Stephanie]

On my cell phone, flooding at my house is at nearly Floyd levels. People up north be warned we have had twice as much rain as predicted. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to go down for inland flooding.

Thanks for the warning. Best wishes to you and your home.

[psyclone]

On my cell phone, flooding at my house is at nearly Floyd levels. People up north be warned we have had twice as much rain as predicted. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to go down for inland flooding.

George, thanks for your report and please check in as you can. these storms from the deep tropics have a lot of juice to wring out. good luck up there.

[Dave]

513
URNT15 KNHC 271740
AF303 3309A IRENE HDOB 20 20110827
173100 3517N 07511W 7243 02598 9767 +131 +114 189083 084 /// /// 03
173130 3517N 07513W 7242 02593 9758 +138 +115 189079 080 /// /// 03
173200 3517N 07515W 7240 02594 9749 +142 +112 191079 081 /// /// 03
173230 3517N 07517W 7244 02584 9744 +144 +116 191079 079 /// /// 03
173300 3517N 07518W 7241 02583 9740 +143 +120 193078 079 /// /// 03
173330 3517N 07520W 7241 02579 9739 +138 +123 192078 079 /// /// 03
173400 3517N 07522W 7242 02572 9735 +138 +125 193079 080 /// /// 03
173430 3517N 07524W 7244 02570 9727 +143 +122 193078 078 /// /// 03
173500 3518N 07526W 7238 02570 9723 +140 +123 193079 080 /// /// 03
173530 3518N 07528W 7240 02566 9719 +141 +123 193080 081 /// /// 03
173600 3518N 07529W 7241 02556 9717 +137 +124 193081 082 /// /// 03
173630 3518N 07531W 7243 02538 9697 +135 +130 192079 080 /// /// 03
173700 3518N 07533W 7245 02532 9689 +134 //// 192079 081 /// /// 05
173730 3518N 07535W 7241 02541 9696 +134 //// 195079 080 /// /// 05
173800 3518N 07537W 7241 02535 9685 +140 +129 197078 079 /// /// 03
173830 3518N 07539W 7244 02510 9665 +139 +133 197078 079 /// /// 03
173900 3518N 07540W 7242 02500 9659 +139 +139 200077 077 /// /// 03
173930 3518N 07542W 7241 02520 9684 +126 //// 200077 078 /// /// 05
174000 3518N 07544W 7242 02515 //// +121 //// 201077 078 /// /// 05
174030 3518N 07546W 7241 02506 9673 +123 //// 203078 079 /// /// 05
$$
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[ncweatherwizard]

On my cell phone, flooding at my house is at nearly Floyd levels. People up north be warned we have had twice as much rain as predicted. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to go down for inland flooding.

Do you know how much rain you've recorded? I think I remember you saying you had a bucket somewhere?

[FrontRunner]

I buckled over laughing at that. I hope that gets on YouTube, those kids were clearly angering him.

Ask and ye shall receive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2j8cxN5NVs

P.S. - I didn't record this or put it on youtube, I simply found it.

[NC George]

On my cell phone, flooding at my house is at nearly Floyd levels. People up north be warned we have had twice as much rain as predicted. I'm pretty sure this storm is going to go down for inland flooding.

Do you know how much rain you've recorded? I think I remember you saying you had a bucket somewhere?

About 10" so far.

[AdamFirst]

The first of the Marlins/Phillies games at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia has been postponed, so both games scheduled for today are scratched because of rains from Irene. Major League Baseball has already postponed the two games at Citi Field in New York (Braves/Mets) and the two games at Camden Yards in Baltimore (Yankees/Orioles). The Athletics/Red Sox doubleheader at Fenway Park has been unaffected; game 1 is currently ongoing with Boston up 8-2. First pitch of the 2nd game will be at 5 PM this afternoon.

The New York Jets/New York Giants preseason football matchup at the New Meadowlands, which was originally scheduled at 7 PM this evening, then tentatively scheduled for 2 PM this afternoon, has been pushed all the way to Monday night at 7 PM.

That's it from the S2K sports desk...now back to the weather.

[FrontRunner]

In addition, I suspect that part of the reason why the response now is different from the response from Gloria is because (a) there are hungry lawyers around, (b) there are other politicians and political groups just waiting to jump on any public official who makes any mistake that results in unnecessary injury, destruction, or death, (c) just because a response happened in the past doesn't mean that it was the best course of action and that it should be repeated exactly next time when a similar-but-different situation occurs. In the realm of public safety, it's almost always better to be safe than sorry. I saw "almost always" because there are times when over-warning or exaggeration of threats can leads to increased complacency and inaction the next time a similar forecast is made if the original event did not live up to expectations (think of the "cry wolf" situation). We hear about over-warning and personal irresponsibility a lot in the more hurricane-prone areas when it comes to the excuses people give for not following safety protocol ("We get these all the time, and it's never this bad. Come emergency rescue me now!").

Thanks. This angle had occurred to me and makes sense, along with the meteorological reasons that HurricaneBelle mentioned (Irene's larger size and slower speed).

[Dave]