ATL: IRENE - Remnants - Discussion

[southerngale]

New poster here.

Wind is gusting up to 46mph here on Staten Island.

Welcome to Storm2k! Stay safe & check in when you can.

[summersquall]

At this hour (0220am ET), the total number of customers experiencing power outages in Hurricane Irene's Path is: 3,128,717

http://twitter.com/#!/twc_hurricane -al roker

[jinftl]

Amazing rainfall totals - 12-15" across central Delaware...and counting....someone in this area is going to see 16-18" of rain from Irene I have a feeling

[Chacor]

Gusts at JFK up to 55mph.

[SNOW_JOKE]

Manhattan under Tornado Warning.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 11&loop=no

[Chacor]

Text of the warning.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
348 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 415 AM EDT...

* AT 348 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LIDO BEACH...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF MASSAPEQUA...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FREEPORT...LONG BEACH...OCEANSIDE...BALDWIN...ATLANTIC BEACH...
LYNBROOK...HEMPSTEAD...CEDARHURST...WOODMERE...VALLEY STREAM...
GARDEN CITY...MINEOLA...ELMONT...KENNEDY AIRPORT...HOWARD BEACH...
JAMAICA...MANHASSET...LITTLE NECK...OZONE PARK...CLEARVIEW
EXPRESSWAY...GREAT NECK...FOREST HILLS...BAYSIDE...WHITESTONE...
FLUSHING...JACKSON HEIGHTS...LAGUARDIA AIRPORT AND ASTORIA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

[Adoquín]

It is going to be windwise worse than they think, especially if forward speed increases: fast but furious punch

[Adoquín]

Those tornado warnings in Brooklyn and Queens tell the story of whats next as the southern warm ocean air clashes at very fast speed north into colder air

[SNOW_JOKE]

Entrance to New York Harbor buoy 44065 reporting a 15ft surge. Irene still coming up the coast of New Jersey.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44065

[Adoquín]

as in southern New Jersey that is

[Adoquín]

and of course that nighmarish tornado warning for Manhattan has glass written all over it if there is touchdown

[Airboy]

Entrance to New York Harbor buoy 44065 reporting a 15ft surge. Irene still coming up the coast of New Jersey.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44065

It's waves that high, not a surge.

[SNOW_JOKE]

Sigh. 15ft is 15ft whatever it is. 4 and a half meter 'waves' is nothing to be frowned upon, especially as that energy will soon be transferred further inshore.

[temujin]

Actually, as for 3:50 AM the buoy was showing 17.1 foot waves.

[Airboy]

Sigh. 15ft is 15ft whatever it is. 4 and a half meter 'waves' is nothing to be frowned upon, especially as that energy will soon be transferred further inshore.

I didn't, just a bit of clearyfing, a 15ft surge is a big diffrent.

[Sanibel]

Bulls-eye on maximum surge angle.

[southerngale]

Excerpt from the 5am Discussion:

NOTE...MORE SO THAN WITH MOST STORMS...THE WINDS WITH IRENE INCREASE
SHARPLY WITH HEIGHT ABOVE THE SURFACE. AS IRENE MOVES THROUGH
AREAS WITH HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES...THESE BUILDINGS COULD EXPERIENCE
WINDS SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THE SURFACE WINDS. WINDS AT THE
30-STORY LEVEL WILL LIKELY BE 20 PERCENT HIGHER THAN AT THE
SURFACE...AND WINDS 80-100 STORIES UP COULD BE ABOUT 30 PERCENT
HIGHER THAN AT THE SURFACE.

[jinftl]

From 5am Advisory

WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN RISING RAPIDLY IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER OF
IRENE...WITH RECENTLY OBSERVED STORM SURGE VALUES OF 3.9 FEET AT
SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY...3.8 FEET AT NEW YORK HARBOR...AND 3.1 FEET
AT CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY.

[jlauderdal]

Sigh. 15ft is 15ft whatever it is. 4 and a half meter 'waves' is nothing to be frowned upon, especially as that energy will soon be transferred further inshore.

big difference between the "whatever", you stand corrected

[SNOW_JOKE]

Yes I stand corrected. Energy latent transfer has no relevance whatsoever during times like these, going through atlantic cyclogenesis 'bombs' I must be talking rubbish. Sorry but too many people here with ego's, not going to bother contributing anymore if all I get is cr-p for giving a link.