Seriously , Irene may hit NYC ?????

[UndertheOcean]

I remember right after coming to the USA Charlie pounding my dorm.

And now , after moving up North , supposedly where Hurricanes are rare, this may happen.

God ? why are you carrying a grudge !!!

[Ilsa]

1. Let's see if Floridians and Gulf of Mexico states

dish up a bunch of crap about people "overreacting" to an unusual situation brought by Mother Nature.

[Aerows]

3. Most of us have been

offering advice on what to do. I know I have. It's nothing to play with. We already know how deadly and destructive they can be. I'm not saying to panic, but I'm certainly saying take it seriously.

[TBF]

4. Not gonna happen,

Here is the hurricane preparedness journal I wrote - http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TBF/54

There have been really good OPs today giving information (from experience) about how to ride it out, what you will need.

I think most coastal southerners take hurricanes very seriously and will gladly offer advice. At least for a hurricane you can prepare - with tornadoes and earthquakes there's not much (if any) warning.

[Lost-in-FL]

6. !!!!

:thumbsup: :popcorn:

[cwydro]

12. No, I don't think so.

I lived in Florida for years.

I don't wish it on anyone and I urge anyone in the path to make all preparations necessary.

Hurricanes are not too fun...the worst is the aftermath, so be prepared.

[kentauros]

14. I only "give crap" to people who

underreact, because I'm more concerned about their safety than they are ;)

[Ineeda]

17. I know how scary the wait is.

Constantly glued to the weather forecasts, hoping the course will change, not knowing whether to leave and all that that entails: Where to go, what to bring, how will the pets cope with their new situation? Then there's the actual storm, then the aftermath. So all-in-all, it's not a good time, even if you're 'used to it.' Just use common sense, try to keep safe, and care about your fellow travelers who are on the same path. I hope all come through this with nothing more than some scary stories.

[kayakjohnny]

22. Let's see if a poster dishes up a bunch of crap about a whole region of the country

because of the actions of a tiny percentage of the posters on an obscure discussion forum.

[Dappleganger]

23. Are you kidding?

I have been doing everything possible to remind all of my east coast friends to take this seriously!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. So you are the reason Irene chose to go that way?

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

They are really rare, last one was 1937

(Direct hit that is)

[Odin2005]

20. 1938, actually.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

29. No, 1938 was just the worst by a mile

There were ones that hit the general area, like Carol in 1954 and Gloria in 1985.

This looks like it will not be a "direct hit".

[Warren Stupidity]

5. northeast hurricanes not really rare.

we get them, usually they are a bit dissapated by time they reach New York.

[Warpy]

7. If it does, it will have gone through the Outer Banks and a bit of coastal NJ first

so it won't have much punch left. It will be mostly a Wet Willie, meaning flooding will be the biggest concern. I don't think I'd like to rely on the subway system during the storm, the pumps will be hard pressed to keep up with the water pouring in.

I remember a couple of them raining themselves out over DC when I lived there, it was not fun.

[Odin2005]

21. The NHC has Irene as a strong Cat1 in NYC, that's 85-90MPH.

And gusts of over 110MPH. That's still a very dangerous storm.

[Warpy]

24. I would not want to have a lower level apartment

on the southern end of Manhattan and if I did, I'd be looking for people to stay with up in the Bronx. Ditto Brooklyn, Staten Island, possibly Queens, and across the rivers since the storm surge is going to be pushed up both rivers.

The warnings about what a dead-on hurricane was likely to do to the NYC infrastructure have been in place for years, but we tend to be a reactive species, not a proactive one.

If it happens, it will be interesting to see how long Wall Street is shut down, for instance.

[localroger]

25. NOLA was #3 for risk when Katrina hit

Above it on the board were Miami and ... NYC. No preparedness whatever, impossible to evacuate, a bunch of easily floodable infrastructure, and yeah you occasionally get a cat 2. As I said after riding out Katrina in Jackson, MS, we NOLAns laugh at cat 2 hurricanes, but the trees and other stuff in areas that never see one don't. The power was out and roads blocked for tens of thousands of square miles in Mississippi and Alabama and in many places didn't come back for weeks.

[aquart]

8. It's YOUR fault?

I wondered who was responsible.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Not that rare. although badasses like Carol, LI Express, Donna, and Gloria...

aren't an everyday occurrence, three of them happened during my lifetime, along with a lot of wimpy ones running out of steam by the time they got here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_hurricanes

[Lydia Leftcoast]

26. Yes, I experienced one in Connecticut in the 1970s

Looking at the list at the link, it must have been Belle.

[Alameda]

34. I remember Gloria, had my windows taped up...

I was in lower Manhattan and it didn't get as bad as expected....strange quiet. Scary too...I remember one time being blown across the street, could hardly stand up.

[RagAss]

10. As an old time Floridian, please take my advice.....

Get in your car....and get the fuck out !!!!!!!

[Bluebear]

11. It's your user name.

Seriously, best thoughts to you.

[bluedigger]

13. I suggest you use you arcane powers for Good and head out on the Republican campaign trail!

Stay safe!

[MuseRider]

15. My youngest son

moved from NYC and left the day of the earthquake. Missed it entirely. Now this. I am thankful he is back here now. Tornadoes we can deal with. Earth shaking and hurricanes are a different deal. Be safe everyone.

Stay AbovetheOcean OK?

[orion007]

16. Irene/NYC 5 Top Dangers

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/203439/20110824/hurricane-irene-new-york-city-storm-surge-subways-economy-evacuation.htm

[BlueMTexpat]

18. Thanks for that link. All of us who are currently on or near the Eastern

Seaboard should read it and be prepared. It could be a very nasty weekend, to be sure.

[Odin2005]

19. I had a feeling this spring that NYC would get a hurricane this year.

Looks like my gut was right. :(

Stay safe, everyone, and GET OUT, don't try to ride out the storm unless you absolutely have to.

[JHB]

27. It's not God, it's Pat Robertson. He's steering them at you.

He got me with Gloria, and it looks like again with Irene.

[markpkessinger]

28. Unless you live in a low lying area right near the shore...

... chances are the impact will be minimal.

[Harmony Blue]

31. Hard to say at this point

but I don't like how Irene is lining up as of right now....

[markpkessinger]

32. True ...

... I'm not suggesting people shouldn't take it seriously, but neither do I think everybody needs to panic. Remember when Hurricane Gloria came through back in the '80s? It was a similar build-up that turned out to be, for most New Yorkers, little more than a bad storm (again, excepting those who lived along the shoreline or in low-lying areas of LI).

[Harmony Blue]

33. Hopefully there is enough sheering that

flooding of coastal areas remains the only threat.

[Alameda]

35. I remember Gloria, better safe than sorry. One doesn't really know.

[southmost]

30. it seems the storm will pass quickly through NYC

the water brings about a lot of the damage