Hurricane Irene
Full coverage of Hurricane Irene as the storm moves up the U.S. east coast and into Canada
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at a news conference Saturday morning ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Irene. He says residents who have to leave the city should go right away because transit systems will shut down at noon, bridges may close and the city doesn't have enough resources to evacuate everyone after the weather worsens.
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Sprawling Hurricane Irene will still 'pack a punch' when it lashes Eastern Canada
The wrath of hurricane Irene will be felt across a wide swath of Eastern Canada as the sprawling storm is expected to lash parts of the region with hurricane-force gusts and torrential rain late Sunday and into Monday, forecasters say.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says Irene - the first hurricane of the season - will likely transform into a ragged tropical storm as it churns its way across northern New Brunswick and into eastern Quebec and Labrador.
That means Irene's strength is expected to diminish as it moves northward, but the program director at the hurricane centre, Chris Fogarty, says Irene will still pack a mean punch.
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RT @NCEmergency: Hatteras, Ocracoke Islands have no power. As #HurricaneIrene proceeds on its path, additional outages are likely. #NCIreneby benmcneely via twitter 8/27/2011 3:16:49 PM -
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#Irene may only be a cat 1 #hurricane, but hearing Wilmington NC has 1.5 feet of water downtown, the wind is crazy at Nags Head and VA Beachby KSLbbruce via twitter 8/27/2011 3:19:29 PM -
Hurricane Irene's outer bands slammed the North Carolina coast early Saturday with smashing winds and drenching rains. Officials said the storm lost some power but is still whipping up 90 mph winds as it moves up the Atlantic Coast. (Aug. 27)
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Irene makes landfall in North Carolina, barrels up the U.S. east coast.
Hurricane Irene battered the North Carolina coast Saturday, wreaking havoc as it began a potentially catastrophic run up the U.S. East Coast. More than 2 million people were told to flee and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irene's maximum sustained winds were around 85 mph (137 kph)on Saturday morning, down from about 100 mph (161 kph) a day earlier. But they warned the hurricane would remain a large and powerful one as it trekked toward the mid-Atlantic coast Saturday night and southern New England on Sunday.
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RT @twc_hurricane: #Irene State of Emergency declared in Schenectady County, NY due to numerous trees and wires down report 8:43amby J_EN_V via twitter 8/28/2011 1:05:17 PM -
Morning! It rained a lot last night, and we had a couple of blackouts but were all safe. #HurricaneIrene, go away!!by brianasays__ via twitter 8/28/2011 1:16:47 PM -
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RT @Mykaela_Hammer: Praying for everyone on the east coast<3 #HurricaneIreneby MikeAK21 via twitter 8/28/2011 1:16:53 PM -
River waters began began flooding into Manhattan's streets as Irene lashed New York City with wind gusts and torrential rains Sunday morning.
Even as Irene weakened to a tropical storm, authorities warned that its impact would not wane.
Authorities said the storm had knocked out power to more than 3 million people and was responsible for at least 10 deaths as it pummeled some of the biggest cities in the Northeast.
In lower Manhattan, the Hudson River overflowed, sending massive amounts of water spilling over jogging paths and pouring into at least one nearby apartment building. Water also lapped over the banks of New York City's East River.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed the north tube of the Holland Tunnel due to flooding, and CNN affiliate WCBS reported serious flooding in Brooklyn.
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The worse is definitely over. Last night the winds were fierce. #HurricaneIreneby Jaz_x33 via twitter 8/28/2011 1:23:56 PM -
I am guessing I am on the periphery of the "Eye". Wind is diminished and basically light rain. What a disappointment! #HurricaneIreneby Scooter_Texas via twitter 8/28/2011 1:25:08 PM -
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Tropical storm Jose forms in Atlantic Ocean, warning issued for Bermuda
Forecasters say a tropical storm warning has been issued for Bermuda as Jose moves over the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Jose was about 115 miles (185 kilometres) south-southwest of Bermuda on Sunday morning with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph (64 kph). The storm was moving north at about 16 mph (26 kph).
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Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the Bay of Fundy coastlines of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as hurricane Irene slowly moves up the eastern seaboard of the United States.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says Irene is expected to be downgraded to a post-tropical storm by the time it moves through Maine and into Canada early Monday.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities as it roared up the East Coast, unloading a foot (30 centimetres) of rain on North Carolina and Virginia and knocking out power to 2 million homes. At least eight people were killed.
The hurricane slammed into the New Jersey shore with 75 mph (120 mph) winds early Sunday as New York emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet. Irene had an enormous wingspan — 500 miles (805 kilometres) — and threatened a swath of the nation inhabited by 65 million people.
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My goal was to survive #hurricaneirene Check! Now I don't know what to do with my day. lol!by crooked_girl via twitter 8/28/2011 3:01:44 PM -
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Trees are coming down across NY with this one having come down on S. Elliot Street, Brooklyn, NY. People are still in the house but seem safe and Well. Sunday 28th August 2011
Flickr/Laurence Hardyby nick.logan via Flickr 8/28/2011 3:12:28 PM -
Irene recovery map: Disaster responders cannot be everywhere at the same time. The purpose of this site is to help ordinary people help themselves. Important: this site does not replace 911. Please use 911 in all emergencies. Report from your phone: check out how to download apps for iPhone and Android to submit and view reports. Update: Over 200+ reports mapped!
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RT @CoryBooker: Bridges and tunnels are open. Port Authority and NJ Transit are still deliberating on when service will resume.by nytlive via twitter 8/28/2011 3:54:25 PM -
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NYC Metro Transit Authority predicts lengthy recovery
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is still expecting a lengthy and protracted recovery from Hurricane Irene, transit officials said. Many parts of the system have yet to be inspected by repair workers who are waiting out the final hours of Hurricane Irene.
It remains unlikely that the city's mass transit system will be back to full-speed for the Monday morning commute, officials said, although they said the damage might have been far worse if the agency had not taken the highly unusual action of preemptively shutting down the entire system.
Many of the low-lying train yards and bus depots expected to be affected by the storm are now underwater, officials said, including subway yards in Coney Island and Upper Manhattan. Subways and buses were removed from those yards on Saturday and stored elsewhere so they would not be damaged by water.
"The actions that we took were the right ones," said Jeremy Soffin, a spokesman for the authority. Had the trains and buses not been removed, "you'd have an enormous problem," he added.
The agency is waiting for high winds to die down before sending workers onto the subway system's elevated tracks to look for damage. And the 13 underwater subway tunnels, where officials expected some degree of flooding, have not been examined yet either, officials said.
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RT @NYCAviation: RT @DeltaAssist: Flt ops scheduled to resume in EWR, JFK, LGA, BDL, BOS, MHT, PVD, PWM by late Monday afternoonby nytlive via twitter 8/28/2011 4:00:56 PM
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Hurricane Irene: The tracks on the N line were flooded at 86th Street. Photo by NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Flickr/MTAPhotos
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Irene, slightly weakened, reaches Maine
Maine skies opened up Sunday and began to dump heavy rain on the state as Tropical Storm Irene, slightly weakened, continued its northward path.
Maureen Hastings, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Caribou, said the heaviest rain would likely fall late afternoon Sunday and into the early evening hours. As much as 3 inches is expected in eastern and central Maine and the total could be slightly higher in western Maine, she said.
“The storm has picked up forward speed, so it won’t hang around long enough to dump as much rain as we initially projected,” Hastings said.
Similarly, wind gusts now are projected at between 40 and 50 mph, which is slightly lower than earlier estimates.
Still, even as it lost steam, Irene has put Maine on high alert.
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RT @nickconfessore: .@NYGovCuomo announces Tappan Zee Bridge is now closed due to flooding. Hudson bridges to north remain open.by nytlive via twitter 8/28/2011 4:10:59 PM
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RT @NYT_JenPreston: .@govhcristie reports second fatality in NJ due to #irene. Sadly, a Princeton firefighter died while making a water ...by nytlive via twitter 8/28/2011 4:11:41 PM
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RT @NYT_JenPreston: .@govchristie said that Palisades and Hoboken hospitals will remain closed.by nytlive via twitter 8/28/2011 4:15:51 PM
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