For the first time in over a decade, our area is threatened with a legitimate hurricane which may pass dangerously close to the region Saturday and Sunday. Hurricane Irene, currently a Category 2 hurricane in the Southwest Atlantic, is forecast to turn north and northeast, passing near or over the Outer Banks of the Carolina's, and then scraping near the Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey beaches before making landfall on Long Island and eventually soaring north into Connecticut and Southern New England. The official forecast track from the National Hurricane Center takes the dangerous Hurricane Irene very close to the New York City metro area--landfalling in West-Central Long Island. Such a track, which is becoming somewhat increasingly likely, would provide the area with a multi-faceted threat of dangerous weather conditions late Saturday into Sunday. Please visit our brand new HURRICANE IRENE Page on the top link bar near the banner for the information on the multi-faceted threat. In addition, visit our Hurricane Irene Safety page for information on how to prepare for the hurricane. Featured image: Hurricane Irene re-entering the Atlantic Ocean after landfall in Eastern North Carolina on the evening of August 27th, 2011. Click to animate. 5:42pm: Hurricane Irene is now back over the open waters of the Atlantic after a 12 hour period over the Outer Banks.
5:23pm: The outer bands of Irene are beginning to reach the metro area and are already pounding areas of Southern and Central NJ.
12:30pm: New Hurricane Irene Briefing video has been posted. Click the link at the top of the page for more.
10:50am: A Tornado Watch is now in effect for Southern New Jersey until 8:00pm this evening.
8:38am: A 115mph gust has been reported at Cedar Island Ferry Office in North Carolina. Irene is still producing extreme wind gusts.
8:00am: Hurricane Irene made landfall this morning at Cape Lookout, North Carolina as a Category 1 Hurricane.
1:49am: Hurricane Irene still a Category 2 hurricane with 100mph winds. The position has nudged westward a bit in the latest advisory. No major changes.
Hurricane Irene: Briefing Video | Hazards Overview | Forecast Track | Safety Page
*This post is a a "Live Thread", meaning it will be automatically updated by our forecasters, and stay on the main page. We have set up a link area above for handy information that would be otherwise noted in a longer post. Also, visit the Hurricane Irene tab at the top of the page for hazards information, and view our latest Hurricane Irene Briefing video in the linkbar just above this paragraph. Feel free to comment below and interact with our team of forecasters during the storm's approach and impact on our area.
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