2:20am in Burlington City NJ the wind is really picking up I and it is raining sideways...still have power although half my town does not....many roads are unpassable and I am keeping eye on the tree across the street from me that is swaying into the power lines...stay safe...Irene suppose to make land fall in NJ at 3AM
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According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Irene made landfall this morning around Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, around 5:35 a.m. Eastern Time Sunday morning as a category 1 hurricane, with winds near 75 miles per hour.
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It's very odd but I'm the only one in my neighborhood with power. Don't know how long it'll last, though.
The Hudson River has breached the seawall in Lower Manhattan.
Flooding ankle-deep in Meatpacking District.
Water is pouring into first floor and basement apartments in West Village along overflowing Hudson River.
Approx 250,000 without power in NYC area as outages spread during height of storm.
Holland Tunnel now closed due to flooding from Hudson River.
Rob Marciano gets very worked up talking over the 60 mph winds. It's kind of hot.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/weather/2011/08/28/marciano.irene.long.beach.cnn
I'm reading a lot on Facebook from people who feel let down by Irene and are talking about all this buildup to nothing but if youve never been through a hurricane or seen the devastation it can leave behind while digging through whats left of a family members home trying to salvage anything you can find find, please just consider yourself lucky and know that should another hurricane threaten the city, you now know the proper precautions to take.
Updated On: 8/28/11 at 09:30 AM
Jordan, I've only read a few things like that on my facebook feed, but I was definitely afraid of people feeling like we got ourselves worked up over nothing. I just hope it doesn't mean people won't take other storm warnings seriously.
Anyone who feels like that is welcome to stay unprepared and end up living here next time.
Hurricane Katrina evacuees at the Houston Astrodome, Sept. 3, 2005.
It's not about the mayor and the media. It's about uncontrollable forces of nature.
Period.
My dad got a call for a burning wire in town between 3 & 4 this morning. He is on EMS here. Now he is over at the firehouse because they wanted everyone to sit there today. It is raining still and windy. No idea about flooding here because I live 1/4 of a mile up a hill.
And Fox news has done it again. One of their reporters said that the Lincoln Tunnel is closed, which I would expect. But, he said it ends at 34th Street. No it doesn't.
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This eerie quiet with no wind we've been having must be the eye of the storm...
No, the bulk of the storm has actually passed over us completely.
My family, my house, my cat, and I came through that completely unscathed. Just some branches down in the backyard. We didn't even lose power.
We got some water in our basement and are going to cut up the carpet we had there. Otherwise, we and our house are fine. The next town over that we drive through every day, though, is completely under water. We can't get more than a mile out of our hometown if we wanted to right now.
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It's been the eye of the storm, which is now downgraded.
eye of the storm
Updated On: 8/28/11 at 11:06 AM
I'm glad all my friends are ok and I think NYC gov't did a great job showing they can coordinate a response. They were acting on solid weather reports, they cant control the outcomes. It would make me feel safer knowing that they were able to be pro-active. Great job, folks.
Keep it classy BEST BUY!
Hurricane Irene inspires Best Buy in Howell NJ to sell 24-pack Dasani Water for $40.56
http://thechive.com/2011/08/27/not-cool-best-buy-1-hq-photo/
...isn't that what the price would be if you were to buy 24 individual bottles of water at Best Buy? (It's not Costco, I wouldn't expect a Best Buy case of water to be cheaper just because it's a case, and not individual bottles?)
I guess I slept through it. And the baby pigeons who crap on my windowsill are back, so that's reassuring!
I think Anakela is right. I think Best Buy only sells single bottles in front coolers, so all they were doing is bringing their cases they stock from to the front of the store. They'd probably have to ring the bottles separately.
While I admit those prices suck, I dont know if they were doing anything particularly sinister.
Getting hit by it hard up here in Albany right now. We've had very high winds and very heavy rain since around 5. No flooding in my immediate area yet. Kinda freaky to hear only wind, rain, and sirens outside!
I slept through the whole thing, too. No noticeable flooding on my street, but I've yet to venture out. Other people are already out and about. I would... but there is nothing to do!
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HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM MAGNOLIA BAKERY????
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"HAS ANYONE HEARD FROM MAGNOLIA BAKERY????"
Hopefully all the rain has added some moisture to their dry cupcakes.
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