Hurricane Irene’s main thrust was still a day away from North Carolina but heightened waves began hitting the state’s Outer Banks and rain began falling in the southeastern part of the state Friday as the storm continued trudging toward the East Coast. National Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Zouzias said rain carried by Irene’s outer bands […]
Visit www.cnn.com for more info Hurricane Irene is slightly weaker with wind gust and speeds up to 110 miles per hour. The hurricane warnings and watches are extended northward along the U.S. east coast. Here is the latest on Hurricane Irene: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/231150.shtml?’%20rel=’nofollow The National Weather Service in Wakefield VA has issued a hurricane and tropical storm warning for the State […]
The Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorial ceremony, which was set to take place on Sunday in Washington, DC , has been postponed due to the incoming Hurricane Irene, which is expected to wreak havoc along the eastern seaboard this weekend, including the nation’s capital. So far, no rescheduled date has been announced as officials agonized over […]
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared states of emergency in their respective states in preparation for Hurricane Irene. While the direct path of the storm is not yet known, parts of Virginia and Maryland could be hit hard based on computer models and projections. “We are issuing this state of emergency today as a precautionary […]
BUXTON, N.C. — Thousands were fleeing an exposed strip of coastal villages and beaches off North Carolina on Thursday as Irene approached, threatening to become the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast in seven years. About 180,000 tourists and residents in coastal Dare County have been told to leave, and forecasters issued a […]
Hurricane Irene’s strength is building wind gust and speeds are still significant. In the event of a hurricane or disaster are you prepared? Is your family prepared? Do you have a safety-ready evacuation plan? Do you have or own emergency kits? These are very important questions that we need to ask ourselves in the event of disaster. […]
The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center expects Irene to target the Southeast coast as a strengthening hurricane after emerging from the Bahamas on Thursday. The coastal communities at risk to serve as Irene’s landfall point later this week lie from Miami, Fla., to Morehead City, N.C. North Carolina Department of Transportation evacuation routes “A look at [latest […]
