Hurricane Irene 2011

Atlantic Hurricane Tracking Information
Hurricane Irene became the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic season the weekend of August 20-21 2011 and was considered by the National Hurricane Center as Category 3 with 125 mph max sustained winds at its highest point on Thursday Aug 25th 2011 - when it was passing the outer banks of Florida. Irene passed over Puerto Rico on Sunday (8/21), The Dominican Republic on Monday (8/22) and Turks and Caicos Islands Tues night (8/23) into Wed. The Southeastern and Central Bahamas on Wednesday (8/24) and hit the Northwestern Bahamas Thursday (8/25). As Irene moved closer to the East Coast into Friday (8/26), and passed well off the coast of Florida coastline. Tropical storm conditions lashed the South Carolina coast, as Irene made her way to North Carolina Friday evening and into Saturday morning August 27th 2011. As the storm touched land and passed strongly through North Carolina, wind speeds had decreased but gained a faster rate of travel. The center of Irene headed past Virginia on the outskirts of the its coast into Saturday night and then straignt for New Jersey and New york as it made land fall causing major floods, power outages, downed trees and general disorder. New England regions were affected thru Sunday morning into Sunday night Aug 28th 2011 causing more major flooding and destruction. As of 11pm Sun Aug 28th. Irene became post-tropical near the U.S./Canadian Border.

As of Monday 5:00am EDT 8/29/2011 remnants of Irene moved into Quebec and Newfoundland. Widespread major flooding continues over sections of the Northeast United States. Irene's path moved North-Northeast at 25 MPH (40 KM/H) as it passed Canada after having mangled the New England region with heavy rains and high winds; while major river flooding is occurring in parts of the Northeast. The deadly storm battered New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and surrounding states as it pounded the coasts, causing major flooding, power outages and drenching the upper-Atlantic states and Eastern Canada.

Irene is a Post Tropical Cyclone "hurricane" and had slightly weakened from a 3 on Thursday and a 2 on Friday, 1 on Saturday and sustaining a 1 on Sun morning and then dropped to Tropcial Storm status Mid Sun.

It should be noted that just because the eye of a hurricane is not directly in the path of your city or state, potentially dangerous winds and severe weather can still reach 50-100 miles from the center of the storm. If you live in an evacuation zone, be sure to listen to your local officials for evacuation orders. Be prepared for any type of impact and have your plan ready!

US Watches and Warnings
Flood warnings and high wind warnings are in effect for parts of the Northern Mid-Atlantic into New England

Hurricane Irene 2011 US Path - by Day
Thursday August 25th 2011
Irene had effects on the outer-banks of Florida coastal line mid Thursday August 25th 2011 thru very early Friday morning August 26th 2011.

Friday August 26th 2011
Strong winds and rain caused severe weather conditions over the coastal lines of Florida and Georgia despite the forecast path of Irene being more out in the Atlantic. Hurricane Irene's path headed to upper coastal areas of South Carolina, but North Carolina's inner coastal areas were in the direct path where Irene made land fall - overnight into Sat morning.

Saturday August 27th 2011
Irene battered eastern North Carolina , Such as Wilmington, NC (Weather | Traffic) and Jacksonville, NC (Weather | Traffic), but moved more out towards the Atlantic. Land fall by evening Sat to early Sun August 28th 2011, the Virginia coastal line was in the path of Irene as the state experienced heavy winds, rain, coastal flooding and casualties.

Sunday August 28th 2011.
By Early Sun thru Sun night Aug 29th, states including New York, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine had directly experienced Hurricane Irene as the it has made land fall and cuased major flooding and power outages, and casualties. Irene weakend and moved into Eastern Canada overnight into Monday.

Monday August 29th 2011.
Gale-Force winds affected coastal areas from Eastern Long Island to Maine through early Monday. By late Sunday Aug 28th to early morning Monday Aug 29th, South Eastern regions of Canada were on the path including Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Refer to Ready.gov for a comprehensive list of hurricane preparedness information.

Rain Amount
Rainfall amounts of 10 to 14 inches occurred over a large portion of Eastern North Carolina and extreme Southeastern Virginia, with the highest amount of 15.66 inches reported at Bunyan North Carolina. The heaviest of up to 15 inches of rain were concentrated around the Outer Banks, where Irene had made landfall.

Satellite Image of Irene over US/Can Border as of Sun Aug 28th 2011 9:00pm EDT
Hurricane Irene Tracking Stats Archive
Max Category:3
Max Winds:125 mph | 80.47 km/h
Max Speed:26 MPH | 41 KM/H
Direction:NNW, N, NNE
Location:Atlantic
Casualties:35
Updated: 8/30/2011 9:00:15 AM


Rainfall Totals reported by the NOAA NHC
Selected Storm Total Rainfall In Inches Through Monday Aug 29th 5:00 AM EDT
Connecticut
Burlington 8.70
East Hartford8.18
Monroe 7.40
Danbury6.72
Oxford 6.69
West Haven6.00
Greenwich6.00
Delaware
Ellendale 10.43
Adamsville 10.00
Milford9.26
Dover 8.79
Harrington 8.75
Gumboro8.62
Townsend8.34
Wilmington 6.48
Massachusetts
Savoy 9.10
Shelburne Falls 8.50
Tolland7.90
Heath 7.70
Goshen 7.50
Westhampton 7.15
Milford6.00
Maryland
Plum Point 12.96
Easton11.34
Hickman10.50
California 9.76
Ridge 8.96
Patuxent River 8.15
Federalsburg 8.00
Maine
Phillips6.11
Andover5.96
North Carolina
Bunyan15.66
New Bern14.79
Williamston14.27
Washington 13.11
Greenville 12.32
Jacksonville11.70
Croatan Forest 11.13
Havelock10.70
Holly Shelter 8.26
Southport 7.84
Wilmington 7.60
Elizabeth City 7.50
New Hampshire
Sandwich6.09
Washington 6.00
North Weare 5.37
New Jersey
Stockton10.32
Wayne 10.20
Orange 9.96
Petersburg 9.52
Newark 8.92
Somerdale 8.60
Estell Manor 8.57
Heislerville 8.50
Windsor 8.40
Teterboro 8.22
Somerville 7.29
Woodstown 6.98
Plainsboro 6.73
New York
Tuxedo Park11.48
Harriman10.45
Summit 8.88
Livingston 8.26
Hudson 7.05
Nyc Central Park 6.87
Northport 6.78
Gravesend 6.78
Pennsylvania
Lafayette8.82
Forks TWP8.53
Exton7.83
West Chester7.46
Springtown 7.26
Aston Twp6.79
King of Prussia 6.71
Morgantown 6.21
Philadelphia5.70
Rhode Island
Warren 5.37
Virginia
Suffolk11.04
Newland10.50
Wakefield 9.25
Norfolk 8.73
Williamsburg 8.21
Portsmouth 7.82
Gwynns Island 7.27
Sandston 6.38
Newport News 6.23
Vermont
Walden 7.60
Randolph Center 7.15
Ludlow 6.61
Woodford6.58
Warren 5.75
Chelsea5.25


Outlook
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
Updated: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 05:18:42 GMT
"SANDY" RAINFALL TOTALS
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SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT 10/31/2012

                  
...DELAWARE...
GEORGETOWN                          10.20
DOVER 6.4 WNW                        9.62
MILFORD                              9.55
INDIAN RIVER ACRES                   9.49
REHOBOTH BEACH                       9.37       
CLAYTON 6.6 W                        8.62
DOVER AFB                            8.60
SEAFORD 2.3 SSE                      8.45
DELANEY CORNER                       8.33
MILTON                               8.30            
SMYRNA 2.7 SSE                       8.30                         
                
FELTON 3.6 NE                        8.20
GEORGETOWN 5.8 W                     7.94
VIOLA                                7.84                   

...MAINE...
KINGBURY 2 SSE                       4.60
GREENVILLE 2 E                       4.24
PEMBROKE 5.4 SSE                     3.30
NORWAY 11.5 WNW                      3.26
OLD TOWN 1 SE                        3.24
WHITING 3 NNE                        3.00
NEW SHARON 2.0 NW                    2.95
ACTON 2.7 NW                         2.69
LUBEC 4.1 W                          2.65
BELMONT 2.7 SSE                      2.62
BLANCHARD                            2.58
SHIRLEY                              2.52
                                                 
...MARYLAND...
EASTON 0.7 NNW                      12.55
CAVETOWN 3 ESE                      11.15                     
GREENSBORO 1.4 ENE                  10.70
RIDGELY 0.2 ESE                     10.68
RIDGE 1.0 N                         10.36
QUEENSTOWN 2.6 S                    10.29                     
TRAPPE 3.5 NE                        9.78
CHURCHTON 1 ENE                      9.50                    
BISHOPVILLE 3.1 E                    9.48
ST. MICHAELS 0.7 SE                  9.38                    
DENTON 5.8 WSW                       9.28                     
PRINCESS ANNE 4.4 WSW                9.08                     
PASADENA 2.6 ESE                     8.70
OCEAN CITY MUNI ARPT                 7.22
BALTIMORE SCIENCE CENTER             7.18
ANNAPOLIS - US NAVAL ACADEMY         7.09                       
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL ARPT       6.67                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
LEOMINSTER 1.5 S                     4.40
FOXBOROUGH 0.4 S                     3.91
FITCHBURG                            3.86
NORTH ASHBURNHAM                     3.70
NATICK 1.7 NNE                       3.56
ACTON 1.3 SW                         3.49
NORWOOD 1.3 NW                       3.47
EAST MILTON                          3.39
ANDOVER 1.5 W                        3.34
PEPPERELL                            3.30
ASHBURNHAM                           3.20
AYER                                 3.11                     
BEDFORD/HANSCOM FIELD                2.84                     
NORTON 1.8 NNE                       2.80                     
MILLIS 0.6 SSE                       2.65
NORWOOD MEMORIAL ARPT                2.63
NORTHBOROUGH 0.6 SSE                 2.60                     
                                
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
RANDOLPH 1.4 NE                      6.05
CENTER SANDWICH 4.9 E                5.19
MT WASHINGTON                        4.87
GORHAM 3.1 S                         4.85
JAFFREY MUNI ARPT                    4.82
NEW IPSWICH 0.8 S                    4.72
UNITY 3.2 ENE                        4.14
GREENVILLE 1.1 ENE                   4.06
NEWBURY 1.6 NW                       4.00
NASHUA/BOIRE FIELD                   3.54
HILLSBOROUGH 2.1 NNW                 3.51
BROOKFIELD 0.9 WSW                   3.50
HOLLIS 2.9 ENE                       3.50

...NEW JERSEY...
WILDWOOD CREST 0.6 NNE              11.91
MIDDLE TWP 4.4 SW                   11.41
GREEN CREEK                         11.40
NORTH WILDWOOD                      10.24
SEAVILLE                            10.06
RIO GRANDE                           9.51
WEST CAPE MAY                        9.37                     
LOWER TWP 2.2 NE                     8.41
ERMA                                 8.20
ATLANTIC CITY                        8.15
CAPE MAY                             8.10       
WOODBINE 0.8 NNW                     7.87                     
UPPER TWP 3.2 SE                     7.82                     
HAMILTON TWP 2.1 SE                  7.57
NEWPORT                              7.30                         
                 
VINELAND 2.6 WSW                     7.07
ESTELL MANOR                         7.06
CEDARVILLE                           7.00
                 
...NEW YORK...
WHITESVILLE                          4.83
HAMBURG 1 S                          4.59
PERRYSBURG                           4.41
DUNKIRK 1 SW                         4.09
LOCKPORT 0.8 NE                      3.87
BATAVIA GENESSEE                     3.80
SHERMAN 0.4 ENE                      3.50
NIAGARA FALLS INTL ARPT              3.32                   
LANCASTER 4.1 ENE                    3.26                     
ALCOTT CENTER                        3.25
WEST ALMOND 3.6 SW                   3.14
DANSVILLE 1.0 ENE                    3.06
ELMA CENTER 0.7 SE                   3.06

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SALVO 0.9 NNE                        8.09                     
AVON 0.7 NE                          8.00                     
COROLLA 3.2 SSE                      7.66                     
DUCK 0.3 SE                          7.22                     
KILL DEVIL HILLS 2.5 NNW             6.47
HATTERAS/BILLY MITCHELL AP           6.26
KITTY HAWK 4.0 NNW                   5.89                     
TRENT WOODS 1.3 SSE                  4.11                     
JAMESVILLE 6.1 SW                    3.84                     
JACKSONVILLE 2.0 E                   3.75                     
HOLLY RIDGE 4.8 ENE                  3.63                     
ELIZABETH CITY 10.5 NNW              3.56                     
MERRY HILL 3.8 E                     3.51
                                       
...OHIO...
KIRTLAND 0.9 SW                      7.04
NORTH RIDGEVILLE 2.8 SSW             6.79
PAINESVILLE 3.8 SSW                  6.51
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS 1.5 NW             6.33
ELYRIA 0.4 SE                        5.80
CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT            5.63
BRUNSWICK 0.5 NE                     5.57
WAKEMAN 4.6 NNE                      5.50
SOUTH RUSSELL 2.0 W                  5.42
              
...PENNSYLVANIA...
HANOVER 5.4 S                        8.15                     
SCHELLSBURG 2.6 WNW                  7.94
FLEETWOOD 2.0 ESE                    7.26                     
GLEN ROCK 2.2 ESE                    6.82
NEW SALEM 0.3 WSW                    6.47
LANDENBERG 1.8 ENE                   6.38                     
MALVERN 0.5 NNE                      6.32
LITTLESTOWN 0.8 NNW                  6.05
WEST CHESTER 1.8 SE                  5.96                      
EXTON                                5.59
                                         
...RHODE ISLAND...
WOONSOCKET 1.3 ESE                   2.98
MANVILLE 0.2 NE                      2.83
LITTLE COMPTON 1.7 NW                2.40
PAWTUCKET/NORTH CENTRAL ST ARPT      2.72

...VIRGINIA...
REEDVILLE                            9.90
VIRGINIA BEACH                       9.58
OCEANA NAS/SOUCEK                    9.57
CASHVILLE .01 S                      9.38                     
WHITE STONE 8.0 SSW                  8.96                     
GREENBACKVILLE 0.4 WNW               8.64                     
PORT HAYWOOD 1.0 SE                  8.59                     
ONLEY 0.6 SE                         8.47
WALLOPS ISLAND                       8.48                     
ONANCOCK 3.9 SW                      8.39                     
VIRGINIA BEACH 1.7 NE                7.99
PURCELLVILLE                         7.89
MAYSVILLE 5 S                        7.75                       
YORKTOWN 0.8 SE                      7.73                     
NEWPORT NEWS 5.8 NE                  7.63

...WASHINGTON DC...
WASHINGTON 5.1 NW                    5.83
WASHINGTON/NATIONAL                  4.84
                                          
...WEST VIRGINIA...
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION                  4.46                     
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW                4.36                     
SLANESVILLE 2.1 SE                   3.99
MORGANTOWN/HART FIELD                3.97                     
MCMECHEN 6.0 E                       3.56                     
CHARLES TOWN 2.5 NE                  3.15                     
BUNKER HILL 0.8 WNW                  3.06                     
SPRINGFIELD 2.3 ESE                  3.04
HUNTINGTON/TRI-STATE ARPT            2.94                       
BOOTHSVILLE 1.4 SE                   2.83                     
                                          

"SANDY" SNOWFALL TOTALS
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SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 11 AM EDT Oct 31st 2012

..KENTUCKY...
WHITESBURG 4 SE                      18.0
PAYNE GAP                            14.0
LYNCH 3 S                            12.0
ELKO 1NW                              9.0
BENHAM 3 S                            6.0
VIPER                                 6.0

...MARYLAND...
REDHOUSE                             29.0
DEEP CREEK LAKE                      26.0
FINZEL                               24.0
OAKLAND                              24.0
CHAMPOIN 4 SE                        13.0
GRANTSVILLE                          12.0
FROSTBURG                             6.0

...NORTH CAROLINA...
COVE CREEK 10 NW                     24.0
FAUST                                24.0
NEWFOUND GAP                         22.0
CLIFTON                              14.0
ELK PARK                             14.0
BULADEAN                             12.0
BAKERSVILLE 5 N                      11.0
BOONE                                11.0
BEECH MOUNTAIN 1 SE                  10.0
FLAT SPRINGS                          9.8
ASHLAND                               9.0
LANSING                               8.0
FLAT SPRINGS 1 E                      7.0

...OHIO...
BELLEFONTAINE                         4.5
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE                3.0 
MANSFIELD                             2.5

...PENNSYLVANIA...
CHAMPION 4 SE                        13.0
LAUREL SUMMIT                        10.0
MOUNT DAVIS                           9.0
FARMINGTON                            8.8
STAHLSTOWN                            6.0
CHALKHILL 2 ENE                       5.1

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 5 SE                      34.0
ROAN MOUNTAIN                        19.0
NEWFOUND GAP                         18.0
MOUNT LECONTE                        17.0

...VIRGINIA...
NORTON 2 S                           24.0
TAZEWELL 2 N                         15.0
WISE 6 E                             14.0
LEBANON                              12.0
BURKES GARDEN                         8.4
HONAKER                               8.0
MOUTH OF WILSON                       8.0
RICHLANDS                             8.0
MARION 2.4 ENE                        6.0

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CLAYTON 2 NNW                        33.0
QUINWOOD                             29.0
DAVIS                                28.0
FLAT TOP                             28.0
HUTTONSVILLE 5 WSW                   28.0
CRAIGSVILLE                          26.0
ALEXANDER                            24.0
ALPINE LAKE                          24.0
KITZMILLER                           24.0
MINGO 2 SSE                          24.0
NETTIE                               24.0
TERRA ALTA                           24.0
BAYARD                               22.3
BEVERLY                              21.0
FRENCH CREEK                         18.5
RUNA 0.1 W                           18.1
BEAVER                               18.0
MACARTHUR 1 E                        18.0
SNOWSHOE 1 S                         18.0
WEBSTER SPRINGS                      17.0
HAZELTON                             16.0
BUCKHANNON                           15.0
FAYETTEVILLE 11 E                    15.0
PRINCETON                            15.0
ELKINS                               14.0


SANDY WIND GUSTS
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SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR FROM EARLIER IN THE
EVENT

...CONNECTICUT...
MADISON                                85
BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT                     76
GROTON                                 76
GREENWICH                              70

...INDIANA...
TOWN OF PINES 2 NNE                    69

...MAINE...
BATH                                   76
PORTLAND JETPORT                       63
KENNEBUNK 2 NE                         62

...MARYLAND...
LAYTONSVILLE 1 ESE                     76
OCEAN CITY                             74
COLESVILLE 1 SSE                       70
CROCHERON 2 SSE                        70
ANNAPOLIS                              69
ARBUTUS                                68
SAINT INIGOES 2 W                      64
FREDRICK 1 NE                          62

...MASSACHUSETTS...
CUTTYHUNK                              83
WELLFLEET                              81
BARNSTABLE                             79
WRENTHAM                               77

...MICHIGAN...
FORT GRATIOT                           74
TOLEDO HARBOR                          66
PORT SANILAC                           65
SOUTH BASS ISLAND                      63
SOUTH HAVEN 1 W                        60                  

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
GOSHEN                                 70
LONDONDERRY                            62
PORTSMOUTH INTL AIRP                   60

...NEW JERSEY...
TOMPKINSVILLE 2 N                      90
SURF CITY                              89
TUCKERTON                              88
MONTCLAIR 1 N                          88
NEWPORT                                87
SANDY HOOK NOS BUOY                    87
DENNISVILLE                            81
CLIFTON                                80
NEWARK                                 78 
ATLANTIC CITY                          77
BAYONNE 1 ENE                          77

...NEW YORK...
ISLIP                                  90
PLUM ISLAND 4 ENE                      85
SYOSSET                                82
POINT LOOKOUT 1 E                      80
JFK                                    79

..OHIO...
BURKE LAKEFRONT ARPT                   67
CLEVELAND HOPKINS ARPT                 63
SOUTH BASS ISLAND                      62

...PENNSYLVANIA...
ALLENTOWN                              81
BENSALEM                               76
BUSHKILL CENTER                        70
PHILADELPHIA INTL ARPT                 68
MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT                   66
MOUNT AETNA                            64
WIND GAP                               62

...RHODE ISLAND...
WESTERLY                               86
WARREN                                 73

...VERMONT...
STOWE 8 NW                             72
LYNDON CENTER                          61
UNDERHILL                              60

...VIRGINIA...
CHESTER GAP 3 NNE                      79
WINTERGREEN 4 NW                       72
WALLOPS ISLAND                         68
MELFA/ACCOMACK ARPT                    62
HACKSHECK 1 NW                         60

...WEST VIRGINIA...
RANSON 1 NNW                           65
KEYSER 2 SSW                           64
MARTINSBURG ARPT                       60


NEXT ADVISORY
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS SYSTEM.  PLEASE
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
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