Hurricane Irene

[Melissa&Ryan 1]

I looked around and couldnt fine a thread about Hurricane Irene. I was wondering if anyone has someone in the path Irene might be taking on the east coast? I just got a txt earlier today from my fiance that the Hurricane might be shifting and heading for the East Coast. He's in Myrtle Beach 3 blocks from the ocean.... There is a chance that Irene will just graze them and that they'll just get the rain and wind. But he will be getting some stuff ready tonight in case he has to make a quick get away. Good thing his parents have a 2nd house in land that he can go too.

Oh and i told him if he had to make a quick get away... TOO MAKE SURE TO BRING THE FORM COPIES AND ORIGINALS WITH HIM!!!! haha... i dont want them getting lost or ruined. He laughed and said he had already thought about it hehe!

I really hope no one has loved ones in the path that Irene will be taking. But if they do, i will pray that they are all safe and have a place to go to wait it out!

Thank you to anyone reading this and anyone that responds!

Happy Journey!

[Carlos&Alyssa 4]

My man works on a cruise ship that goes from Ny to the Bahamas, they are on their way back to NY now! He is basically floating right alongside the storm

Thinking nice thoughts for you, Hope everything is ok!

[Melissa&Ryan 1]

Wow he pretty much has a front row view of the whole thing eh? Irene must be right behind them. I was watching the news earlier and they were saying that it might go up the east coast and hit New York and a bit of Canada. But by the time it gets all the way up here, it'll died down alot. As soon as it's going to hit land, it's going to start dying down.

My fiance was saying, that everyone on the east coast are praying that it wont be another Hugo. Lets hope not!!!

Edited August 26, 2011 by Melissa&Ryan

[bigdog 376]

I looked around and couldnt fine a thread about Hurricane Irene. I was wondering if anyone has someone in the path Irene might be taking on the east coast? I just got a txt earlier today from my fiance that the Hurricane might be shifting and heading for the East Coast. He's in Myrtle Beach 3 blocks from the ocean.... There is a chance that Irene will just graze them and that they'll just get the rain and wind. But he will be getting some stuff ready tonight in case he has to make a quick get away. Good thing his parents have a 2nd house in land that he can go too.

Oh and i told him if he had to make a quick get away... TOO MAKE SURE TO BRING THE FORM COPIES AND ORIGINALS WITH HIM!!!! haha... i dont want them getting lost or ruined. He laughed and said he had already thought about it hehe!

I really hope no one has loved ones in the path that Irene will be taking. But if they do, i will pray that they are all safe and have a place to go to wait it out!

Thank you to anyone reading this and anyone that responds!

Happy Journey!

Thanks for the positive thoughts, keep on top of him about the papers, you know how us guys are. Or so my wife says.

Edited August 26, 2011 by bigdog

[Ivy. 113]

We are flying (are supposed to fly?) to West Palm Beach, FL on Sunday morning for a one week vacation.

I hope everyone stays safe and dry.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Ivy411

[warlord 72]

I know a lot of people in Jersey, Delanowhere, Philthydelphia, Virginia etc. It'll be a rain storm, but worst is all the flights that will be cancelled that will screw everyone up. I can't see much of anything bad happening with is since it's probably going to weaken as it passes by the Outer Banks as they are predicting. Meaning it'll probably just hit Long Island and cause some localized flooding or something.

Usually when everyone gets in to a massive panic like the news is going on and on about (that and the earthquake), nothing happens. I wouldn't be surprised if suddenly it veered off east into the Atlantic without making landfall. Though they don't think it will, it still wouldn't surprise me.

I think the most damage will just be the coast lines, so anyone living inland will be pretty much ok, unless there's a wide spread tornado threat. I think it would be fun to be there right now actually...

Edited August 26, 2011 by warlord

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Depending on where you are (closer to the coast or further) folks here in Virginia are battoning down the hatches.

I'm in Northern VA ,west of DC, so we're expecting rain and wind, we're not low enough to experience any flooding. I am planning indoor activities tomorrow - maybe watch a few movies

[Sprailenes 47]

NJ is in path. My in-laws went to board up their beach house last night. They actually closed casinos in Atlantic City and evacuated. I am about 60 miles inland so I'll get a lot of rain and wind, and I expect power outages and flooding.

People are panicking but it hasn't really sunk for me. I see people panic over 2 feet of snow and I all: "huh?"

[SapphireDreams 71]

I'm still not really sure what to expect. We live on the 9th floor of a building, pretty close to the ocean, but not that close. I'm more worried about a power outage and not having water (the downside of nyc apartment living).

Luckily my in laws are only like a 3 minute drive away so we'll just go there if it gets bad.

[Sprailenes 47]

My husband actually bought bottles of water yesterday. I have to drive to Syracuse and back tomorrow. I'll be back just in time because the heavy rainfall is supposed to start by 7:00.

NJ is always flooding so I expect this will be worse than normal.

When I heard the Casinos were shutting down I was kind of like: "Oh okay... this may be serious"

Earthquake and a hurricane all within a week. Crazy.

[Melissa&Ryan 1]

I agree that some people will panic more then they have too. Its something you cant be sure of, and some people cant handle that. (look at Y2K and 2012) so hopefully you guys are right and that it's all just going to blow over.

I know that my fiance's stepdad was disapointed that i was going to miss my first hurricain lol... but im sure ill get to experience another one some day. I absolutly LOVE a good thunderstorm and i would of loved to be there to see this one. But im sure one day i'll see something. (as long as its a category 1 or 2, maybe 3) lol

[Sprailenes 47]

They keep saying it'll be historic. I think Katrina was historic and awful. I don't see this being that bad. Maybe I am wrong. Who knows. I came in to work this morning to them preparing for it.

I know the flooding will be really bad. But I have a kayak.

[warlord 72]

They keep saying it'll be historic. I think Katrina was historic and awful. I don't see this being that bad. Maybe I am wrong. Who knows. I came in to work this morning to them preparing for it.

Historic for New England, in Florida this storm would amount to no evacs and a mass exodus from the inland to the coast to surf the waves

Same thing with the earthquake, 5.8 on the west coast would amount to no news coverage and no one even mentioning it let alone probably even feeling it...

[Flames9_RN 358]

1 has to prepare for it, always expect the worst and hope for the best!! Glad we left DC, missed the earthquake and storm,lol

[canada_socks 97]

My fiance is a little worried but I think he will be ok. He is in Annapolis MD so I think he is just gonna get some high winds and rain. I checked out the google maps crisis map thingy (if you look at google maps there is a link, at least when I searched for Annapolis). Annapolis was right at the far edge. Mind you, I have never been in a hurricane before so who knows?

People are panicking but it hasn't really sunk for me. I see people panic over 2 feet of snow and I all: "huh?"

I am looking forward to my first winter in Annapolis! I mean, I was there during "Snowmaggedon" last January and survived. (The next day I saw maybe 6-8 inches of snow on the ground and thought, really? You call this a snowstorm?)

Edited August 26, 2011 by sherrybaby