New Release -- July 28th, 2011

[driverdave]

Update on Hurricane Irene as at 30 mins ago
5:00 AM EDT Thu Aug 25
Location: 24.6°N 76.2°W
Max sustained: 115 mph
Moving: NW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 950 mb


which is 285 miles southeast of miami and if Irene maintains her heading and speed of advance will make landfall in 23 hrs or so

[kahra01]

Originally Posted by driverdave

Update on Hurricane Irene as at 30 mins ago
5:00 AM EDT Thu Aug 25
Location: 24.6°N 76.2°W
Max sustained: 115 mph
Moving: NW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 950 mb


which is 285 miles southeast of miami and if Irene maintains her heading and speed of advance will make landfall in 23 hrs or so

I seriously hope it down grades well before it hits landfall

[driverdave]

Originally Posted by kahra01

I seriously hope it down grades well before it hits landfall

its trending north in the last hour and a half ..looks like it hit bahamas and bounced

[kahra01]

Originally Posted by driverdave

its trending north in the last hour and a half ..looks like it hit bahamas and bounced

I couldnt imagine living with the prospect of these sorts of hurricanes just gotta hope there's no casualties and damage is minimal!

[driverdave]

Originally Posted by kahra01

I couldnt imagine living with the prospect of these sorts of hurricanes just gotta hope there's no casualties and damage is minimal!

yeah living down south means u get cold and windy but no cyclones/hurricanes

[kahra01]

Originally Posted by driverdave

yeah living down south means u get cold and windy but no cyclones/hurricanes

LOL Im from Sydney and whilst we could get huge heavy down pours that stopped us on road coz we couldnt see.. it soon passed and on our way we went.. slight earthquake hit us when Newcastle got hit, we were on the fault line so that was bad enough, but at least it was minor stuff.. couldnt imagine twisters and the horrific floods that hit qld. We are lucky here I must admit

[cbeckner80]

Originally Posted by kahra01

LOL Im from Sydney and whilst we could get huge heavy down pours that stopped us on road coz we couldnt see.. it soon passed and on our way we went.. slight earthquake hit us when Newcastle got hit, we were on the fault line so that was bad enough, but at least it was minor stuff.. couldnt imagine twisters and the horrific floods that hit qld. We are lucky here I must admit

I live in Georgia and my daughter lives in Tuscaloosa, Al. Tornadoes (twisters) scare the h out of me. She's a third grade teacher and her school was destroyed in the April 27th tornado. I was a wreck watching it stream on the local Birmingham TV station. I'm not sure which is worse; a tornado or hurricane. At least they can predict where the hurricane is going days ahead of time, unlike a tornado. We've had close calls nearby but have been fortunate. The same storm line from April 27th came close and even dropped house insulation in my yard, but lifted before it got to us. Like I said they scare me a lot.

[driverdave]

Originally Posted by driverdave

Update on Hurricane Irene as at 30 mins ago
5:00 AM EDT Thu Aug 25
Location: 24.6°N 76.2°W
Max sustained: 115 mph
Moving: NW at 12 mph
Min pressure: 950 mb


which was 285 miles southeast of miami and if Irene maintains her heading and speed of advance will make landfall in 23 hrs or so

8:00 AM EDT Thu Aug 25
Location: 25.5°N 76.5°W
Max sustained: 115 mph
Moving: NW at 13 mph
Min pressure: 950 mb

which is now 260 miles almost due east of miami
if Irene continues to track nw it look like making landfall near daytona beach