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Title: Hurricane Irene: Tracks shifts west, potentially “extremely destructive” for East Coast
Source:
Washington Post
URL Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs ... gIQA10IkdJ_blog.html#pagebreak
Published: Aug 25, 2011
Author: Capital Weather Gang
Post Date: 2011-08-25 11:45:37 by go65
Keywords: None
Views: 3240
Comments: 6
Hurricane Irene, 645 miles south of Cape Hatteras, is less than two days away from initiating a devastating blow to a large section of the East Coast. While its intensity has held steady since last night, the risk to much of the eastern seabord has grown larger as computer models have nudged its track westward, closer to the coast, if not slightly inland. Not only are severe impacts likely for coastal regions from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to New England, but interior sections of the mid-Atlantic, including the Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia may also experience major effects from Irene National Hurricane Center track forecastNOAA’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center stated this morning: [blockquote][i][Irene] potentially could be extremely destructive with massive disruptions to society and commerce along its entire track with very high winds/storm surge/ocean overwash/beach erosion/sound and bay side coastal flooding and extreme tide potential. Widespread heavy rains in the 6-10 inch range will be common with greatly increased inland flood potential.[/i][/blockquote]
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