BREAKING ! Post Effects Of Irene Official Thread

Well, here's a weird one.\\

I was watching live earth cams of New York City, 2 locations near Times Square. It was raining, not a heavy rain, and people were walking around with umbrellas. You know it can't be too heavy a rain if you can walk with an umbrella. I watched these cams until after midnight. No big deal. \\

I figured the storm hadn't come into the area yet because lots of news outlets were saying it wasn't going to arrive until Sunday morning and then continue on until late in the day on Sunday.

This morning I checked the same cameras. The streets were almost completely dry. There were loads of people out walking around. No puddles near the curbs. There was one camera pointed at a small park. The trees weren't even blowing. No rain. A few small puddles. No wind. This was labeled as being around 9:30 am.\

Originally they were saying that the storm was supposed to last in NYC for something like 13 hours.

It honestly didn't look like there was ANY sort of storm there at all.

I meant to say it can't be too windy, not heavy rain, if you can walk around with an umbrella.

Lots of people with umbrellas, no indication of wind. This was last night at midnight.\\

This morning, barely any puddles. What is the stroy??

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ok I found pictures of RI mostly trees down everywhere. Some surf. At least I feel I know what is happening around the state a little. Thought I'd share.

Okay, maybe if you don't live there you have no idea that nothing even happened. But, what are the millions of people who live there thinking? They told us there was a hurricane coming and it was barely a heavy shower???



I don't understand.

Ok I don't know why that happened. I can say that in RI some people I know in Prov. have electricity but some down the road have none. My daughter lives 15 minutes from me she has trees down no electricity and some flooding I have none of that here. I have little rain today but high wind gusts she had buckets. I don't know why. That is one reason why I've been trying to find out what is happening around the state. Well that and I have 10 staff wanting to know if we have work tomorrow. I live 25 minutes from Prov. I don't even know what to tell them. Trying to reach the CEO is a nightmare. This was a strange storm and that is all I do know. I think I've said that 6 times in this thread alone.

Let us know if you find more info. At least I'd like to know.

Well, here's a weird one.\\

Late yesterday night, I was watching live earth cams of New York City, 2 locations near Times Square. It was raining, not a heavy rain, and people were walking around with umbrellas. You know it can't be too windy if you can walk with an umbrella. I watched these cams until after midnight. No big deal. \\

I figured the storm hadn't come into the area yet because lots of news outlets were saying it wasn't going to arrive until Sunday morning and then continue on until late in the day on Sunday.

This morning I checked the same cameras. The streets were almost completely dry. There were loads of people out walking around. No puddles near the curbs. There was one camera pointed at a small park. The trees weren't even blowing. No rain. A few small puddles. No wind. This was labeled as being around 9:30 am.\

Originally they were saying that the storm was supposed to last in NYC for something like 13 hours.

It honestly didn't look like there was ANY sort of storm there at all.

It was more then a shower here. RI 3/4 of the state have no electricity. Trees everywhere look at the link I posted above. It was more then a shower. However, it could be that there were many pockets of heavy rain and wind hurricanes do that. Just like tornadoes do they travel down a road and take out one side.

You could conclude that the earth cams weren't showing real time events. Maybe they were running old footage and claiming that it was real time.\

It's either that or there was no serious storm in Manhattan.

Im on an island 12 miles off the coast of maine..
My house is 10 ft from water and this shit is crazy!!! Water is already higher than ive ever seen it, waves are spraying onto my deck
And still 2 hours to high tide!
Just reporting cause this is awsome! Wish all you doom freaks were here with me!
Id stay and do an ask me a question post but i want to be outside right now ... Maybe ill post some pics later.

Yes please do but stay safe out there. Waves can take you out!

Just found this article regarding all the hype of the hurricane and how it was blown way out of proportion. pretty good read and spot on, check it out; [link to blogs.telegraph.co.uk]

"There was almost palpable disappointment among the TV big guns rolled out for the occasion when Irene was downgraded to a mere ‘tropical storm”. In New York city, CNN’s silver-haired Anderson Cooper, more usually seen in a tight t-shirt in a famine or war zone, was clad in what one wag dubbed “disaster casual”.
He looked crestfallen and fell briefly silent when a weatherwoman told him that the rain was not going to get any worse. “Wow, because this isn’t so bad,” he said. “It’s an annoying rain but it isn’t even a sideways rain.”

Last Edited by MudMan on 08/28/2011 08:53 PM

Watch out for sharks and gators in those flood waters, ha.

Power outage map for upstate NY [link to www1.nationalgridus.com]

You're clearly missing what is happening in Vermont and Upstate New York... The rain and flooding are destroying entire towns.


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on twitter, try #catskills

Last Edited by Monkeyfister on 08/28/2011 09:01 PM

It is sad to think that people didn't take the warning, although not needed this time. When the real deal does happen those same people and more will not heed warnings. That will be a sad day.

Irene has to be the record for the longest hurricane in history.

Late yesterday night, I was watching live earth cams of New York City, 2 locations near Times Square. It was raining, not a heavy rain, and people were walking around with umbrellas. You know it can't be too windy if you can walk with an umbrella. I watched these cams until after midnight. No big deal. \\

I figured the storm hadn't come into the area yet because lots of news outlets were saying it wasn't going to arrive until Sunday morning and then continue on until late in the day on Sunday.

This morning I checked the same cameras. The streets were almost completely dry. There were loads of people out walking around. No puddles near the curbs. There was one camera pointed at a small park. The trees weren't even blowing. No rain. A few small puddles. No wind. This was labeled as being around 9:30 am.\

Originally they were saying that the storm was supposed to last in NYC for something like 13 hours.

It honestly didn't look like there was ANY sort of storm there at all.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1525490

You could conclude that the earth cams weren't showing real time events. Maybe they were running old footage and claiming that it was real time.\

It's either that or there was no serious storm in Manhattan.

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Just received some incredible photos from Windham, NY. The fire chief says that downtown Windham has been "wiped out."

Hurricane forces widespread air, train cancellations - CNN.com

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Thanks so much for all the updates and information!

I'm 13 minutes North of Albany in Waterford NY...exactly where the Mohawk River and Hudson meet....record flooding here...both rivers crest then high tide in the morning...NOT GOOD...we got rocked here!

So, East Richford (I live in Richford) some people were evacuated due to flooding - been hearing reports of flooding everywhere =( This may not have been "total doom" to some of you, but this is NOT good.

tell that to all the people here where I am dealing with flooding jerk

The Energizer Bunny thanks you Irene.
Home Depot thanks you Irene.
All major phone networks thank you Irene,
for knocking out enough power lines to insure a texting frenzy. Kept those fingertips humming.
Generator dealers love Hurricanes. They thank you as well, Irene. They sold many generators.
Grocery stores up and down the East Coast, (except for the Fresh & Green near me,) thank you Irene.
The bears from the toilet paper commercials also thank you, Irene, even though they're not real.
Hell, everyone in the retail world that sells a lot of crap during hurricanes thanks you, Irene, you overrated bag of wind.

And the media thanks you, Irene; you great big distraction you.

Right on, VT! Across the lake from you.

Fuck all theese assholes saying, 20 mph winds, BFD.
Buildings are washing down rivers whre I live.

Watched 3 tranformer-like explosions way off in the distance. I say transformers because turquoise lightning isn't something I've ever seen, and transformers is the best explanation I can think of.

Can't wait until tomorrow when the water comes down from the mountains, when flooding will be 3xs worse.

And for all you naysayers, you are right, things are going swimingly in upstae NY...and I'm glad you're not my neighbor.

Stockade in Schenectedy, NY has been evacuated.
FB and MS posts confirm.

Marshfield Dam Threatened By Rising Floodwaters

[link to www.vpr.net]

Sunday, 08/28/11 8:42pm
Green Mountain Power said its dam at the Marshfield Reservoir was threatened by rising floodwaters. The company said it might have to release water, which could worsen flooding downstream along the Winooski River.

Dear National Guard-- It'd be nice if you DID SOMETHING to help these poor people:

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1. Lots of trees down, roads washed out, no electricity, no tw cable in West Shokan. Rt 28a road washed out in West Shokan by Schneider's bar, impassable. Watson Hollow Rd bridge out south of Moonhaw. Boiceville bridge compromised. Boiceville flooded out. RT 28 was closed due to flooding on Boiceville.


2. There are family members stuck at Country Roads Campground at 144 Peaceful Road Gilboa, New York and they have had no electric since 9 this morning and they tried to get out but couldn't the roads were gone want to make sure some one knows this my communication with them is by my sis'

3. Maplecrest, NY (next to Windham) has no access, bridges are gone.
Neighbor nearby had his garage float down the Batavia Creek with an 19 foot boat on a trailor swallowed up by the water.

People panicked, some water up to second floors - family with two children yelling for help, but no one can get to them -- They need to get national guard in there ASAP.

Roads are impassable. Bridges washed out.