Irene
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Although hurricanes often call to mind raging winds and toppling trees, some of the worst destruction caused by these storms comes in the form of rain. Hurricane Irene, which roared up the U.S. East Coast in late August 2011, was no exception. Flooding was reported from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to New England.
Rainfall from Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene is a large and dangerous storm. In this image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on August 25, bands of thunderstorms spiral tightly around a dense center, forming the circular shape of a well-developed hurricane. At the time the image was taken, 11:50 a.m.Hurricane Irene wound up by most estimates as one of the top ten most destructive and deadly hurricanes to hit the United States since 1980. While ultimately not as powerful as many had predicted, the storm still killed at least 27 people along its path from the Caribbean to the eastern seaboard. Transportation was shut down all along the east coast, stranding residents and tourists in shelters, airports, and train stations. More than 5.8 million customers lost electricity, thousands of flights were cancelled, flooding washed out roads and destroyed homes, and evacuation orders were issued for hundreds of thousands. Gathered here are pictures from the Hurricane's path. -- Lane Turner ( 44 photos total ) Billy Stinson comforts his daughter Erin Stinson as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood on August 28, 2011 in Nags Head, N.C.
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane IRENE
[an error occurred while processing this directive] Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Forecast Cone for Storm Center Click image to zoom in – Download GIS data Other images: 5-Day track on – 3-Day track on – 3-Day track off – Interactive New!Hurricane Season 2011: Hurricane Irene (Atlantic Ocean) Landsat 5 Satellite Sees Irene-Generated Sediment in New York Harbor In the wake of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains, sediment filled many rivers and bays along the U.S. East Coast. In this true-color satellite image from the Landsat 5 satellite on Aug. 31, 2011, pale green and tan water flows past Manhattan and mixes with the darker waters of New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Lighter green and tan areas have more suspended silt and sand than dark blue waters.
Hurricane Season 2011: Hurricane Irene (Atlantic Ocean)
Of the dozen or so Hurricane Irene tracking maps I viewed, the most informative were these: If you see other notable maps, post a link in a comment or mention @Poynter in a tweet. Four suggestions so far: The Google Crisis Response map of Hurricane Irene enables users to layer information, including evacuation routes, radar, power outages.
Weather Channel, MSNBC, WCTI top list of most informative Hurricane Irene tracking maps
Hurricane Irene , a powerful Category 3 hurricane, is threatening the East Coast of the United States . It is due to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday, August 27 and travel up the coast through August 29. The latest info on Hurricane Irene is being live updated on NY Times blog The Lede .
Hurricane Irene Threatens East Coast of US, New York City Prepares
27 août 2011 Saisi ici le 26 août à 530 kilomètres au sud-ouest du cap Hatteras, en Caroline du Nord, le centre de l’Ouragan Irène remonte vers les principales villes de la côte est des Etats-Unis à la vitesse de 22 km/h. Ce premier ouragan atlantique de la saison 2011 devrait aussi être le premier à toucher terre depuis 2008. L’arrivée sur la Caroline du Nord est prévue pour ce samedi matin, tandis que la mégalopole new yorkaise devrait être atteinte dans la foulée dimanche. Avec des rafales atteignant les 177 km/h et de forts vents sur une zone de plus de 460 km de diamètre, Irène pourrait causer d’importants dégâts sur sa trajectoire, où résident plus de 50 millions de personnes.
Irène s’apprête à toucher terre
L'ouragan Irène aborde la côte Est, New York en état d'alerte - ÉTATS-UNIS
AFP - L'ouragan Irène qui a commencé à frapper samedi la côte est américaine, a fait trois morts et entraîné l'évacuation d'1,5 million de personnes, alors que pluies torrentielles et vents violents provoquaient coupures d'électricité, annulations de vols et routes barrées. Deux personnes sont mortes en Caroline du nord et un enfant de onze ans a été tué par la chute d'un arbre sur son immeuble en Virginie, selon les services de secours. Dans le New Jersey (côte nord-est des Etats-Unis), plus d'un million de personnes ont été évacuées des zones côtières, a indiqué le gouverneur de l'Etat Chris Christie dans une conférence de presse. La petite ville de Cap May, directement située sur la trajectoire d'Irène, a été désertée, avec 98% de sa population évacuée, a-t-il dit. L'ouragan doit atteindre le New Jersey et New York dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche.
Having weakened slightly overnight, but still a powerful Category 2 hurricane, Irene is still tracking northward along the U.S. eastern coastline with 110 mph sustained winds. Irene is not expected to strengthen significantly, as dry air and light to moderate vertical shear will prevent intensification. However, very warm ocean temperatures in the vicinity of coastal North Carolina always provide the possibility for the storm to increase slightly in strength before landfall in the vicinity of the Outer Banks.
Environmental Visualization Laboratory - Category 2 Hurricane Irene Approaches the Outer Banks
The most recent image (August 27, 2011 at 1615z) of Hurricane Irene from the NOAA GOES-13 satellite is shown in its native format: grayscale and unprojected. The GOES satellites have been in operation since 1975, and the GOES-13 through 15 are the last of the current GOES series. The next generation GOES-R , scheduled to launch in 2015, will bring much enhanced capabilities to hurricane forecasters. Imagery will be higher resolution, more frequent, and contain more information that today’s current GOES. The increase in spectral information (like channels on a radio) will also allow for pseudo-true color imagery, as is typically shown in the enhanced images on this site.