2 million w/out power already
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Good Night Irene!
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never lost power here, but 1/2 million homes did in Mass and many more in other states.
Here maybe 40 mph sustained and 60 or lower gusts. no big deal, but western mass is a mess with mudslides, sinkholes and raging rivers and record flooding.
Here maybe 40 mph sustained and 60 or lower gusts. no big deal, but western mass is a mess with mudslides, sinkholes and raging rivers and record flooding.
Revised numbers, 400000 in CT & RI, 876,000 MA (that's houses not people), massive river floods in VT from what I here, and now we seem to be getting stronger gusts these last few hours when the storm is crossing into Canada than we did when it was at our latitude! it's wild, ferocious gusts and the stars are out, in the upper 50's. Gonna go enjoy it, as it must be experienced! Does not compare to a massive hurricane but it has its own charm and intrigue for those who did not suffer from it. I totally feel for those who lost power, property and lives, that is completely different and not pleasant at all. For once I luck out so going to enjoy while saying a prayer for those who didn't. peace
edit: I went out and the night sky was spectacular, among the best I ever seen! I had to hold onto my hat but a small price to pay for such an impressive sight and 2 "shooting stars" within seconds of each other!
edit: I went out and the night sky was spectacular, among the best I ever seen! I had to hold onto my hat but a small price to pay for such an impressive sight and 2 "shooting stars" within seconds of each other!
Yeah, one dude in NC as I heard it went outside during the storm and got nailed by a branch broken off a big tree. I also heard several (although I didn't get an exact number) were surfers that were trying to catch that "awesome wave, dude!" Another individual I heard had a heart attack although the news agency reporting it (The Weather Channel) didn't specify how the hurricane caused him to have a heart attack. Some of the others I heard were drownings related to flood waters from the hurricane.
Hurricane Irene Deaths
Hurricane Irene Deaths
The Associated Press 08/28/11 09:15 PM ET AP
Hurricane Irene had led to the deaths of at least 21 people in eight states as of Sunday evening:
CONNECTICUT:
_ In Prospect, one person was killed in a fire that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said was apparently caused by wires knocked down by the storm.
FLORIDA:
_ In Volusia County, 55-year-old Frederick Fernandez died Saturday off New Smyrna Beach after he was tossed off his board by massive waves caused by Irene. The Orlando Sentinel reports the high school teacher had a large cut on his head, apparently from hitting the sea floor.
_ In Flagler County, 55-year-old tourist James Palmer of New Jersey died Saturday in rough surf. Family members say they lost sight of him after he waded into the surf in North Florida. He was pulled to shore and his wife attempted CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
MARYLAND:
_ In Queen Anne's County, Md., 85-year-old Anne Bell was killed when a tree knocked a chimney through the glass roof of the sunroom where she and her son were sitting. They'd gone out into the sunroom after the power went out in her Queenstown home. Bell was struck by debris, causing severe trauma.
NEW JERSEY
_ Celena Sylvestri, 20, of Quinton, called her boyfriend and then 911 early Sunday seeking help getting out of her flooded car in Pilesgrove, police said. Her body was found eight hours later in the vehicle, which was about 150 feet off the road, police said.
NEW YORK
_ A man in his 50s was electrocuted in Spring Valley when he tried to help a child who had gone into a flooded street with downed wires. The child was in very serious condition at Westchester Medical Center's burn unit, said a spokesman for the Rockland County Emergency Operations Center.
_ State police said they recovered the body of a woman who apparently drowned after she fell into Onesquethaw Creek in New Scotland, near Albany.
NORTH CAROLINA:
_ In Nash County, a man was killed after a tree limb fell on him outside his home Saturday morning as outer bands from the storm brought near hurricane-force gusts inland.
_ Goldsboro police say a 15-year-old girl died Saturday afternoon after the SUV carrying her and family members collided with another SUV at an intersection where Irene had knocked out power to traffic lights. She was one of four family members thrown from the vehicle; the family was returning to northern Virginia from Myrtle Beach, S.C.
_ Authorities in Pitt County say a man was found dead in his home after Irene's winds toppled a tree onto his house.
_ Another man in Pitt County drove through standing water, went off a road and died after striking a tree on Saturday.
_ A mother in Sampson County died Saturday morning when a tree fell on a car carrying her and two family members.
_ New Hanover County deputies on Sunday afternoon recovered the body of Melton Robinson, Jr., who had been missing since falling or jumping into the Cape Fear River as storms from Irene reached North Carolina on Friday night.
PENNSYLVANIA
_ Michael Scerarko, 44, was killed Sunday when a tree fell on him in his yard. Scerarko, of Stroudsburg, pushed his son out of the way, but could not get out of the way himself, police said.
_ A 58-year-old Harrisburg man was killed Sunday morning when a tree toppled onto his tent, state police said. The man was one of about 20 people at a party on private property in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, some of whom who decided to sleep outside.
_ A man in a camper was crushed by a tree in northeastern Pennsylvania's Luzerne County, state emergency management officials said. Police found his body shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday.
_ A motorist was killed when he lost control of his car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Carbon County, skidded over an embankment and hit a tree. State officials attributed the accident to the storm.
VIRGINIA:
_ Newport News authorities report that 11-year-old Zahir Robinson was killed when a large tree crashed through his apartment shortly after noon.
_ In Brunswick County, a tree fell across a car Saturday afternoon, killing 67-year-old James Blackwell of Brodnax. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
_ Chesterfield County police say a man died at a Hopewell hospital Saturday after a tree fell on a house that he was in.
_ A King William County man, 57-year-old William P. Washington, was killed when a tree fell on him as he was cutting another tree on Saturday night. Washington was trying to get home at the height of the storm when a fallen tree blocked his path on a road, about four miles from his home, and he and another motorist tried to clear the way.
Hurricane Irene Deaths
The Associated Press 08/28/11 09:15 PM ET AP
Hurricane Irene had led to the deaths of at least 21 people in eight states as of Sunday evening:
CONNECTICUT:
_ In Prospect, one person was killed in a fire that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said was apparently caused by wires knocked down by the storm.
FLORIDA:
_ In Volusia County, 55-year-old Frederick Fernandez died Saturday off New Smyrna Beach after he was tossed off his board by massive waves caused by Irene. The Orlando Sentinel reports the high school teacher had a large cut on his head, apparently from hitting the sea floor.
_ In Flagler County, 55-year-old tourist James Palmer of New Jersey died Saturday in rough surf. Family members say they lost sight of him after he waded into the surf in North Florida. He was pulled to shore and his wife attempted CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
MARYLAND:
_ In Queen Anne's County, Md., 85-year-old Anne Bell was killed when a tree knocked a chimney through the glass roof of the sunroom where she and her son were sitting. They'd gone out into the sunroom after the power went out in her Queenstown home. Bell was struck by debris, causing severe trauma.
NEW JERSEY
_ Celena Sylvestri, 20, of Quinton, called her boyfriend and then 911 early Sunday seeking help getting out of her flooded car in Pilesgrove, police said. Her body was found eight hours later in the vehicle, which was about 150 feet off the road, police said.
NEW YORK
_ A man in his 50s was electrocuted in Spring Valley when he tried to help a child who had gone into a flooded street with downed wires. The child was in very serious condition at Westchester Medical Center's burn unit, said a spokesman for the Rockland County Emergency Operations Center.
_ State police said they recovered the body of a woman who apparently drowned after she fell into Onesquethaw Creek in New Scotland, near Albany.
NORTH CAROLINA:
_ In Nash County, a man was killed after a tree limb fell on him outside his home Saturday morning as outer bands from the storm brought near hurricane-force gusts inland.
_ Goldsboro police say a 15-year-old girl died Saturday afternoon after the SUV carrying her and family members collided with another SUV at an intersection where Irene had knocked out power to traffic lights. She was one of four family members thrown from the vehicle; the family was returning to northern Virginia from Myrtle Beach, S.C.
_ Authorities in Pitt County say a man was found dead in his home after Irene's winds toppled a tree onto his house.
_ Another man in Pitt County drove through standing water, went off a road and died after striking a tree on Saturday.
_ A mother in Sampson County died Saturday morning when a tree fell on a car carrying her and two family members.
_ New Hanover County deputies on Sunday afternoon recovered the body of Melton Robinson, Jr., who had been missing since falling or jumping into the Cape Fear River as storms from Irene reached North Carolina on Friday night.
PENNSYLVANIA
_ Michael Scerarko, 44, was killed Sunday when a tree fell on him in his yard. Scerarko, of Stroudsburg, pushed his son out of the way, but could not get out of the way himself, police said.
_ A 58-year-old Harrisburg man was killed Sunday morning when a tree toppled onto his tent, state police said. The man was one of about 20 people at a party on private property in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, some of whom who decided to sleep outside.
_ A man in a camper was crushed by a tree in northeastern Pennsylvania's Luzerne County, state emergency management officials said. Police found his body shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday.
_ A motorist was killed when he lost control of his car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Carbon County, skidded over an embankment and hit a tree. State officials attributed the accident to the storm.
VIRGINIA:
_ Newport News authorities report that 11-year-old Zahir Robinson was killed when a large tree crashed through his apartment shortly after noon.
_ In Brunswick County, a tree fell across a car Saturday afternoon, killing 67-year-old James Blackwell of Brodnax. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
_ Chesterfield County police say a man died at a Hopewell hospital Saturday after a tree fell on a house that he was in.
_ A King William County man, 57-year-old William P. Washington, was killed when a tree fell on him as he was cutting another tree on Saturday night. Washington was trying to get home at the height of the storm when a fallen tree blocked his path on a road, about four miles from his home, and he and another motorist tried to clear the way.
I drove across the state on Thursday to pick up the last generator that HD had and I didn't even have to use it. Most prepared I've ever been for a storm, it did feel good to have all bases covered and not have to worry. I've got a 5500watt Briggs genny. Any bros in the northeast in need reach out. 
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looks like the biggest danger has been from trees falling and high water. i didnt think about the tree thing b/c in fla we make sure all trees are trimmed so they dont fall and cause property damage or knock out power.
looks like the biggest danger has been from trees falling and high water. i didnt think about the tree thing b/c in fla we make sure all trees are trimmed so they dont fall and cause property damage or knock out power.
I heard that Vermont isn't out of the woods yet. Lots of flooding. Somebody lost a 147 year old covered bridge, that's gotta hurt.
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if there looks like any twisting at the break then i would bet a tornado took it down.
after the 3 hurricanes hit fl yrs ago you could see a difference in trees blown down by wind and the trees, pines usually, that were snaped 15 ft or more above the ground by minimal tornado's.
hope the downed trees didnt cause any damage.
after the 3 hurricanes hit fl yrs ago you could see a difference in trees blown down by wind and the trees, pines usually, that were snaped 15 ft or more above the ground by minimal tornado's.
hope the downed trees didnt cause any damage.
I drove across the state on Thursday to pick up the last generator that HD had and I didn't even have to use it. Most prepared I've ever been for a storm, it did feel good to have all bases covered and not have to worry. I've got a 5500watt Briggs genny. Any bros in the northeast in need reach out.
you probably wouldn't have to drive too far to find a family in need of your genny, whether you just lend or sell the unit to them I'm sure it would return the comforts and confidence of their home to the family.......
I put it up on craigslist rather than return it figuring I could help someone local. I was without power a few years back for 3 days and I remember it being a miserable experience, particularly cuz I was late into flower. I did run cfls off our car to preserve my light cycle, but the humidity killed me.
I got the genny mainly to run my dehumidifier if we lost power, but I got big enough so I could run my house and probably a small light or two as well. We got a few responses to the craiglist ad so far but I still got it. 25 gallons of gas, two liters of oil, and all connections too.
I wish I could keep this thing so bad. I wanted to open that box all weekend, but just can't drop that much right now. It was almost like I was wishing we lost power just so I could play with the thing.
I saw a video of that covered bridge going down...think it was on the NY Times website....there was a bunch of people who lived near the bridge watching as it slowly succombed to the swollen river, they were really upset, some crying.
Covered bridges are very cool, and rare. I felt very sad myself watching that video.
