Good Saturday everyone. We continue to set the blog up with all the tracking tools you need to follow the path of Hurricane Irene. This continues to be a massive storm that will take an historic, once in a lifetime track.

Before the Irene toys,  a few thoughts on he local weather.

– We will see a few clouds from Irene out there today… especially across the east. We should also have a nice breeze blowing as temps hit the low and mid 80s for many.

– Cooler temps will filter in behind Irene for Sunday and Monday. Highs will range from the upper 70s to low 80s with lows dipping into the 50s early next week. A stray shower will be possible for Sunday.

– Temps will begin to warm by the middle and end of next week as we head into Labor Day Weekend.

– A cold front should arrive on the scene at some point over the long weekend… likely toward the end of it. This looks to usher in the next threat for showers and thunderstorms with cooler air behind it.

– There is a lot of cool and cold air building up in Canada. Throwing that in for future reference!

Back to Irene…

This storm will slam the North Carolina shore early today then work almost due north toward the Jersey Shore by tonight and then into New York City early Sunday. A few thoughts on Irene…

– This storm has a very large wind field that will bring tropical storm and hurricane force winds to a whole lot of people. One must not get too caught up on the highest sustained winds near the eye because of this.

– The storm surge is going to be dramatic from the mid atlantic into coastal New England. The angle in which this storm is hitting is VERY BAD news for New York City and Long Island!

– Rainfall of 10″+ is likely along the track and this is coming on top of what was already the wettest August on record and will produce catastrophic flooding.

– Landfalling hurricanes also produce tornadoes and this threat may be ramped up even higher for parts of the mid atlantic into New England.

Let’s get to the slew of tracking toys…













The track from the National Hurricane Center…[Image of 3-day forecast, and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]






























Ocracoke Island, NC


Nags Head, NC


New Bern, NC


Elizabeth City, NC


Kitty Hawk, NC




Cape Charles, VA


Cape May, NJ


Ocean City, NJ




I will add to this as needed through the day as the storm continues to crawl up the mid atlantic states toward New York City. Let’s hear your thoughts on Irene and feel free to post any cams or cool toys to help track the storm.

Have a great Saturday and take care.