For storm information specific to your area in the U.S., please monitor products issued by your local NWS forecast office.Īt 8:00 a.m. Some weakening is expected after that, but Irene is forecast to remain a hurricane as it moves along the Mid-Atlantic coast on Sunday. Little change in strength is forecast before Irene reaches the coast of North Carolina. Maximum sustained winds remain near 100 mph, with higher gusts. The hurricane is forecast to move near or over the mid-Atlantic coast Saturday night and move over southern New England on Sunday. The core of the hurricane is forecast to approach the coast of North Carolina tonight and pass near or over the North Carolina coast on Saturday. Irene is moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph and this general motion is expected to continue tonight and early Saturday. For storm information specific to your area in the U.S., please monitor products issued by your local NWS office.Īt 8:00 PM EDT the center of Hurricane Irene was located near latitude 32.1 north, longitude 77.2 west. Slight weakening is forecast as Irene crosses eastern North Carolina, but Irene is forecast to remain a hurricane as it moves near or over the Mid-Atlantic states and New England. The hurricane is forecast to move near or over the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight and move over southern New England on Sunday. The center of Irene will move across eastern North Carolina today. Irene is moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. EDT the center of hurricane Irene was located near latitude 34.7 north, longitude 76.5 west. The estimated intensity of Irene at landfall was 85 mph, making Irene a Category One hurricane. National Weather Service Doppler indicates that the eye of Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina, around 7:30 a.m. For information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your local NWS forecast office. Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 125 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 320 miles. Irene is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. On the forecast track the center of Irene will move near or over the coast of New Jersey and over western Long Island this morning and move inland over southern New England by this afternoon. Irene is moving toward the NNE near 18 mph and this motion accompanied by a gradual increase in forward speed is expected during the next day or so. The center of Hurricane Irene made landfall at Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey, or 10 miles East-Southeast of Atlantic City. Also, for general animal safety planning during emergencies, please refer to the CASEY (Caring for Animals Safety in Emergency during the Year) Plan, drawn up by the Disaster Response Team of the Humane Society of the United States.īelow are the latest updates from the NOAA’s National Weather Service for Hurricane Irene: It is recommended that you call ahead to secure reservations so that you can be confident you have a safe place to stay during the storm. Pet-friendly lodgings can be found on by searching by state and city or using our Search by Route feature which will give driving directions with pet-friendly lodgings along the route. All residents and vacationers in potential landfall areas should initiate evacuation strategies and be sure to include pets in their emergency plans. Hurricane Irene is the first significant hurricane headed toward the US in the 2011 season and, more specifically, the first major threat to the Eastern Seaboard.
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