Duck: A year after being walloped by Hurricane Irene, residents rushed to put away boats, harvest crops and sandbag boardwalks on Friday as the Eastern Seaboard braced for a rare megastorm that experts said would cause much greater havoc. Hurricane Sandy, moving north from the Caribbean, was expected to make landfall on Monday night near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm that could bring nearly a foot of rain, high winds and up to 2 feet of snow. Experts said the storm would be wider and stronger than last year's Irene, which caused more than $15 billion in damage, and could rival the worst East Coast storm on record.
Officials did not mince words, telling people to be prepared for several days without electricity. Jersey Shore beach towns began issuing voluntary evacuations and protecting boardwalks. Atlantic Beach casinos made contingency plans to close, and officials advised residents of flood-prone areas to stay with family or be ready to leave. Airlines said to expect cancellations and waived change fees for passengers who want to reschedule. "Be forewarned," said Connecticut Gov Dannel P Malloy. "Assume that you will be in the midst of flooding conditions, the likes of which you may not have seen at any of the major storms that have occurred over the last 30 years."
Many storm-seasoned residents had not begun to panic. Along North Carolina's fragile Outer Banks, no evacuations had been ordered and
08:39 AM, Oct 27, 2012
Killington: Running low on food and money, Vermont residents stranded by flooded roads relied upon provisions dropped by National Guard troops to get by Wednesday while the rest of the East Coast labored to recover from the wrath of the hurricane-turned-tropical storm known as Irene. At Killington Elementary School, residents came for a free hot dog and corn-on-the-cob for dinner. Jason and Angela Heaslip picked up a bag filled with...
12:57 AM, Sep 01, 2011
Fairfield: New Jersey and Vermont struggled with their worst flooding in decades on Monday, a day after Hurricane Irene slammed an already soaked US Northeast with torrential rain, dragging away homes and submerging neighborhoods underwater. The massive storm churned up the US East Coast over the weekend killing at least 38 people in 11 states, in addition to three who died in the Dominican Republic and one in Puerto Rico...
07:07 AM, Aug 30, 2011
New York: New York City was back to business on Monday after Hurricane Irene but hundreds of thousands of people who normally travel in from the surrounding area faced a difficult commute as flooding knocked out some transit routes. Farther north, Vermont was battling the state's worst flooding since 1927 after Irene swept through as a tropical storm late on Sunday. It dumped huge amounts of rain in New Jersey...
01:14 AM, Aug 30, 2011
Mumbai: A Bollywood actress has been held captive by Hurricane Irene which struck the US East Coast on Sunday. Minissha Lamba, who is in New York for an India-US cultural event, is stuck on the 22nd floor of a hotel and is likely to remain there till the hurricane blows over and air services are restored. Speaking on Sunday morning from Radisson Hotel in New York, the actress said: "It's...
12:17 PM, Aug 29, 2011
Hurricane Irene which hit New York and the US east coast has weakened but still poses a threat. It's now been downgraded to a tropical storm. ...
08:58 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Bermuda: Tropical Storm Jose spun just to the west of Bermuda on Sunday, buffeting the wealthy British territory with gusty winds and intermittent showers before heading out into the open Atlantic. The 10th named storm of the season passed about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Bermuda with sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), causing some storm surge in western parts of the isolated island chain. There were no...
08:32 AM, Aug 29, 2011
New York: Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan on Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut power to millions. On its march up the East Coast over the weekend, the storm killed at least 20 people, left some 5 million homes and businesses without electricity, caused widespread flooding and...
07:46 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Washington: Obama administration officials said on Sunday that the worst of Tropical Storm Irene may be over for many on the East Coast, though they urged communities still in the storm's path to remain vigilant. President Barack Obama and top administration officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Napolitano, were briefed on Sunday morning in the Situation Room. The White House said Obama asked administration officials...
07:13 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Kill Devil Hills: From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over, With rivers still rising, severe flooding is feared across much of the East Coast over the next few days. More than 4.5 million homes and businesses along the coast lost power, and at least 14 deaths were blamed on the storm. With...
12:10 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Washington: President Barack Obama held a video conference on Sunday with key officials involved in the response to Hurricane Irene as the storm pounded New York City with winds and heavy rain. "The President was updated on the response and recovery efforts that are currently under way in coordination with state and local officials as well as the status of critical energy and transportation infrastructure," the White House said in...
11:50 PM, Aug 28, 2011
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11:48 PM, Aug 28, 2011
Washington: Hurricane Irene slammed eastern parts of the United States with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving millions powerless, thousands forced to evacuate, with reports of at least 10 dead and substantial damages to properties. US President Barack Obama himself was on top of the things personally monitoring the preparedness of the hurricane Irene by his administration. Obama, who has declared State of Emergency in eight States, held two conference...
09:29 AM, Aug 28, 2011
New York: Times Square emptied out and evacuation shelters filled up as New York City shut down on Saturday ahead of Hurricane Irene, which charged up the East Coast on a direct path toward the world financial capital. New Yorkers deserted the streets and took cover from a rare hurricane headed their way, only five have tracked within 75 miles of the city since records have been kept. The full...
07:49 AM, Aug 28, 2011
New York: The United States of America's largest subway system was beginning to shut down on Saturday and the typically bustling city became unusually quiet as the first rain from Hurricane Irene fell on Manhattan. Sidewalks, streets and bridges were nearly empty. Businesses were closed. Subway riders raced to catch the last trains. More 370,000 people in flood-prone areas have been told to get out ahead of the storm, the...
11:33 PM, Aug 27, 2011
North Carolina: Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina on Saturday on a path that triggered evacuations in New York and threatened the densely populated East Coast with flooding and power outages. New York City ordered unprecedented evacuations and transit shutdowns as states from the Carolinas to Maine declared emergencies due to Irene, whose 520 mile width guaranteed a stormy weekend for tens of millions of people. With winds of...
08:59 PM, Aug 27, 2011
Wilmington: Hurricane Irene closed in on the US Atlantic coast on Friday, triggering emergency preparations that included unprecedented evacuations and mass transit shutdowns in New York City as the menacing storm approached. As Irene careened north, rain and tropical storm force winds and ferocious surf began pummeling the North Carolina coast. "The core of the hurricane will approach the coast of North Carolina tonight and pass near or over the...
07:56 AM, Aug 27, 2011
New York: A state of emergency has been declared in New York as the US East Coast geared up for hurricane Irene which is expected to make its first landfall over the weekend and dump about 15 inches of rain in the area. Governor Andrew Cuomo said measures were being put in place in preparation for the potential impact of the hurricane and state and local agencies are working on...
08:27 AM, Aug 26, 2011
