For the rest of the week it looks like we’ll be tracking the progress of Hurricane Irene. That’ll give us a chance to ignore lots of other stuff, like the Obama’s vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Yeah, that won’t happen entirely, but Irene will suck up some of the air for news organizations.
“A look at [latest computer model] track forecasts suggest a higher chance of Irene tracking along or just off the coast of eastern Florida and making landfall along the Carolina coast,” stated AccuWeather.com Hurricane and Tropical Weather Expert Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski.
Such a scenario would give Irene time to strengthen into a major hurricane and become an even greater danger to lives and property at landfall.
Even if landfall occurs at a community north of Jacksonville, Fla., Irene should still graze the Florida Peninsula with heavy rain and strong winds starting late on Thursday.
The severity and westward extent of these impacts will depend on how close Irene tracks to the coastline.
It is not just coastal communities in the Southeast that will endure the wrath of Irene in the upcoming days.
Torrential rain and gusty winds will likely spread northward across the East Coast after Irene makes landfall, threatening to cause widespread and serious flooding.
via AccuWeather.com – Weather News | Irene May Strike Southeast US as a Major Hurricane.
