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my name is earl
Sep. 2nd, 2010 09:43 amEdging to the west, Earl may pose more problems for Mass.
Unless weather patterns change in our favor, it looks like Hurricane Earl will hit Nantucket and the Cape as a Category 2 hurricane tomorrow afternoon. Providence and western Long Island will see hurricane winds. Boston, New York City, Connecticut will see tropical storm winds. The storm is moving quickly so most of the water will be from the surge, but forecasters are talking about a 15-20 foot surge, so the coast could see some flooding.
I'm not very optimistic because the only shifts in forecast so far have had the effect of bringing the hurricane on a track more likely to hit New York or Boston. So far though we'll be on the "right" side of the storm, which is generally where you want to be if you have to be hit by a hurricane.
Make your preparations tonight, plan for possible long-term power outages. By "long-term" I mean 2-4 weeks.
Unless weather patterns change in our favor, it looks like Hurricane Earl will hit Nantucket and the Cape as a Category 2 hurricane tomorrow afternoon. Providence and western Long Island will see hurricane winds. Boston, New York City, Connecticut will see tropical storm winds. The storm is moving quickly so most of the water will be from the surge, but forecasters are talking about a 15-20 foot surge, so the coast could see some flooding.
I'm not very optimistic because the only shifts in forecast so far have had the effect of bringing the hurricane on a track more likely to hit New York or Boston. So far though we'll be on the "right" side of the storm, which is generally where you want to be if you have to be hit by a hurricane.
Make your preparations tonight, plan for possible long-term power outages. By "long-term" I mean 2-4 weeks.
