I just had to give a little pep-talk to my coworkers about what to do I'm the only one here who has hurricane experience

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8/26/2011 11:22:57 AM

The pier webcam is going to be awesome once this storm rolls in.

8/26/2011 11:49:41 AM

has anyone noticed that some maps look like this



and make it look like the world is going to end because they have the sensitivity of the radar

but the actual precipitation radar has no red and the rain is just a little bit that hasn't made landfall yet.



[Edited on August 26, 2011 at 12:04 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2011 12:00:45 PM

The rain has started....it's pouring

8/26/2011 1:24:28 PM

Man I hope we don't get any rain in Raleigh until after 5pm. Don't need my commute any worse than it already is

8/26/2011 1:25:19 PM

getting nasty at home haha, guess not. tough 10 minutes



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8/26/2011 2:56:47 PM

what are the chances my flight at 6 am out of RDU gets cancelled?

8/26/2011 3:17:59 PM

hahaha damn yankees are freaking out over a maybe cat 1 hurricane...

But I guess this is how they feel when they see us freaking out over snow...

8/26/2011 3:26:59 PM

having 2 major threads on this is annoying.

from my post in teh lounge:

I'll go ahead and post ones that are of interest to me (near my house). You will need to reload the page for these to update. The pictures update every 10 minutes during the day (not operation at night )

These will be interesting if the storm stays east and blows/pushes water up the river. Wind tides are what cause major flooding here.

General location of these cams: Around the Oriental Harbor, Oriental, NC (ignore Google's markers... those are meaningless here)

View Larger Map

View into the harbor, from across creek


View into the harbor, from across creek


View into the harbor, from town/dock


View down river (towards Pamlico sound), from SE facing part of town


View down river (towards Pamlico sound), from SE facing camera on a channel marker

8/26/2011 3:33:22 PM

8/26/2011 5:04:15 PM

Cute.

Also:

Quote :

"11:45 a.m. – In anticipation of Hurricane Irene, some airlines have begun canceling flights, according to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. American Airlines and American Eagle have canceled all flights scheduled for Saturday. American Airlines will resume operations at 10 a.m. Sunday. "At this time, approximately 70 of the airport’s 400 daily scheduled flights have been canceled for Saturday ... More delays and cancellations could be announced later today and tomorrow," RDU officials said."

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8/26/2011 5:10:08 PM

delta is the ONLY airline that doesnt have a fee waiver for RDU at the moment, just so happens im on Delta. WTF

8/26/2011 5:17:56 PM

Quote :

"There are 26 tower cranes in the city (13 of those at the World Trade Center construction site) that do not disassemble quickly and may not be able to be taken down in time for the storm. They are only built to withstand winds of 65 mph or less."

Good night, sweet prince

8/26/2011 6:35:23 PM

I have a feeling I'm not going to regret it one bit to stay home during this hurricane.

8/26/2011 6:48:17 PM

some serious waves rolling in at topsail on this webcam

http://www.surfchex.com/topsail-island-web-cam.php

8/26/2011 7:15:20 PM

Quote :

"has anyone noticed that some maps look like this and make it look like the world is going to end because they have the sensitivity of the radar but the actual precipitation radar has no red and the rain is just a little bit that hasn't made landfall yet. "

That first image you posted is NOT a radar image. It is an infrared satellite that shows cloud-top temperatures

8/26/2011 7:21:42 PM

Its not too bad in wilmington yet, pretty gusty power still on akready put down a ton of rain though.

8/26/2011 7:27:43 PM

Monitoring the Hurricane Radio traffic through the State EOC/OEMS...if anyone here has
the monitoring capability the following Viper Medical Network Talkgroups are in use:

59440--State OEMS TG (also monitored by State EOC)
59888--SMAT Home
59904--SMRS Command (Cumberland Co)
59920--SMRS Logistics (Pitt County)
59936--SMRS Staging

Also keep Med 10 (462.975Mhz with 173.8Hz CTCSS) and Med 8 (463.175Mhz with 173.8Hz CTCSS) handy as backup.

I am working on getting a streaming audio feed of the above talkgroups/channels.

I have also received word that the Coastal SHP Troops/Districts will be included in the Streaming Audio Feed:
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=7042

Edit to add:

Ham Radio HF Hurricane Watch Net on 14.325Mhz:
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=9538

Quote :

"Status: The Hurricane Watch Net will re-activate when Irene makes landfall Friday evening. You're now hearing normal amateur radio operators using the frequency under normal use until the net resumes on this frequency."

[Edited on August 26, 2011 at 7:41 PM. Reason : edit to add hf radio url]

8/26/2011 7:39:16 PM

a wave just nearly topped the pier on that topsail island cam

8/26/2011 7:39:54 PM

yea^ that feed is pretty badass at the moment.

^^i found a channel on radioreference i wanna listen to but it wont play....

8/26/2011 7:43:09 PM

^ PM me with feed info and I will try to help.

8/26/2011 7:43:45 PM

Wind is starting to consistently pick up here in MHC.

8/26/2011 7:45:35 PM

Live stream from the Sheraton Pier here...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sheraton-atlantic-beach---irene


It's kinda boring here right now...just rain and a bit of wind

8/26/2011 7:46:33 PM

waves officially over the pier now.

8/26/2011 8:04:36 PM

With the latest update it's looking like Raleigh won't even get any rain from this

8/26/2011 8:34:56 PM

it's starting to pick up now...gonna take a little nap...looks like it would be a good idea to be awake during the early hours of the morning.

8/26/2011 8:37:00 PM

My mom just called and claimed the hurricane was turning west towards Raleigh. I'm assuming she's full of crap?

Quote :

"delta is the ONLY airline that doesnt have a fee waiver for RDU at the moment, just so happens im on Delta. WTF"

I wouldn't worry. They're probably just being slow on making the decision.

8/26/2011 8:37:51 PM

lol @ it turning westward for Raleigh

my mom (in Wilmington) this morning thought it had already passed her without hitting

8/26/2011 8:40:32 PM

^^Seeing as the WRAL headline right now is "Irene weakens as it curves east toward NC"...

8/26/2011 8:41:18 PM

^if it says "curving west" I'd be starting to get jumpy. The people on the barrier islands area are gonna get slammed...

8/26/2011 8:43:25 PM

idiots

http://www.wral.com/weather/hurricanes/story/10051609/

8/26/2011 8:44:49 PM

lol yeah I figured she had no idea what she was talking about but wasn't near a computer to check

8/26/2011 8:45:49 PM

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=9558

Feed should be up in just a little while...

8/26/2011 8:46:12 PM

It's a little crazy seeing such big waves crashing so close to my house.

8/26/2011 8:50:27 PM

Friend's in Newport are reporting power outages...

I'm honestly surprised we still have power, normally the power shuts off here with just the slightest breeze

8/26/2011 9:08:31 PM

obx under torenada watch

8/26/2011 9:56:15 PM

I'm gonna take a bit of a nap now...if anyone sees or hears of anything that I should be aware of and you have my cell phone number just call me and wake me up

8/26/2011 9:58:58 PM

Dammit you should be out looking for news cans.

8/26/2011 10:24:46 PM

apparently its really starting to get a little rough down at the coast...tornado warnings and what not. I remember those from that Cat 1 i was down there for but this...this thing is the size of Europe.

8/26/2011 11:12:33 PM

Sawahash plz 4 an update.

8/27/2011 12:21:45 AM

hope everyone is staying safe

8/27/2011 12:53:00 AM

hope our shit stays safe at our little fishing hole hideaway. tornado in belhaven, not too far from our place.

8/27/2011 12:56:37 AM

what are you doing near belhaven?

8/27/2011 12:58:15 AM

ha, I'm not there (kinda wish I was). But our family has a place down at Swan Quarter for fishing trips

8/27/2011 1:00:52 AM

ugh Beaufort County.

8/27/2011 1:02:13 AM

Come on down to Pitt co. BB!

8/27/2011 1:03:18 AM

I heard Belhaven might get f'ed up with flooding... what's the words on that? Also heard the same for Bath

8/27/2011 1:03:30 AM

but Washington will be fine right

right?



haha bb <3

8/27/2011 1:05:20 AM

It sounds awesome out there right now.

8/27/2011 1:06:21 AM

yeah it's kinda scary so I just put on some earphones

8/27/2011 1:08:07 AM