When is irene going to hit nyc

New York City dodged a bullet with Hurricane Irene, but big trouble passed more closely than most people think. At AM on Sunday morning, close to the peak of an unusually tall high tide, the water reached 4.

It was the sixth-highest level ever recorded for New York Harbor. The tallest mark came during a hurricane in , at 6. Unless the city has substantially raised its defenses since then, 4. Check out Climate Central's map of NYC neighborhoods within five vertical feet of the high tide line. If Irene had moved more quickly, or blown more fiercely she was downgraded to a Tropical Storm shortly before crossing over Manhattan.

If she had arrived about 12 hours earlier, during a slightly higher tide. For more than a century, sea level has been creeping up, by about 16 inches since the Civil War and still rising. If the hurricane of had taken place today, it would have reached about 8 feet above the high tide line, obliterating all records — and a lot of infrastructure.

If Irene were to repeat in instead of , we could very likely be writing a different story — because in the average sea level in New York Harbor will be an inch or so higher than it is today, assuming trends continue. It was the northern approach that was washed away, leaving a small canyon between the bridge and Route 5. Damage was varied along the length of the Mohawk River. A foot power line tower collapsed into the water east of Amsterdam.

A few basements in the Stockade neighborhood got wet. The village of Waterford experienced its worst flooding in more than seven decades. When the two storms were over, 80 miles of Erie Canal infrastructure was badly damaged. With temporary repairs, the canal was opened briefly in late to let stranded boaters reach winter destinations. But full repairs, plus upgrades to limit the impact of future disasters, would continue for years to come.

You are taking away their dreams, their hopes and their lives. Census estimates. Other signs painted a picture of resilience rather than defeat. The Federal Emergency Management Agency staged mobile temporary housing units for use by flood victims outside the former Guilford Mills complex in Cobleskill. Inside, tons of donated furniture, clothing, housewares and appliances were piled up in rows for flood victims to choose from.

Volunteer rescuers working at risk to themselves extracted more than people from the worst of the flooding, sometimes from second-floor windows. And everywhere, there was a helping hand with the cleanup. This ragged blend of bitter loss, resilience and camaraderie was common in many of those communities in late summer and early autumn Touring the ravaged town of Prattsville on Sept.

Andrew Cuomo offered a message of hope. We are going to rebuild better than it was before. New Yorkers are a tough breed, and in our darkest hours is when we shine the brightest. But as it turned out, he was right: By the thousands, New Yorkers did step up and make a difference in the disaster zones during and after Irene and Lee. You must be logged in to post a comment. Friend's Email Address. Your Name. Your Email Address. Subscriber login Forgot Password? Shares 0 Facebook Tweet Email. The combination of the low air pressure wave that is oriented north to south and the high air pressure winds that carry tropical waves west can form tropical cyclones.

This is what happened with Hurricane Irene. The cyclone that formed from the tropical wave intensified as it headed towards the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean and on August 20, it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Irene.

Two days later, the storm passed St. Croix island and made landfall in Puerto Rico with 70 mile an hour sustained winds. The storm was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane shortly after first making landfall. On August 23, the eye of Hurricane Irene developed, and the storm gathered strength as it hit the southeast Bahamas. Hurricane Irene was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it moved over the Bahamas, the strongest point in the life of the storm.

Shortly after Hurricane Irene left the Bahamas, it experienced a partial eyewall replacement cycle which reduced the winds and weakened the storm.

Hurricane Irene caused several tornadoes to form in North Carolina on August 26 and it made landfall on the morning of August 27 near Cape Lookout. The tornadoes the previous evening caused significant damage before the storm made landfall with mph winds and torrential rains that hit many areas with as much as 10 inches. There was also a two-foot storm surge that hit parts of the North Carolina cost.

Five people were killed in North Carolina as a result of the storm. Irene returned to the Atlantic late on August 27 near Chesapeake Bay, VA and was downgraded once again to a tropical storm. Southeastern New Jersey was hit with 70 mph winds and just 3 and a half hours after making landfall, the storm reached Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY with 65 mph winds. By the morning of August 29, it was declared an extratropical cyclone and on August 30 it was absorbed and dissipated by a frontal system as it continued to move northeast from New England.

In preparation for Hurricane Irene, every state on the east coast from Florida to Maine took action. Residents secured their homes and stocked up on supplies, many evacuated the coastal areas for inland shelters, state governments declared hurricane warnings, and games for Major League Baseball and the NFL were postponed. Then Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Irene approached on August 25 and began ordering evacuations throughout the state.

Towns along the Atlantic shore, including Atlantic City, were evacuated as well as communities in Ocean County and the Barnegat Peninsula. Those in Hudson County were also advised to evacuate before the storm hit. Hurricane Irene affected parts of 15 different states, caused 7.

Throughout the affected areas, homes and buildings were damaged, powerlines were knocked over, trees were uprooted, and large areas experienced significant flood damage.