- Tropical Storm Warning for Accomack County, Virginia
- Tropical Storm Warning issued August 28 at 8:35AM EDT expiring August 29 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Wakefield http://www.nws.noaa.gov/er/akq/
- Effective: Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 8:35 a.m.
- Expires: Monday, August 29, 2011 at 8:45 a.m.
...CENTER OF IRENE NEARING NEW YORK CITY...
.NEW INFORMATION...
CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE AREA.
.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN
SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK
SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...WESTMORELAND...
NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...
ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK
SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 40.3N...LONGITUDE 74.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 260 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE IRENE MOVING AWAY WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 11 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CONDITIONS IMPROVING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH. WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS THE THREAT
COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.
MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE.
SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ALTHOUGH COASTAL FLOOD WATERS WILL SOON BEGIN TO PARTIALLY
RECEDE...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL
OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION IS RECEIVED THAT IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.