Friday, August 26, 2011

Meanwhile, in other news today, there's Hurricane Irene


So far, depending on your news source, we are all gonna drown or get a really nice rainstorm.


The latest forecast that EV Grieve IreneWatchCenter© has seen is 8-12 inches of rain with gusts of wind up to 80 mph. And the ugliest of Irene's wrath will be mid-day Sunday through 3 or so. But that could all change.

Meanwhile, there is a lot of discussion about Zones.

So let's map this out for you:


Oh, right sorry. Here it is, via WNYC.



It's possible that Zone A could face an evacuation. starting at Houston... East of Avenue D ... north to East Ninth Street, then west on East Ninth Street to Avenue B then north to East 14th Street...

Here is a link to the city's hurricane zone finder. I typed in an address in Zone B. According to nyc.gov, my evacuation center is Hunter College on Park Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets. May be tough to get that far north if the city shuts down the public transportation grid.

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Baruch College is walkable distance, if need be.

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf

    And how is it that a Zone A and a Zone C can touch? Does that corner of 10th and B make that much of a difference? Hmmph.

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  2. RyanAvenueAAugust 26, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    My house, zone c. Bar across the street? safe zone. sounds fair to me.

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  3. esquared™August 26, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    i'd like to apply full court press, man to man, on irene

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  4. nygrumpAugust 26, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I'm staying home to protect against looters.

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  5. Marty WombacherAugust 26, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    The good news is that maybe it'll wash away the IHOP.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Woohoo, I'm safe and sound on Allen Street. No evacauationage for me!!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    maybe all the rain water will cause your allen street tenement to collapse?

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  8. East Village EatsAugust 26, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Damn, I'm on the cusp of Zones A & B. I might have to go to 7B, much safer there & maybe they'll be making Hurricanes!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 26, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I have charged batteries-flashlights-candles-water and some food and I plan to party!!!

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