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Why is it taking so long to reach the US? I was reading about this yesterday and I expected to come back today and read about the devastation, but it seems I was wrong. How were they able to predict so early exactly where this hurricane would be heading and how did they know it wouldn't lose steam in all that time? Something doesn't seem right to me.
They plan on shutting down all mass transit by 6pm tomorrow.
So what about other major cities that are in the projected path of this hurricane. Are they also taking such extreme precautions and dividing cities into zones?
Also...It looks like Irene is only planning to be a cat.1 by the time it hit s your area, so I'm wondering why all the fear??
New York City's hurricane contingency plans are based on three evacuation zones.* These zones represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge.
Originally posted by rancher1
Me thinks, this is a dress rehearsal for something bigger,,
Originally posted by ACitizen
reply to post by ProphecyPhD
Hurricane Zone Finder
I don't live in NYC, so I have no address to enter. This should tell you your Zone, though.
Info on the Evac Zones
New York City's hurricane contingency plans are based on three evacuation zones.* These zones represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge.
ETA:
For what it's worth, this info has existed online since at least July 2006 according to WayBack Machine.
edit on 26-8-2011 by ACitizen because: (no reason given)