This just isn't true.

There was talk it might gain some strength after it hit the ocean again after NC but every analysis I saw (perhaps 8+ different sources) reported it was getting weaker after that.

Pretty much every meteorologist I saw said the legacy of this storm would be the rainfall which looks to have been accurate.

The wind forecasts for RI seem to have been pretty much on target if just a bit high.

The consensus was that while this wasn't a violent storm, the size and ability to impact a large number of people was a real danger.

While there are certainly parts of the media that will sensationalize anything to generate some interest, I think a lot of people make their own hype by watching too much coverage on cable tv and online.

It's self inflicted...

-spence

east beach, westport
 

Well, it was a lucky break that the flood tide did not coincide with
the storms peak time. The poles would be gonzo.
Its still really cranking, and the surf is giant, so I am wondering what will happen with the next one.

I just spent 3 hours skimming and vacuuming my pool other than a few really small branches down we stayed lucky

I have an update for you. High tide in Buzzards Bay is in about a half hour, and at low tide this afternoon, the water was ABOVE the mean high water mark in almost every part of the Upper Cape along the bay. And the wind is still a sustained 40 SW with gusts well over 60. Trees are down all over Bourne and Falmouth, some roads impassible due to downed trees.

I have no tolerance for bomb throwers spouting politics right now.

It will take me about an hour tomorrow to wash all the leaves and debris out of my boat, but 2nd the sentiment: we were lucky!

Buckland looking at shelburne... bridge of flowers on other side?

would this be considered a panic??

finally got power back on here, I lost a whole day I was gonna build plugs :wall:
a few trees down and branches
the grass is covered in maple leaves and twigs

sorry, didn't mean to turn you into a grumpy old fart.

Worked last night, got home at 7:10 to no power this morning. Sat on the farmers porch with my son and watched all the neighbors trees swing and sway. After linch we went down to see some waves....NOT!!! Every beach access along the ocean had a cop, national gaurd or a tree in my way. Made it down a private road in Tiverton and watched some waves in the river (not the same). Then hit Fogland and Seapowett. Lots of trees down but thats about it. We got power back at around 7:30.

Power still out but back on in some nearby hoods so maybe it will be on later. Bunch of whiners calling into local radio.

Wheyahs my powah! I cayant watch my teeveeah...

Grow a set...
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This is just before it came down (1st video), at the end I must have hit stop when I heard the crack and started running
http://youtu.be/oAsX1XB1MGs
The second video contains prophanity and PANIC
http://youtu.be/3MAc4c4DgC8
The third video showing the tree falling moments after
http://youtu.be/GgDIL8xGlP4

Misquamicut Beach After Hurricane Irene - The Westerly Sun: Home
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Nah, it wasn't you. I happened to be in Bourne and Falmouth today, and if someone is claiming that it never gusted to more than 45 on the Vineyard today, then I'm raising this:

:bs:

Because it's STILL gusting more than 45 in freaking Buzzards Bay.

At 4:30 PM there were measured gusts to 66 at Hyannis airport.

Still no power in sturbridge. It went out around11am yesterday. Yesterdays coffee is better than no coffee.
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Woman rescued in ocean after storm | WPRI.com

It never fails, this lady should be put in jail or fined. You just simply can't fix stupid...

Still no power on aquidneck island. Heard a report last night its possible we wont have power until saturday. Let hope thats not the case.

Yep. Water was supposedly going over the bridge of flowers. Unbelievable.

Further downstream they're worried about the Stillwater Bridge, which takes Interstate 91 over the Deerfield. 91 has been closed since around 3pm yesterday between exits 24 & 26. The normal detour of Rtes 5&10 was also closed, just reopened this AM. What a cluster that must've been.

And the covered bridge on Eunice Williams drive in Greenfield(the "pumping station" as it's commonly known) was knocked off it's supports but somehow didn't wash away. This bridge in Bartonsville VT wasn't so lucky: http://t.co/oCixrjk

So i lose power yesterday morning and there were about 75 power company trucks staged at a couple locations in town. This morning i drive past about 50 that are still staged, but 4 miles a way i dont have power. Something isnt adding up. i realize that when the wind is honking they cant work but there was barely a ripple on my lake when i jumped in at 430 this morning. The water temp dropped about 10-15 degrees.

Power just came on.....:uhuh:

We had mandatory evac. Sat. at 4:00. Police/Fire came around at 10:00 PM asking people to leave. Lost power 6:00 AM. Around 11:00 the tree came down across the street blocking the road. I cut some branches off so cars can be by.

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A little later my neighbor came by and we all went walking around the hood and to the beach. 2nd picture is around the corner (Emma the cutie is my God daughter). People were kayaking up the street.

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The 3rd picture is the road I walk to to go to the beach. The road ends at the beach.

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More pictures of people with canoes.


Got to the beach. Usually LI sound is as flat as a board but the seas were rough yesterday

Yeah, no wind in Fairhaven at all.

None.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...w/IMG_4398.jpg

Those aren't 3-4 foot rollers building in a quarter of a mile. Nope.

Sakkonet Light at about 8pm last night

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...w/IMG_4443.jpg

This picture shows what we think of smokers in our town.

Next picture is of St. Mary's in Bport.

Last is off the road around the Marina.

I didn't take any pictures of the skate park where kids were swimming and diving into the water.

I still don't have power but the neighbor's do so I ran an extension cord for the some lights and to keep the refrig. running.

Hope everyone else was as lucky as me.

Irene just prior to making landfall in NC....

I bet they don't think they got hyped...

lots of trees down here in Orleans, still a lot of power outages, some structural damage, even a couple of small fires, from blown transformers.. and such.. not much rain, but we sure got some wind.. I, for one, am convinced that this was a "real storm".....

but, I am sure the conspiracy terrorists will say different.

That's an awesome picture:btu:

Any word on the pm high tide in Buzzards bay?

Nice shot

the ramp and breakwater there were completely underwater. was thinking about walking down past the summer homes to see what it looked like at the point but thought better of it since it was getting dark. could see waves coming up to the road too.

Raise whatever flag you want (just don't raise the hurricane flags)...this was no hurricane:

we get winds like this in Nov and throughout the winter

We never had that 747 like roar you get when a hurricane passes by. Most of the inland reporters with handheld anemometers were hard-pressed to find wind speed >15mph

This plot is the windiest place around these parts


Karl...that is a great photo.

Lost power yesterday afternoon and it's still out. Luckily we didn't have any damage to the house or property, other than a couple small branches down. We got the important stuff from the fridge into a marine cooler last night and now my biggest concerns are my pool being a huge mess and my eel tank not having power for the airator. I can't complain about anything considering some of the damage I saw on my way into work today.

Most anemometers including BUZM3's can't handle instantaneous gusts and never report true wind speed.

Since my fridge died on Friday, I have been able to successfully keep things cold and frozen by placing dry ice in the freezer. If you can locate some, it works great.

Another one for PNG. Downtown Brattleboro:

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Lots of flooding here in Vermont. Some places got 9". Roads and bridges out all over the state.

Falmouth had gusts to the low 60's once the wind came SW and probably a 3 foot surge. Great Harbor in WH was wild and there is no way you wanted your boat there, but sheltered places like Quissett were fine. I left my boat in and it was fine. The tree damage was mostly limbs or dead stuff. A lot of people out driving around in the storm. Surf drive got sanded over and the herring runs all plugged.

It would be a good day to go beach combing.

I'm guessing 3-4 days before things are fishable again. Took a week after Bob.

I'm hopeful this blow will have moved those bass off chatham into Nantucket sound and set up an early september fishery we get some years.

From a buddy who did a harbor tour in NB about an hour ago, 2 boats were NOT damaged that were on moorings yesterday.

Thats one hell of a non-event.

Wilmington VT:

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Block island weather buoy recorded 30 foot seas on Sunday. Pretty cool.
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do u find it annoying those arrows all over the place :rotf2: