Dale Eck, Director of the Global Forecast Center,
The Weather Channel
Aug 24, 2011 4:54 pm ET
HURRICANE IRENE
- Irene will have significant effects to the Bahamas, eastern North Carolina, and up through the northeast U.S.
- Irene is currently a major category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph moving through the Southeast Bahamas.
- Irene is centered about 215 miles southeast of Nassau and moving NW at 12 mph.
- A hurricane warning is in effect for the Bahamas
- A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Irene will now move northwestward through the Bahamas through Thursday.
- Rainfall of 6 to 15 inches is expected throughout the Bahamas.
- A dangerous storm surge could raise water levels by 5 to 8 feet in the southeast Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands and 7 to 11 feet in the central and northwest Bahamas as Irene moves through.
- After departing the Northwest Bahamas Thursday night Irene should parallel the Florida and Georgia coasts Friday and pass off the South Carolina coast Saturday.
- Even though Irene is expected to miss Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to the east, it is a larger-than-average hurricane, so coastal residents will still see some impacts, including gusty winds, showers, dangerous surf and strong rip currents.
- Irene is expected to be a major hurricane have significant impacts to eastern North Carolina Later Friday night and Saturday
- Continuing up the East Coast, Irene is then expected to bring extreme impacts to the eastern portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with damaging winds, power outages, flooding rains and coastal surge Saturday into Monday.
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