Marion Pellicano Ambrose
What are the words to that song? “I want to wake up in the city that never sleeps.” Well, Old Blue Eyes would be singing a different tune if he saw the forecast for New York this weekend! Hurricane Irene is going to bring NYC to a standstill: mandatory evacuations of low lying and coastal areas, including part of the financial district in Manhattan. This zone has been ordered to be evacuated by 5 pm Saturday. I heard from an old friend that my hometown of Sheepshead Bay is also being evacuated. First time ever!
In addition, the entire NYC Transportation System will be shut down from Saturday afternoon until Monday. The last time this happened was on September 11, 2001. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg cautioned residents not to be fooled because the sun is shining. He warned that Irene is a dangerous storm and “it’s heading directly for us”.
Irene is expected to blast its way into North Carolina Saturday afternoon and then move up the coast bringing winds of up to 115 mph, heavy rains and surges.
New Jersey Mayor Chris Christie is taking the threat seriously as well. All gaming in Atlantic City will be suspended starting Saturday at noon. Coastal and low lying areas are being evacuated in stages. President Obama has urged everyone to obey evacuation order.
“I cannot stress this highly enough, if you are in the projected path of this hurricane you have to take precautions now. Don’t wait, don’t delay. All indications point to this being a historic hurricane.” Obama said
We at DRL South are praying for our Northern counterparts and all of those in the path of this historic storm. We hope it will fizzle out or move way to the east before it can cause any destruction or loss of life, though it certainly doesn't appear to be the projection. PLEASE be as prepared as possible and know that we’re rooting for you!
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf (NYC evacuation zone map)
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ReplyDeleteIf you lever lived the hurry up and wait games of preparing for storms - you have great empathy for all those in the northeast. My heart aches for all those in who may be in harms way - especially all those whom I know and love! My prayers are constant for all of you... Heed warnings, be safe!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Guys! A quick check in from Strong Island...I appreciate all the <3 from my DRL family! We are hopeful that the storm will downgrade and we will be back in action ASAP! Til then....keep the positive thoughts and prayers coming!!! In a little more than 24 hours we will be entering the belly of the beast, she should know we don't go down without a fight, she is knocking on the wrong doors! STAY SAFE!!!
ReplyDeleteLots of prayers going out for all who are in the path of Irene! The only good thing about these disasters is that they bring us all together and help us remember how vulnerable we are!
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