Hurricane Irene

For those of us in the Hudson Valley, this latest projected track for Hurricane Irene looks very similar to the path of Hurricane Floyd back in mid-September of 1999.

Floyd passed over Long Island and tracked up into the Connecticut Valley.  Here in the mid-Hudson Valley, where I live, winds brought branches and power outages lasted up to a week for some people.  The exact track for Irene is changing on a day-to-day basis - the movement and strength of a trough of low pressure will affect the storm and may move it further east (or not).

A little emergency preparedness (non-perishable food, water, gas for your car, batteries, etc.) would be prudent.

The National Hurricane Center is the place to go for up-to-date information on the storm.