It has been two years since Hurricane Irene made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina then barreled up the Eastern Seaboard weakening to a tropical storm before making landfall again in Southern New Jersey and finally in Brooklyn, NY. All told, the storm made landfall nine times between the Caribbean and the United States. The storm was responsible for 56 deaths, including 49 in the United States. Irene caused more than $15 billion in damage in the United States.
Fred Campagna’s forecast from August 26, 2011
http://youtu.be/KTS5aDhKZh8 The storm’s impact in Southern New England featured widespread wind gusts over 60 mph. An 82 mph wind gust was reported in Barrington, RI. The strongest winds came during a heavy rain band in the mid-morning hours. The strong winds left nearly 300,000 (64%) Rhode Islanders without power. The outage lasted for several days in some areas. Connecticut was also very hard hit with 44% of the population without power the morning after the storm.The outage lasted for about a week in the hardest hit areas of CT. Rain totals ranged from less than a quarter-inch on the Cape and islands to 6-8″ in the Connecticut River Valley. The Providence area received about 2″ of rain. NW RI saw 2-4″. Mountain valleys in eastern New York, Vermont, and northern New Hampshire were hit with devastating flash flooding as the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on the Green Mountain state. There was a 2-4 foot storm surge and minor coastal flooding along the Southern New England coastline. Download the NWS Service Assessment of Hurricane Irene for more details on the storm.
Satellite loop of Irene
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
923 PM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 60 HOURS
FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS
AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST OF
MPH MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
1 WNW WINDSOR LOCKS 51 1009 PM 8/28 BDL ASOS
3 SE HARTFORD 46 1125 AM 8/28 HFD ASOS
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
THOMPSON 66 916 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
MASSACHUSETTS
...ANZ232...
10 N FISHERS LANDING 60 150 PM 8/28 BUOY 44020
MIKAS POND 47 606 PM 8/28 NOS NTKM3
...ANZ235...
6 WSW CUTTYHUNK 64 1000 AM 8/28 BUZZ BAY BUOY
...ANZ236...
1 SE BRAYTON POINT 71 936 AM 8/28 BORDER FLATS LGT BLTM3
...ANZ250...
7 SSE BASS ROCKS 52 104 PM 8/28 BUOY 44029
...ANZ251...
9 NE MINOT 49 1050 AM 8/28 BUOY 44013
...ANZ254...
30 E NANTUCKET 45 950 PM 8/28 BUOY 44018
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
EAST FALMOUTH 69 314 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
2 NE HYANNIS 66 431 PM 8/28 HYA ASOS
FALMOUTH 63 235 PM 8/28 FMH AWOS
2 NW CHATHAM 60 513 PM 8/28 CQX ASOS
BARNSTABLE 55 1022 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
FALL RIVER 63 206 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
FAIRHAVEN 60 123 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
3 NW NEW BEDFORD 58 1056 AM 8/28 ACK ASOS
...DUKES COUNTY...
3 S VINEYARD HAVEN 62 128 PM 8/28 MVY ASOS
...ESSEX COUNTY...
ROCKPORT 58 103 PM 8/28 AMATEUR RADIO
5 WNW BEVERLY 49 211 PM 8/28 BVY ASOS
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
2 WSW BEDFORD 51 1229 PM 8/28 BED ASOS
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
2 ESE NANTUCKET 63 720 PM 8/28 ACK ASOS
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
3 SSW MILTON 81 1135 AM 8/28 MQE ASOS
1 ENE NORWOOD 66 1057 AM 8/28 OWD ASOS
WRENTHAM 65 954 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
BROOKLINE 58 1204 PM 8/28 AMATEUR RADIO
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
PLYMOUTH 62 308 PM 8/28 PINE HILLS EL 200 FT
SCITUATE 56 145 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
HINGHAM 56 205 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
4 SW PLYMOUTH 54 135 PM 8/28 PYM ASOS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
1 N EAST BOSTON 63 1210 PM 8/28 LOGAN ASOS
WINTHROP 59 830 AM 8/29 TRAINED SPOTTER
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
WORCESTER 60 1102 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
3 WNW WORCESTER 52 941 AM 8/28 ORH ASOS
4 SE FITCHBURG 46 1243 PM 8/28 FIT ASOS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
3 SSE MANCHESTER 49 1103 AM 8/28 MHT ASOS
RHODE ISLAND
...ANZ236...
1 SSW NAYATT 83 936 AM 8/28 CONIMICUT LGT CPTR1
1 ESE KIEFER PARK 64 130 PM 8/28 QUONSET PT QPTR1
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
BARRINGTON 82 936 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
...KENT COUNTY...
COVENTRY 60 950 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
2 NNW WARWICK 58 951 AM 8/28 ASOS
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
NEWPORT 59 1118 AM 8/28 NOS NWPR1
LITTLE COMPTON 57 1013 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
4 NE NEWPORT 55 913 AM 8/28 UUU ASOS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
2 SSE WESTERLY 53 1205 PM 8/28 WST ASOS
WESTERLY 37 1038 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
***********************SUSTAINED WIND***********************
LOCATION WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SPEED OF
MPH MEASUREMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
...ANZ232...
10 N FISHERS LANDING 47 750 PM 8/28 BUOY 44020
...ANZ235...
6 WSW CUTTYHUNK 54 1000 AM 8/28 BUZZ BAY BUOY
...ANZ236...
1 SE BRAYTON POINT 38 142 PM 8/28 BORDER FLATS LGT BLTM3
...ANZ250...
7 SSE BASS ROCKS 36 104 PM 8/28 BUOY 44029
...ANZ251...
9 NE MINOT 40 1150 AM 8/28 BUOY 44013
...ANZ254...
30 E NANTUCKET 36 950 PM 8/28 BUOY 44018
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
EAST FALMOUTH 53 314 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
FALMOUTH 48 235 PM 8/28 FMH AWOS
2 NE HYANNIS 44 209 PM 8/28 HYA ASOS
2 NW CHATHAM 33 538 PM 8/28 CQX ASOS
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
3 NW NEW BEDFORD 40 956 AM 8/28 EWB ASOS
...DUKES COUNTY...
3 S VINEYARD HAVEN 45 128 PM 8/28 MVY ASOS
...ESSEX COUNTY...
5 WNW BEVERLY 33 1131 AM 8/28 BVY ASOS
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
2 ESE NANTUCKET 48 718 PM 8/28 ACK ASOS
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
3 SSW MILTON 47 1207 PM 8/28 MQE ASOS
RANDOLPH 40 800 PM 8/28
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
4 SW PLYMOUTH 33 926 AM 8/28 PYM ASOS
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
1 N EAST BOSTON 46 1156 AM 8/28 LOGAN ASOS
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
3 WNW WORCESTER 38 938 AM 8/28 ORH ASOS
4 SE FITCHBURG 33 1205 PM 8/28 FIT ASOS
MILFORD 31 1246 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
3 SSE MANCHESTER 33 1103 AM 8/28 MHT ASOS
RHODE ISLAND
...ANZ236...
1 SSW NAYATT 63 930 AM 8/28 CONIMICUT PT CPTR1
1 ESE KIEFER PARK 51 1242 PM 8/28 QUONSET PT QPTR1
1 S FOXES HILL 48 1148 AM 8/28 FOX PT BARRIER FOXR1
...KENT COUNTY...
2 NNW WARWICK 44 1244 PM 8/28 T.F. GREEN ARPT
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
NEWPORT 45 1242 PM 8/28 NOS NWPR1
4 NE NEWPORT 35 925 AM 8/28 UUU ASOS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
2 SSE WESTERLY 37 1135 AM 8/28 WST ASOS
********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
RAINFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT
CONNECTICUT
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
BURLINGTON 9.50 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
EAST HARTFORD 8.18 113 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
BRISTOL 8.04 1232 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
NORTH GRANBY 7.74 531 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
GRANBY 7.10 535 PM 8/28 RETIRED NWS
UNIONVILLE 7.10 645 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WEST HARTFORD 6.63 615 PM 8/28 NWS NEPP
ENFIELD 6.14 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
EAST FARMINGTON HEIG 6.00 223 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
NEWINGTON 5.80 231 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WEST SIMSBURY 5.70 1045 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
MANCHESTER 4.48 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
MARLBOROUGH 3.15 915 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
...TOLLAND COUNTY...
HEBRON 5.39 942 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
STAFFORDVILLE 5.28 600 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
STAFFORD SPRINGS 5.13 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
COVENTRY 5.10 1106 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
MANSFIELD CENTER 4.61 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
WOODSTOCK 5.81 604 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WOODSTOCK VALLEY 4.33 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
NORTH GROSVENOR DALE 3.92 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
EASTFORD 3.60 300 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
EAST KILLINGLY 3.53 455 PM 8/29
THOMPSON 3.40 415 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
MASSACHUSETTS
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
WOODS HOLE 0.24 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
EAST SANDWICH 0.13 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
CHATHAM 0.06 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
3 NW TAUNTON 3.09 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
MANSFIELD 2.51 612 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
TAUNTON 2.11 800 PM 8/28 NWS OFFICE STORM TOTAL
2 WSW SWANSEA 2.06 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
...ESSEX COUNTY...
METHUEN 2.82 127 PM 8/28 COCORAHS
4 WNW HAVERHILL 2.61 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
TOPSFIELD 2.45 729 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
LAWRENCE 2.44 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
2 W ANDOVER 2.35 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
NEWBURYPORT 1.62 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
CONWAY 9.92 930 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
ASHFIELD 9.75 647 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
SHELBURNE FALLS 8.50 305 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
HEATH 7.70 652 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
EAST CHARLEMONT 7.60 322 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
COLRAIN 7.50 1246 AM 8/29
ROWE 7.50 450 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
CHARLEMONT 6.48 300 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
LEVERETT 4.37 258 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
ORANGE 4.29 300 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WHATELY 4.00 502 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
SUNDERLAND 3.56 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
...HAMPDEN COUNTY...
TOLLAND 7.90 126 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
GRANVILLE 7.68 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
SOUTHWICK 7.39 709 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WESTFIELD 5.88 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
WILBRAHAM 4.50 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
AGAWAM 4.08 300 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
MONSON 3.75 931 PM 8/28 GENERAL PUBLIC
SPRINGFIELD 3.69 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
GOSHEN 7.50 610 PM 8/28 NWS NEPP
PLAINFIELD 7.50 548 PM 8/28 EMERGENCY MNGR
WESTHAMPTON 7.15 411 PM 8/28
WORTHINGTON 6.45 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
WARE 6.20 1207 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
HAYDENVILLE 5.92 300 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
EASTHAMPTON 5.31 300 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
NORTHAMPTON 4.56 518 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
AMHERST 3.67 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
2 NNW MILFORD 6.61 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
LOWELL 5.34 600 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
NATICK 5.15 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
SOUTH NATICK 5.00 1039 AM 8/28 MEDIA
MARLBOROUGH 4.74 930 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
CHELMSFORD 4.27 430 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
AYER 4.15 541 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
ACTON 4.15 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
WAKEFIELD 3.90 738 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WESTFORD 3.77 930 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
PEPPERELL 3.69 712 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
MAYNARD 3.62 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
TOWNSEND 3.56 223 PM 8/30
GROTON 3.56 1228 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
BELMONT 3.22 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
STONEHAM 3.17 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
WINCHESTER 3.07 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
MELROSE 2.71 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
READING 2.65 340 PM 8/28 NWS COOP
NORTH TEWKSBURY 2.26 1159 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
NORWOOD 3.56 500 PM 8/28 NWS EMPLOYEE
DEDHAM 3.50 618 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WALPOLE 3.26 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
FRANKLIN 2.78 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
FOXBORO 2.66 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
BROOKLINE 2.50 813 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
BLUE HILLS 1.98 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
RANDOLPH 1.74 800 PM 8/28
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
BRIDGEWATER 1.48 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
MIDDLEBORO 1.34 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
ROCHESTER 0.76 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
BRIGHTON 3.61 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
WINTHROP 2.15 830 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
NORTHBRIDGE 6.02 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
MILFORD 6.00 611 PM 8/28 NWS NEPP
BUFFUMVILLE 5.97 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
BARRE 5.72 612 PM 8/28 BARRE FALLS NEPP
1 W MILFORD 5.72 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
HARDWICK 5.57 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
AUBURN 5.50 1113 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
WEST BROOKFIELD 5.50 645 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
WESTBOROUGH 5.45 1040 PM 8/28 NWS EMPLOYEE
BARRE FALLS 5.34 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
SOUTHBRIDGE 5.21 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
STERLING 5.00 205 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
LEOMINSTER 4.82 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
SPENCER 4.81 1029 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
LEICESTER 4.75 354 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
ROYALSTON 4.50 810 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
HOLDEN 4.50 1029 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
STURBRIDGE 4.46 1236 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
WINCHENDON 4.30 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
ASHBURNHAM 4.09 706 PM 8/28 NWS COOP
MENDON 4.04 1233 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
GRAFTON 3.20 1006 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
NEW HAMPSHIRE
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
WALPOLE 5.40 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
NELSON 4.75 835 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
MARLOW 4.70 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
FITZWILLIAM 4.40 800 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
JAFFREY 4.17 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
EAST ALSTEAD 4.03 600 AM 8/29 SPOTTER
KEENE 3.56 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
SURRY 3.12 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
TROY 2.94 1022 AM 8/28 SPOTTER
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
FRANCESTOWN 5.95 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
NORTH WEARE 5.37 938 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
SOUTH WEARE 4.90 907 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
BEDFORD 4.76 341 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
GREENVILLE 4.58 600 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
MASON 4.56 1106 AM 8/29 GENERAL PUBLIC
HUDSON 3.88 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
GOFFSTOWN 3.85 259 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
NASHUA 3.75 320 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
EAST MILFORD 3.54 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
MANCHESTER 1.98 700 AM 8/29 NWS COOP
RHODE ISLAND
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
WARREN 5.37 1018 AM 8/28 HAM RADIO
...KENT COUNTY...
WARWICK 2.00 704 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
WEST GLOCESTER 4.02 108 PM 8/28 SPOTTER
BURRILLVILLE 3.86 118 PM 8/28 GENERAL PUBLIC
NORTH FOSTER 3.85 730 PM 8/28 NWS COOP
1 ESE WOONSOCKET 3.38 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
MANVILLE 3.28 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
WOONSOCKET 3.09 700 AM 8/29 COCORAHS
SMITHFIELD 2.75 833 PM 8/28 HAM RADIO
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