NYC is beginning to staff evacuation centers

[Renew Deal]

My sister is a NYC teacher. She got an automated call asking if she was willing to "volunteer" at an evacuation center.

[gateley]

1. I'm glad to hear they've actually got some type of plan in place --

reassuring.

Wishing the best for your sister during this scary storm!

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. NYC can potentially be hit by hurricanes

historically it has happened... so it would be surprising if they did not have a plan.

Regardless if this is as bad as they predict... it will be something we cannot fathom yet.

WORST CASE, I hope this time we accept international aid openly from the git go.

[gateley]

8. It seems to be changing quickly (although I haven't seen an

update in several hours). The last one I saw was that the pressure was dropping? Rising? Whichever it was it usually results in stronger winds, but luckily the wind velocity was remaining the same.

I learned in NC that "just" a Cat 2 or Cat 1 can definitely be felt! And inland I saw effects of hurricanes that didn't even hit our Outer Banks - just kept going north, but we still got plenty of wind and rain. Very powerful.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. The Weather Channel website has raw footage from the Bahamas

That is one hell of a storm.

http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/raw-irene-lashes-the-bahamas-21678

[orion007]

3. Irene/NYC 5 Top Dangers

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/203439/20110824/hurricane-irene-new-york-city-storm-surge-subways-economy-evacuation.htm

[brooklynite]

4. I just got a call asking to help set them up...

They are taking this very seriously.

[TBF]

6. Good to hear that. Best of luck NYers. nt

[MineralMan]

7. Here's an official map of the evacuation zones:

http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/downloads/pdf/hurricane_map_english.pdf

Just in case someone needs a link to it. It also shows all the evacuation centers.