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- Hurricane Irene
- August 27-28 2011
- Hurricane Irene began impacting the
Bergen/Passaic County area with
- its first rain bands around 12:00 Noon on
Saturday August 27 2011.
- Overnight, torrential rains and winds
arrived, and by 11:00 am on Sunday August 28, 2011
- skies were clearing over Northern
NJ, with only Tropical Force Winds remaining thru late in the
afternoon.
- Damages in the area included widespread
road and steam Flooding,
- with some water rescues of people from
cars and homes being done by Public Safety,
- numerous trees and power lines down,
resulting in widespread power outages and closed roads.
- The View From The GOES Satellite Taken on
Sunday Morning August 28 2011 at 7:45am EDT
- Showing the Eye Near and Approaching
Northern NJ
- (for comparing with the Doppler Radar
Image below)
Snapshot of Doppler Radar Screen At BergenSkywarn's
WxDesk
Taken on Sunday Morning August 28 2011 at
7:45am EDT
Showing the Eye Near and Approaching
Northern NJ
(for comparing with the GOES Satellite
Image above)
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