It's also important to keep in mind that even after the storm and the weather-related hazards have passed that you'll still want to steer clear of areas with damage so as to not get in the way of rescue and recovery efforts. A couple of years ago there was a big storm that caused significant damage to Assateague and it was quite a while before it was completely open again. Although in that situation I believe they asked for volunteers to help with the clean-up, which is always a good thing to do. Stay safe!!
Sarah Anderson
Cabin John, MD
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From: Rob Hilton <>
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Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 2:41 pm
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] FW: Hurricane Irene
Everyone thinking about looking for hurricane birds near the coast should read
this blog entry. Jeff Masters is the founder of the Weather Underground and a
hurricane scientist. He lays out what could happen with with various scenarios
if Irene takes one track or another. It is sobering reading.
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1899
He says in part "The region I am most concerned
about, though, is the stretch of coast running from southern Maryland to Central
New Jersey, including Delaware and the cities of Ocean City and Atlantic City. A
Category 1 hurricane can bring a storm surge of 5 - 9
feet here. Irene's large size, slow movement, and arrival at the highest tide of
the month could easily bring a surge one Category higher than
the storm's winds might suggest, resulting in a Category 2 type
inundation along the coast, near 10 - 15 feet. This portion of the coast has no
hurricane experience, and loss of life could be heavy if evacuation
orders are not heeded. I give a 30% chance that the storm surge from
Irene will bring water depths in excess of 10 feet to the coasts of
Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey."
The exact track and strength of the storm will be critical to what happens here,
to our south in Virginia, and to our north.
Good birding,
Rob Hilton
Silver Spring, MD
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