Date Posted:Sunday, August 28, 05:06:59am Author:Dave Zitzkat Subject: FIve AM Update In reply to:
Dave Zitzkat
's message, "Irene to Hit New Hartford" on Sunday, August 28, 04:23:16am
As of Five AM, a few minutes ago, the new path of Irene takes it out of New Hartford and puts it to the West of Torrington. I think this is good news, since the more inland and to West the Hurricane goes the more rapidly it will lose power.
have a look-see. The EYE of Irene is scheduled to pass
>over New Hartford, crossing 202, bisecting Hoppin
>Road, cutting through Steele Rd, and going right by
>Town Hall. Since the eye was reported to be 22 miles
>in diameter, that means the whole town is going to
>get it. I guess the good news is that it will only
>be a tropical storm, not a hurricane by that point.
>Right now, as I type, the eye is off the coast of
>Deleware.