Thank You!

Hurricane Irene has left our area for good (hopefully she doesn't come back) and we've been greeted by great weather today. The Bayonne Hurricane Center would like thank everyone who followed our updates this weekend. We had readers from the USA to Germany to Canada to Poland, and we wanted to thank each and every reader for their support. In celebration of Irene's departure, we leave you with the 5 day forecast for Bayonne NJ:



Also, I'm sure many people noticed the absence of Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino at the VMA's last night. We seem to have found him here:



Thank You and goodbye until the next hurricane!

The Clean Up (More Important than the VMA's)

(As of 08/28 10:35pm EST) The worst of what was Hurricane Irene is now over. However, many areas in Hudson County and Bayonne remain flooded and wind gusts of over 30mph are to continue into the night. The Bayonne fire department responded to over 100 hurricane related calls from downed power lines to flooding. Although, it seems that Bayonne may have avoided the worst of the storm. Other parts of Hudson County did not fare as well. Some parts of Hoboken are heavily flooded, however residents were allowed to return home after 6pm today. In terms of the commute tomorrow morning, the PATH is expected to restart service at 4AM, the Light Rail will operate on a weekend schedule, and bus service is expected to operate on a modified schedule with fewer trips. Hudson County received somewhere around 10 inches of rain and recorded wind gusts of up to 60mph (in Jersey City).

The Bayonne Hurricane Center went to take a look out into Bayonne tonight. Most parts of Bayonne looked as if there wasn't even a hurricane, let alone a storm, that went through. The wind seemed to sweep away most of the debris that was very prominent on roads and sidewalks around noon today. At Veterans Park the storm surge carried debris from the water more than 70 feet onto land to the foot of the stadium. On 33rd Street and Kennedy Blvd, a tree was suspended in mid-air as it was caught up in power-lines. Police officers seemed to be waiting for an electrical crew or the fire dept. to arrive on the scene. Check out the photos below:





While we may have been spared in the NYC Metro area (more or less), let us not forget the many who have died throughout the course of this storm.

VIDEO - Newark Bay Storm Surge and Flooding

(08/28 12:05 PM EST) Check out the latest video of the Newark Bay storm surge in Bayonne NJ. The water is pouring relentlessly onto the street, and we imagine that other low lying areas in Bayonne, such as Boatworks and 1st street are seeing similar flooding events.

11AM - Do you know where your children are?

Currently (as of 08/28 11:00AM EST) Hurricane Irene has left it's mark in Bayonne NJ. Felled trees have damaged cars, the storm surge has forced the Newark Bay onto land, and debris is everywhere. The lower part of Hudson County Park has been largely consumed by the Newark Bay to the point that the roads have in fact turned into rivers. Everything is spewing in from the bay, including jellyfish and all that great bay trash. Some residents of Bayonne are walking around town in poncho's and rain boots to inspect the damage to their neighborhoods. Municipal trucks are collecting tree remnants and street sweeping has started. No property damage was seen, however this is not representative of all of Bayonne. To see the extent of Hurricane Irene's damage to Bayonne, please check out the photos below:


We are farmers! Bum ba-dum bum bum bum bum!


The track flooded...


You shall not pass...


An uprooted tree...


The Newark Bay overflowing...


More of the bay overflowing...

River road...

A family examining the bay...


Stuck in the middle...


Another road turned into a river, by the track...


A sandal without an owner...


A tree ripped apart, somehow it didn't land on a parked car...

The Arrival

Millions are without power across the East Coast, and many in Bayonne seem to be without power this morning as Hurricane Irene, which was briefly downgraded to a tropical storm, passed through our area.

The Bayonne Hurricane Center crew will depart into the city to check out the damage and report back later.

Latest Video from the Strom

Currently (as of 08/27 11:30pm EST) the rain is coming down steadily after calming down after a brief period of intensity around 10:30pm. The Bayonne Hurricane Center went into the streets of Bayonne to capture video from the storm, check it out:

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Current Conditions (as of 08/27 11:30pm EST)
Temperature - 76
Dew Point - 73
Humidity - 97%
Pressure - 29.47 in
Visibility - 3.0 miles
Wind Speed - 30 mph from ENE
Wind Gust - 35.0 mph
Rainfall - 1.08 in
Clouds - Few 400 ft
Mostly Cloudy 1400 ft
Overcast 2800 ft
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Live picture from the Bayonne Hurricane Center (as of 08/27 11:30pm EST)

Before midnight...

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The Outer Bands

Currently (as of 08/27 8:20pm EST) we've been getting a steady flow of rain coming from the outer bands of Hurricane Irene. It's been coming down for about an hour or so, and isn't supposed to stop until Sunday afternoon. The worst of the storm will come Sunday morning around 8am when the center of the storm will be somewhere between Sandy Hook and Long Beach, NY. Bayonne and NYC are projected to be west of the hurricane's center, which means that we will still receive powerful effects, but not as powerful as the east side of the hurricane.

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Current Conditions (as of 08/27 8:20pm EST)
Temperature - 74
Dew Point - 71
Humidity - 89%
Pressure - 29.65 in
Visibility - 5.0 miles
Wind Speed - 15 mph from ENE
Wind Gust - 17.0 mph
Clouds - Few 700 ft
Mostly Cloudy 1300 ft
Overcast 2800 ft
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Live picture from the Bayonne Hurricane Center (as of 08/27 08:20pm EST)

The beginnings...

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