The Day Before the Storm

UPDATE (As of 08/27 1:05pm EST) It appears that the first and most outer bands of the Hurricane have started to arrive in Bayonne. The rain is coming down lightly and it is supposed to be full swing by 3pm.

Currently (As of 08/27 11:25am EST) Hurricane Irene has been whipping North Carolina with sustained 90 mph winds after it made landfall in Cape Lookout at 7:30am. Thousands have lost power already, and our area is still preparing for the worst. New York City has evacuated an unprecedented 370,000 people from low-lying areas, and many other cities have done the same.

Nearby Hoboken has declared a state of emergency and issued a mandatory evacuation for all ground floor units. Jersey City and Bayonne have continued to call for a voluntary evacuation of residents in low-lying areas.

We here at the Bayonne Hurricane Center will venture out into Bayonne today to take a look at how residents are preparing for the storm - and to see if there are ANY water bottles left anywhere.

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Current Conditions
Temperature - 77
Dew Point - 71
Humidity - 86%
Pressure - 29.84 in
Visibility - 9.0 miles
Wind Speed - 11 mph from E
Wind Gust - 12.0 mph
Clouds - Few 500 ft
Mostly Cloudy 2500 ft
Mostly Cloudy 5000 ft
Overcast 13000 ft
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Live picture from the Bayonne Hurricane Center (as of 08/27 11:25am EST)

Gray skies and foggy weather...

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