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Hurricane Irene weakens just slightly
Hurricane Irene weakens just slightly
Winds drop to 150 kilometres an hour
News1130 Staff Aug 27, 2011 11:22:09 AM
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NAG'S HEAD, NC. (NEWS1130) - Hurricane Irene has lost a bit of its punch as it takes aim at the US east coast. It was downgraded to Category One status when winds dropped to 150 kilometres an hour earlier today.
Reporter Matt Gutman is in Nag's Head, North Carolina. He drove around this morning trying to find any signs of damage, but came up shorthanded. He also didn't see anybody out and about.
Most businesses there are boarded up and there were no drivers on the road.
Meantime, reporter Jim Sciutto is in Ocean City, Maryland, where the normally busy streets of the beach resort are deserted. The storm is supposed to hover over the area for at least 12 hours throughout Saturday night.
The majority of people who live there have taken a precaution and have left town.
Irene has caused the first hurricane warning in New York in 26 years. Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered people in several low lying areas to evacuate.
Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan is a collection of high-rise apartment buildings on the Hudson River and it's vulnerable to flooding.
Forecasters in Halifax say it still too early to know what wind speeds are likely to hit as the massive weather system undergoes a transition to a post-tropical storm. |
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發表於 2011-8-27 07:29
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