Hurricane IRENE - Outer Banks, North Carolina - August 26-28, 2011
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- On the evening of August 20th an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft found a small low-level circulation center about 200 miles east of Dominica, associated with a tropical wave that had moved off the west coast of Africa several days prior. At this time, the plane also measured maximum winds of 61 mph (53 kts) at 1400 ft (425 m) and 50 mph (45 kt) surface winds, along with a minimum pressure of 1006 mb (29.71 in). Based on these observations, advisories were initiated on Tropical Storm Irene at 7:00 pm AST.
Over the next 36 hours, Irene moved toward the west-northwest and began to strengthen significantly as it approached Puerto Rico. Irene was just below hurricane strength late on August 21st as the center of the storm moved over the island of Vieques, and then made landfall over eastern Puerto Rico in the early morning hours of August 22nd. Shortly after moving onshore Puerto Rico, Irene reached hurricane strength, although hurricane-force winds remained over the open waters north of the center, and did not affect the island. Tropical storm conditions spread across Puerto Rico with a sustained wind of 54 mph (47 kts) and a gust to 76 mph (66 kts) reported on Vieques and a sustained wind of 41 mph (36 kts) with a gust to 59 mph (51 kts) reported at San Juan. Widespread tree and power line damage was reported across eastern Puerto Rico during Irene's passage. Irene produced a significant amount of rainfall over Puerto Rico and trailing rain bands from the storm aggravated the flooding problems for several days after the storm moved past the island. Maximum three-day rainfall totals exceeded 20 inches (505 mm) in several locations with a maximum of 33 inches (835 mm) reported.
The storm continued to intensify as it moved west-northwest, just offshore the Dominican Republic, towards the Turks & Caicos islands.
As Hurricane Irene moved through the southeastern Bahamas on the afternoon of August 24th, maximum sustained winds reached 120 mph (105 kts) making Irene the first major hurricane of the 2011 season. For the next 24 hours, the hurricane pounded the central and northwestern Bahamas as it began to recurve towards the northwest and then north-northwest by late on the 25th. Winds in excess of 100 mph (85 kts) likely occurred over several Bahamian islands and data is still being collected and verified.
By the morning of August 26th, Hurricane Irene had weakened to a category two with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (95 kts) and had turned towards the north. Although slightly weaker, the storm's central pressure reached a minimum value near 942 mb (27.82 in) at this time with the cyclone's wind field expanding significantly. Hurricane force winds extended outward up to 90 miles (145 km) from the center and tropical storm force winds extended outward up to 290 miles (465 km).
During the afternoon of August 26th, the forecast movement of the hurricane placed large sections of the U.S. east coast from North Carolina through New England under significant threat from the storm. However, despite the expectation that some re-strengthening would occur, Irene weakened as it approached landfall with maximum sustained winds decreasing to 85 mph (75 kts) as the center moved onshore near Cape Lookout, North Carolina at 8:00 am EDT on August 27th. Several locations across eastern North Carolina and the Outer Banks reported winds of hurricane force, with an unofficial report of a 115 mph (100 kt) gust at the Cedar Island Ferry Terminal and an 84 mph (73 kt) gust at Cape Hatteras.
Several tornadoes were also observed in some of the outer rain bands that spread across the area in the early morning hours of the 27th, with a confirmed EF2 just east of Columbia, North Carolina causing significant damage to several homes.
After moving across eastern North Carolina, Hurricane Irene emerged over the Atlantic a short distance east of Norfolk, Virginia around 8:00 pm EDT on the 27th. Moving towards the north-northeast with an increasing forward speed, Irene skirted the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast while continuing to weaken. Irene made its final landfall at New York City, New York as a strong tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (55 kts) at 9:00 am EDT on August 28th.
During the remainder of the day, Tropical Storm Irene moved inland over New England and became post-tropical near the U.S. / Canadian border. Although weakening significantly, Irene's rainfall was responsible for horrific flooding over portions of upstate New York, Vermont and New Hampshire resulting in over 40 fatalities and extensive damage. Final totals are still pending.
Great job on the description! For blind listeners, this is a real advantage, and it is truly appreciated. Thank you very much.
Awesome video, when that tree went down, it reminded me so much of my experience with Hurricane Fran in September of 1996.
Great footage Michael as always!
@StLouisStormSpotter Thanks so much, Jake!!! Glad you enjoyed it.
@moviemagg Thanks so much, Steve!!! Glad you like it! Those waves on the morning of the 27th were pretty impressive. And yeah, everything was shot on the FX1000... I'm really happy with the camera, I can't wait to get it into the core of a major hurricane. :)
This hurricane knocked down a tree in my yard
What an outstanding video of Hurricane Irene.I like when you display the storm surge and waves crashing and the intense winds on the parking lot incredible stuff. And the Hurricane Flags really I want to see for the first time.But me and my family survived the same hurricane in the northeast and I tell ya tropment storm chasing it was very scary too see that but don’t worry we all survived with no injuries and one more thing happy holidays and happy new year. And good luck too.
Thank you so much!
Thank you also for some of the most amazing audio quality out there! The sound of that wind howling and whistling is haunting, especially for a hurricane as big as Irene was. Keep up the great work!
I was in this hurricane when it hit New Jersey. It was terrible! We got so much rain and wind, it was insane!!!
strongest category 1 storm o_o
What much rain storm to was in north.
Irma was even worst when it hit Florida scariest moments of my life
Me too
Vinny Piatti omg same I was 2 when it hit my city in New Jersey, luckily I was alright
Holy Crap!! I love the part of the video where the shingles of a CVS in Nags Head look like they are about to be ripped off the roof. I also love it when they show the traffic lights in the town swaying back and forth because of the strong winds. I did not realize that Irene was such a strong hurricane.
6 years since hurricane irene we dodged a bullet then came sandy.
Wow that wind is humming.. We got a lot of rain, wind and lost power for 5 hours that's all, nothing like this though, here on the seacoast in NH
as Rob said, the colors and clarity are phenomenal. The sound particularly just below the power lines is really eerie, and the shots with the rain being blown across the parking lot really show how fast the wind is blowing.
I always like the night shots because it seems to amplify the effect of the wind speed, and there were definitely a few points when you guys were surrounded by trees that you could see just how violent, even high end tropical storm force winds are.
@PLANCO1182 Thanks so much, John!!! Your videos were awesome. If Irene had just maintained major hurricane status to landfall in NC, you guys would have been hit a lot harder than you were.
Hey Mike, your camera takes great video. Nice clear shots. Those wave shots in the beginning are awesome. Was this shot with the Sony FX-1000?
Lol. Those geese at the end, " And we thought Canada was windy "
@pontiac51 Thanks so much, Rob!!! Yeah... when I saw your footage I thought you had a shot of an duck egg too... lol. Anyway, thanks for being part of a great chase!!!
@Torn80cj Yeah, I can imagine anyone who was in the vicinity for Hugo would have thought twice about staying in any exposed location. I chased Fran in North Carolina, unfortunately I wound up just to the southwest of the center during landfall and the winds were nowhere near what they were in the onshore flow, just a few miles up the coast.
those waves are insane. nice to look at but wouldn't want to be in it.
Here's your first comment after four years, 2020. The waves would be nice to ride though, if they were a bit smaller and less of them
Heres your second comment :) nothing to say just have this comment
@JerseyShore117 At that point sustained winds were probably in the 40-45 mph range with gusts up to around 55-60 mph. At 5:45 - 6:00, near the time of the hurricane's CPA, winds were briefly sustained near 60-65 mph with gusts of 75-80 mph. After the center passed to our north, on the back side of the storm, peak gusts were also around 75-80 mph causing a bit of tree damage and significant sound-side flooding in some places on the OBX.
@Trahira517 Thank you very much.
This is probably 1 of the most interesting things North Carolina have had lol
I like that sign “ GO AWAY IRENE”
aye I was right here when this happened
Hurricane Irene knocked down a tree at our neighborhood when it arrived here that Saturday morning. Took two days for the power to come back. They had to switch transformers.
Great video! :)
Lol 7:20 WEEOH
Haha I was waiting for that part to come but it was taking forever and I really wanted to see it so I was like "frick this" and I skipped forward to it
Haha I was waiting for that part to come but it was taking forever and I really wanted to see it so I was like "frick this" and I skipped forward to it
~trees collapse~
We experienced wind gusts of 111 mph in my location near the NOAA Doppler radar in eastern Puerto Rico, i would say that is hurricane force, almost Category 3 intensity.
the guys sailing down the street made me laugh. :)
We celebrated my dads 36th( Aug 27th 2011) Birthday in a hotel because of this huricane
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@vmax135 I lived in Wake Forest N.C. at the time Fran hit, but I was in Durham N.C. during the storm, I didn't want to stay in my mobile home, because I thought that Fran may explode like Hugo did when it crossed the Gulf Stream. They were calling for it to hit Georgia and South Carolina, but as I watched the satellite vids, I told my Dad that this Hurricane is going to turn our way because it can't go straight into the approaching front with the steering winds shooting out of the South.
Great video! the description is a little off though because Irene reached hurricane strength just when the center was about to enter Puerto Rico, so it actually hit us as a category 1 hurricane.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. The description I wrote was actually written in 2011, and was based on operational data at the time of the storm, which brought Irene to hurricane strength with advisory #7 at 0900z on the 22nd, near 18.4N 66.4W (as it was exiting from the north coast, about 40 mi west of San Juan). It wasn't until the TCR was issued, in mid-December 2014, that the storm history was revised to indicate that Irene reached hurricane strength three hours earlier (at 0600z), while the center was inland over Puerto Rico at 18.2N 65.9W. That said, the initial Puerto Rican landfall (at 18.1N 65.8W at 0525z on the 22nd) was while Irene was still just under hurricane strength, with 60 kt (70 mph) winds.. so, technically, Irene made landfall as a tropical storm, and then reached hurricane strength while inland. That said, the TCR also specifies that "...hurricane-force winds occurred only over water north of the center and did not affect the island." ... so, despite the system being hurricane intensity, the impacts in Puerto Rico were of tropical storm intensity.
Tropmet | Storm Chasing do you live in North Carolina
There are numerous scenarios that produce impressive wind noise but, at lower speeds, you usually only hear it in locations where the wind is blowing perpendicular to powerlines, or through trees. Between 6:50 - 7:10 in this clip, I was parked just behind some power lines. Above 100mph, the wind starts producing an audible roar of its own, with louder screaming/wailing sounds near powerlines & trees. My clips of Hurricanes Gloria and Hugo are good examples of much better wind noise that Irene.
@MrShanfara Although I've wanted to, the timing hasn't been right for me to get in some plains chasing during the last couple of years. But, when a good opportunity arises, I'll definitely be out there again.
Thank you so much. I don't believe those were Eucalyptus, but then I'm not that familiar with the vegetation of coastal North Carolina. In any event, these trees seemed to be extremely brittle and were snapping frequently, even though the wind speeds were relatively low (< 70mph).
@liquidstl Thanks so much, Chris!!! Some of the night scenes were awesome, I'm just glad the power was on for the vast majority of it...lol. And, yeah... the wind driven rain across the parking lot were definitely some of may favorite shots. The cabbage palms being thrashed around at 5:46 and the huge tree snapping at 7:28 were definitely highlights too.
The wind is pretty scary to be honest
@tornadovideostock Thank you so much, Scott!!! Yeah, I was actually surprised at the number of anemometers that are actually installed along the Outer Banks. I saw several private homes along with every fire station and other local government building sporting some type of set-up. Along with the Texas Tech HRT StickNet probes, Mark Sudduth's wind towers and other chaser's mobile instrumentation, there was definitely no lack of data collection during Irene's passage.
@MrShanfara Thank you very much!!! I'm glad you like the video. If there are more chase opportunities this year, I'll definitely be out there again.
@superearthbender Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the clip. The in-camera color profile I tend to use most frequently does increase the saturation slightly. Then during editing I usually wind up increasing the contrast a bit, which also intensifies the color.
@TyphoonHunter Thank you so much, James!!!
NIce Video
I was in that hurricane itvwas scary
chris harrell Yes! I Got hurt a little bit
I was 2 when it happened, I don’t think I was hurt though, but it flooded my city badly, I still can’t get those pictures I just saw out of my head
@Torn80cj Thanks so much, Chris!!! Glad you enjoyed the video. Where were you during Fran?
@huracanado1 Thanks so much, Jose!!! I'm glad we got to intercept this storm together... I'm sure we'll have many more to come!
@vmax135 you don't chase tornado now !! I saw old videos about tornado in your channel !
@BroadcastBuddy Thanks so much, glad you liked the clip. This footage was shot on a Sony FX1000.
I liked watching the wind turbine, flags and powerlines.
BTW, what camcorder did you use? Excellent picture quality.
@PrRican973 Thank you very much!!! I'm glad you liked the video.
@WXVideos Thank you very much, Nathan! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I was only 2 when this hurricane happened, it flooded my city and probably other places in New Jersey as well
Isn't this the hurricane that knocked down waterfall action park?
@palatiality Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@germanhypercane Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the clip.
Awesome video Mike!! Love the anemometer in the wind shot! Excellent video as always
@Turkeydoodlers Yep. Even though Irene was weakening as it approached landfall in NC, it still had some kick to it. Luckily for NC and points north it wasn't stronger, it certainly had the potential to be much more damaging.
Its pressure was 951 mb. Category 1 but that pressure is what got us.
@TheSupaStyle Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the clip.
Omg 😮 how many people are literally experiencing things I didn’t, I’m Canadian 😂
Two days before Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.......see what happened in Canada.
Thank you so much, William! I'm really glad you enjoyed the clip!
@Zima4184 Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@ume350 Thank you so much, Steveo!!! Glad you ejoyed it.
@vmax135 I hope you will find time soon my regards :)
🎷 بی دین های که خودی شان کشتار و ظلم میکنند و بعد
شعار می دهند که خدا خواب است و میگویند که کجا است خدا خدا خواب است
و بعد همین کافران که خود را بادیمذمعرفی کردند می گویند که چی صبر که خدا دارد
🎷🎷🎷🎷 خداوند متعال خواب نیست نگاه میکند و متاثر میشود که چطور بنده های مومن و با شرف و با عزت و با شخصیت و خوش باور و با ایمان با معرفت اش را در کشور های شان میرویند میکشند با نام های و با بهانه های
خداوندند متعال و صاحب قدرت و صاحب لشکریان فروان در کشور های خودی تان قهرغذاب خود را روان میکند و خداوندمتعال و صاحب قدرت ورصاحب لشکریان میگوید که من خواب نیستم شما در خواب غفلت و جهالت بی دانشی و ظلم فرو رفته اید
بیدار شوید بیاید به طرف من از ظلم و شکنجه و کشتار و دزدی و ویران گری و فریب و حیله گری و مکاره گری و دوروغگوی زیان کاری و ریاکاری دست بردارید و خداوند. متعال برای عیسوی ها هم نشان میدهد که با دشمنان اش و دشمنان حضرت عیسی مسیح (ع) متحد شدند و خلاف راه حضرت عیسی مسیح (ع) میروند به کشتار ما مسلمان ها در کشور های ما آمدند خداوندی متعال میگوید که این است خلاف قانون اساسی من که به کشتار عبادت گران من و مردمان خوش باور و صادق و روشن فکر عدالت خواه و کم گر و دوست های حضرت عیسی مسیح و حضرت موسی و حضرت ایوب و حضرت یوسف رفتند به کشور های شان
خداوند متعال می فرماید که یا برید از کشور های شان یا پی در پی این قهر غذاب من را بر شما نازل میکنم بترسید از قهر و غذاب من که بر سر ظلم ها و شکنجه گران و ویران گران و ظالمین می آید
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new video from Vmax 135 that's amazing video thanks so much for your video I know its hard work to record inside a Hurricane but you are professional
I like your angles to see the views ! good luck
Those Sabal palmetto leaves were barley hanging on
I think the pine trees pretty similar to palm trees
I remember this little ball buster of a storm. Cool footage
amazin vid bud
how u think i did w my iphone chasing lol
My friends name is Irene
I remember when irene moved across puerto rico, we a wind gust of 107 mph, although we were located about 1,500 altitude near Caguas.
I remember when irene moved across puerto rico, we "had" a wind gust of 107 mph, although we were located about 1,500 altitude near Caguas.
@MrShanfara Thank you!!!
Great video. I think Irene was the first time I saw in person the return of the black-on-red hurricane warning flags after the Coast Guard brought them back in 2007, so that image sticks with me...
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Interesting! Eucalyptus that I know do fine until winds exceed 80 mph but very large ones I have seen to survive near 100 mph. We get frequent storms in the wind where straight line winds have gusts exceeding 100 mph! :) I love watching trees during wind storms!
Uh, ur using MY hurricane? My street was flooded on August 27-28, 2011.
WiiLove Weather Entertainment tf no one owns a hurricane
The things that washed up from the pamlico river after Irene were crazy. I live on River Road in Washington and had no power for about a week. Did a lot of fishing afterwards though
thankyou
Your videos are quite good...very professional as well. Well done. That being said...kind of breaks my heart to see this and all of the damage done at the Outer Banks. I've been going there ever since I was born and I know they took a pretty big hit with this one in some places (especially highway 12, as I've been told). Anyway, great videos.
Oh my god, that wind turbine at the outer banks brewing company is making all kinds of noise and is spinning crazy fast
i rember when this hurricane up the coast i was waiting for this to happen...i wanted to experince this hurricane but we only got the outter bands of it like sandy
no not just the outer banks it was carteret county who got the worst part like morehead,emerald isle,newport...
Thank you so much!
Great video Michael the inner core of the eyewall is pretty intense of the waves 🌊 of shore what a dream of nightmares
In my town hurricane Irene caused a bridge to collapse and it was on a road to the school so we had to ride a mini bus across the train tracks until it was fixed
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@vmax135 That's a bit out of my price range, LOL. But the quality shows, thanks for the cool clip.
Super storm
cool footage,good variety of locations done,enjoyed this very much
i was in a hurricane in proto reco
Hurry can eye rain
Hurricane Irene
My sister was supposed to be born on August 28th . Because of the hurricane, she was born late
Grammy B my brothers birthday was supposed to be celebrated on August 28th but we couldn’t because of the hurricane
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Lovely videos, Michael! So far, this is the best Hurricane video, I have ever seen! :D
Wow that's crazy
great footagee 5/5
Were those Eucalyptus trees at 7:45 ? Nice video btw :)
Wow, good footage!
i was in this
by the way, i love your videos!!!!