Irene Update - 11PM

The 11 PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center place the center of hurricane Irene just south of New York City at 11PM on Sunday night.

• The map here shows the official position of Irene as a category one hurricane near NYC.
• The dots, indicate landfall locations of past notable New England hurricanes.
• The lines indicate various model tracks for Irene
• The yellow shading is the NHC cone of uncertainty, where Irene could track in 5 days.

 Although we are 5 days away from a very possible impact by Irene, if the current forecast holds, any location to the right of the hurricane track can expect a very large storm surge, damaging winds well inland and extremely heavy rainfall. 

With over 4-10 inches of rain that have fallen in the past weeks over parts of NY and New England, a hurricane can easily cause severe tree damage, as root systems are weakened by moist ground. 

One of the model runs takes Irene's eye over Newton, Woburn, Ipswich, Newburyport.  

More information to come tomorrow morning.