Earthquake now Hurricane Irene!

First and foremost, I hope everyone in the path of Irene is well sheltered and stays safe. Second I am in no way poking fun of the situation, I know it's a serious storm. Third this is purely to display my family's experience and share with you some of our story.

1 EST So she has arrived and she is making her presence known. With the eye of Irene right off the coast the Chesapeake Bay is preparing for the storm surge, flooding and high winds. We have evacuated those that are waterfront and in low lying areas. Grocery stores are depleted of water, bread and the other necessities- i.e- batteries and rolls of tp. We are prepared to bunker down if needed, we are on a wooded lot with large trees so our concern is more for power outage and high winds. So far it's not too bad, it has begun raining and the winds are mild.


2 EST - As time passed on the winds have definitely picked up and it is RAINNNN-ING! You can see the bands of rain being pushed by the wind and we are beginning to hear the rustle of branches and leaves being pummeled by the rain. Just remember this is not our first bout with extreme weather this week, need I remind you we just has an earthquake. SO THERE! It's so typical of Maryland, now we just need a sand storm and then a blizzard and I think we will be done. Nothing to significant though, still hanging in there. Hopefully I can get some interesting photos or videos to keep you all updated.



5 EST- So it's 5:30 here on the east coast. Irene is about 50 miles off Norfolk, VA. When it approaches Maryland & Delaware she will be 30 miles off the shoreline. Ocean City, Rehoboth & parts of the bay have been evacuated. Winds are about 100 mph in the storm. Not so exciting right now, I wouldn't even say it's a crazy rainstorm at this point. Here is another video and my chocolate lab Diego, decided to make an appearance. More updates in a bit.