[SKYWARN_Announce] Special Announcement: 5th Anniversary of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Impacts for Southern New England

[rmacedo at rcn.com]

Hello to all...

..Sunday August 28th, 2016 is the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene's impacts on Southern New England. Irene caused widespread pockets of tree and wire damage and power outages across all of Southern New England, pockets of moderate coastal flooding along the coast line and significant flooding of rivers, streams and roads especially in portions of Western New England and into Eastern New York, Vermont and New Hampshire..
..To commemorate the anniversary, prior summary stories and reports of Irene are listed below including a video on Tropical Storm/Hurricane Irene based on pictures from many Amateur Radio and non-Amateur Radio SKYWARN Spotters..

ARRL ARES E-Letter link:
http://www.arrl.org/ares-el?issue=2011-09-28

NWS Taunton Post Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene:
http://www.wx1box.org/local/psh_9_1_11.txt
 
NWS Taunton Local Storm Report:
http://www.wx1box.org/local/LSR_8_28_11.txt
 
NWS Taunton Public Information Statement:
http://www.wx1box.org/local/pns_8_29_11.txt

Tropical Storm/Hurricane Irene Post Storm Video:
http://www.nsradio.org/video/features/recap/irene/index.html
 
Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
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Email Address: rmacedo at rcn.com
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