Nasty Storm Irene Will Hit Entire Eastern US Coast; Heavy Rains Likely In US and Quebec Next Two Days

Irene is a nasty lady. The tropical storm in the Atlantic is hammering away at South Carolina at present. And it is going to inch upwards along the American East coast. With strong winds and lots and lots of rain. So folks in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New York are in for a very wet days. The east coast in short. Irene is then going to walk into Quebec in Canada On Sunday (August 28, 2011) evening (local time). Very heavy rainfall throughout Sunday night in Quebec. The cities of Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec are in for a drenching.


HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FORECAST

• The states of Richmond and Delaware will start getting heavy precipitation from Saturday morning (local time). So will Richmond in Virginia. These places will get a drenching for twenty four hours.
• It will start raining heavily in New York City from Saturday (August 27, 2011) afternoon. Very heavy rains in New York city.
• The states of Vermont and New York will get heavy rains Sunday afternoon.
• The Canadian cities of Quebec and Montreal will start getting heavy rains from Sunday (August 28, 2011) evening (local time).
• Now we come to the winds. The coastal areas of the United States will face the brunt of Irene's fury. By east coast I mean uptil Maine. Irene's wind speeds will fall once it goes into Canada's coastal areas. But Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are going to face some very strong winds. 
• The wind speeds will be lower as we go away from the coast.

This is the position of Irene at 3.00 AM, Saturday morning (local time) August, 2011. Red means very strong winds

Sunday morning. August 28, 2011. Irene hits New York city

Monday morning local time. August 29, 2011. Irene weakens leaves the US caost and moves to the Canadian coast

This is a rainfall forecast map. It shows Irene drenching New York city on Sunday morning.

Rain forecast map. Sunday (August 28, 2011) late evening. The rains due to Irene start in Canada after wetting New York state.