Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Ongoing coverage of Hurricane Irene

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In praise of being ready
Annette John-Hall: It's easy to play Monday morning quarterback and pooh-pooh a "punk" storm, as one pal called it, when your basement's dry and your loved ones are safe.
Given Irene's windfall, newscasts exploit danger
Man, that Hurricane Irene. So wet. So windy. It was wet and windy in North Carolina's Kill Devil Hills, where Fox News' John Roberts got buffeted, and on Nags Head, where the Weather Channel's Mike Seidel took it on the chin - and all the way down into his soggy socks.
Irene forces a roofer to stay on top of things
Daniel Rubin: 'Call me spring, call me fall, but don't call me an hour before a frickin' hurricane.' Jay Gallagher, roofer, would like to put that on his business card.
Stern prankster's CBS Irene punk
CAPTAIN JANKS strikes again. The Howard Stern-loving prankster got through live to CBS 3's Ukee Washington and Erika von Tiehl yesterday morning pretending to be Atlantic City emergency-management official Tom Foley. Von Tiehl continued to question "Foley" after he made a reference to Howard Stern's buttcrack, then Washington cut in to say that he didn't believe they were really talking to Foley, prompting Janks to declare, "No s---, Sherlock."
Worst may be yet to come
Delaware River is not expected to crest till Monday afternoon, so evacuees may not be cleared to return home till Tuesday at the earliest.
Wilmington evacuates 3,000 facing Irene flood: Update
PhillyDeals: Wilmington's mayor has ordered 3,000 residents to leave their flood-prone neighborhood.
Have the Weather Channel and rest of media overhyped Irene?
Attytood: Already on social networks and elsewhere, there's a growing chorus of complainers that the storm has been overhyped, and many are blaming the media.
Gov: 'Get the hell off the beach'
The Christie Chronicles: "Get the hell off the beach in Asbury Park and get out," he said. "You're done. It's 4:30, you've maximized your tan."
Storm has some scientists salivating
Chester County Inbox: As residents hunker down to withstand the ravages of Irene, scientists at the Stroud Water Research Center and the University of Delaware are eager for its research potential.
Video: Ocean City Braces for Irene
Ocean City prepares for Hurricane Irene on Thursday afternoon, August 25, 2011. (Video by Laurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer)
SEPTA to suspend service during Hurricane Irene
'It is time to move,' Christie says
Gov. Christie is warning those still on the barrier islands of Atlantic, Cape May and Ocean Counties: "You have to get out. The weather is good today. It's sunny. It is time to move."
Good morning Irene in Ventnor, should we stay or should we go?
Surf's up, water's cold, bagel stores open. Some leave, some stay. Bagel store is open!
Thanks to Irene, insurance regulators cancel Phila. meeting
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners nixed its summer meeting that had been scheduled to begin Aug. 29, citing the approaching storm.

City gets ready for hurricane Irene
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