Tag Archives: Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Blog, Day 7, August 27. There’s No Place Like Home.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Jenna Blum

In what has to be one of the weirdest twists yet to this whole board-game Irene-chasing venture, my path has led me…..home. Sort of.  I’m 3 blocks from where I live.  My condo is rented until Sept. 1, and from … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Blog, Day 6: August 26. Fairlee, Vermont. The Plot Narrows.

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jenna Blum

Truly this has to be the strangest path to a hurricane ever taken: Somewhere On Northeast Seaboard via bucolic Fairlee, Vermont.  I’m writing from the crash room of a fire department, where I’m waiting for Woodrow the Stormchasing Lab’s dad, … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Blog, Day 3: August 23, 2011. Hitting The Road. Maybe.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jenna Blum

Morning of Day 3:  Irene curves east in the night.  We are on hold with Severe Weather Research Unit # 2 packed to the rafters.  Please stand by. 11:41 PM: Collinsville, IL We did hit the road, although we are … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Blog, Day 2. August 22, 2011. Wichita, KS.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jenna Blum

Day 2 is a tough one.  Irene turns from a tropical storm to a hurricane overnight, swamping Puerto Rico, menacing the Bahamas with Category 2 winds.  She is super-strong, moving over open water and sucking up strength from it.  Prognoses … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Blog: Day 1. August 21, 2011. Wichita, KS.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Jenna Blum

I admit it: I’m a little trepidatious (like that new word?) about my first hurricane chase. Although Irene would not be the first hurricane I’ve been in.  In 1991, I was on Nantucket Island having a reunion with dear friends … Continue reading →

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