Hurricane Irene.....
Aug. 27, 2011 The threat level from the Mid-Atlantic states to New England is extreme. Widespread damaging winds, flooding rain, and, in some locations, coastal flooding and storm surge are the threats through Sunday.
Although Irene's top sustained winds have decreased the last couple of days, the expansive size of the hurricane continues to pose an extreme threat.
Before moving into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on Saturday morning. This ended the near three-year gap of a hurricane making landfall along the United States coastline.
Hurricane warnings remain posted as far north as southern New England, including New York City and Long Island.
Before moving into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina on Saturday morning. This ended the near three-year gap of a hurricane making landfall along the United States coastline.
Hurricane warnings remain posted as far north as southern New England, including New York City and Long Island.
Seriously!!! As a family at home we were all bracing ourselves! One BIG scarey storm! And this happened right after the news of the biggest earthquake to hit the east!!! FAITH!!!
5.8 earthquake largest to rock Virginia in a century
The biggest earthquake to hit Virginia in more than 100 years delivered a midday jolt to the East Coast from Georgia to Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings and sending people scurrying into the streets. Most were wondering: What was that?
The magnitude-5.8 quake struck at 1:51 p.m. near Mineral, Va., about 135 miles northwest of South Hampton Roads and 38 miles northwest of Richmond, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was originally rated a 5.9 but was downgraded.
"This is a big one by any measure of an eastern earthquake," said David Spears, Virginia's state geologist, adding that anything greater than magnitude 5 on the East Coast is an "extraordinary" event.
The quake was the second-biggest in Virginia's recorded history. The biggest, a 5.9 tremor near Blacksburg, occurred in 1897. The state's last significant earthquake was a 4.5 near Richmond in 2003.
Geologically, because Virginia is in the middle of a tectonic plate, the state does not experience large-magnitude earthquakes such as those that occur in California, which is on a boundary between two plates, said Jennifer Georgen, a geophysicist at Old Dominion University.
She said aftershocks are likely but may not be felt. In fact, a 2.8 tremor was recorded about an hour after Tuesday's quake in the same general area.
The 5.8 earthquake was felt over such a large area because East Coast bedrock is more solid than the fractured geology of Western states, which allows reverberations to travel far.
Here is Jed's email after a very active week.......
The magnitude-5.8 quake struck at 1:51 p.m. near Mineral, Va., about 135 miles northwest of South Hampton Roads and 38 miles northwest of Richmond, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was originally rated a 5.9 but was downgraded.
"This is a big one by any measure of an eastern earthquake," said David Spears, Virginia's state geologist, adding that anything greater than magnitude 5 on the East Coast is an "extraordinary" event.
The quake was the second-biggest in Virginia's recorded history. The biggest, a 5.9 tremor near Blacksburg, occurred in 1897. The state's last significant earthquake was a 4.5 near Richmond in 2003.
Geologically, because Virginia is in the middle of a tectonic plate, the state does not experience large-magnitude earthquakes such as those that occur in California, which is on a boundary between two plates, said Jennifer Georgen, a geophysicist at Old Dominion University.
She said aftershocks are likely but may not be felt. In fact, a 2.8 tremor was recorded about an hour after Tuesday's quake in the same general area.
The 5.8 earthquake was felt over such a large area because East Coast bedrock is more solid than the fractured geology of Western states, which allows reverberations to travel far.
Here is Jed's email after a very active week.......
August 29, 2011
Yo!
Yes I felt the earthquake. We were eating lunch at our place when we felt it, at first i thought it was my companion.
No we were not hit by the storm, we didn't even get any rain.
Glad you liked the memory card.. Your Welcome.
So Suzie is almost due huh? Maybe curtis would be a good name. Because the kids names always starts with a "C".
HOOORRRAAAYYY!!!! GRANDPA IS GONNA GET TAUGHT... WOOOHOOO!!!!
Last wednsday I was thinking about grandpa.. and I almost had a Physical/Emotional.. Meltdown!!! Because I'm scared for him. So my companion and the elders corunm president gave me a blessing.
I Just glad he is gonna be taught by a great missionary.
WHAAAATTTTTT?! AUNT JULIE HAS CANCER!!!!???? Heck yeah i'll pray for her!!!!!
Oh Yeah, Remember the movie "Forever Strong"? Remember the coach of Highland? Well here he is on mormon.org! THE REAL COACH LARRY GELLIX!!!
We are going hiking today with a member who knows a good trail that leads to a couple of waterfalls.. Cool Huh?
Well gotta go.. Love ya'll
Jed
So as one can see..... Jed took it in stride while I was back here in Utah freaking out!
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