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PAGE 2 // WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011 NEWS THE PENDULUn. PHOTO COURTESY OF MCTCAMPUS.C01I A man photographs the flooding of the East River in New York City Sunday, Aug. 28 after Hurricane Irene devastated the area. Some areas of New York recieved up to 13.3 inches, with wind gusts up to 79 mph. Hurricane Irene inconsistent with predictions Kassondra Cloos News Editor The North Carolina coast experienced Hurricane Irene long before it was downgraded to a tropical storm, but most of the predictions regarding devastation to New York City were not fully realized. In the days before Hurricane Irene barreled up the East Coast, officials from federal weather organizations like the National Hurricane Center predicted consequences and potential scenarios of epic proportions. Millions of power outages from North Carolina to New England accompanied downed trees, severe winds, heavy rain and, in Delaware, tornadoes. New Student Convocation at Elon University was held Friday evening rather than Saturday morning to accommodate parents driving home after move-in day to help keep them safe in the face of an arriving hurricane. Freshmen Hunter Priebe and Logan Williams, both from New Canaan, Conn., said their families lost power when Irene, then a tropical storm, passed through their area. Both cable and phone access were lost in some areas as well, Priebe said, but physical damage was limited. “There was some flooding, but nothing too serious,” Priebe said. “There were definitely some good waves.” Williams said he has been receiving automated voice messages from his town and power is not expected to return any time soon. “They said they want to restore power now," he said. “But there are too many downed wires.” Almost 300,000 National Grid customers are still out of power in nearby Rhode Island alone, according to the Providence Journal, and repairs may not be finished for a full week. Freshman Caroline Yaksich, from Maryland, said her family got quite a bit of rain at home and lost electricity temporarily, but many of her friends attending colleges on the coast were evacuated shortly after arriving on campus. Yaksich has family in the Outer Banks of North Carolina that did not evacuate in preparation for the storm. Their area is accustomed to hurricanes, she said, and they did not lose power. Her sister in New York City did not evacuate either, she said. “She was in a safe zone,” she said. “She said by the time it got up there, it was weak.” t TWEETING UP A STORM ®monarchsIager RT (®dailyintel: New York is not the center of the universe: Hurricane Irene did serious damage elsewhere nym.ag/ nhWlkb 29 Aug ®mbkansky Watching the#irene cleanup. Grateful my town was relatively unaffected. Wishing the best to everyone impacted. 28 Aug @>elonpendulum #Hurricane #Irene has caused severe damage and millions of power outages. Tweet (®elonpendulum with your storm stories and photos. #Staysafe 28 Aug @JasonMPuckett Off campus housing at ECU. Wrecked in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. #Irene i®phoenixl4news yfrog. com/hsnhidfpj 28 Aug @nicolemchadwick ®phoenixl4news damage from Hurricane Irene at ECUtwitpic. com/6ckkah 28 Aug @KatiesBliss It's a beautiful sunny day! Irene sure came quick. It was like it never happened. Hope everyone up north is doing okay! 28 .Aug @RandyGyllenhaal Let's be clear: new england, and especially #vt, got nailed by flooding from irene. This storm wasn't a dud. #btv #\tirene 28 Aug @elonalumni Sending best wishes for a safe couple of days to our thousands of alums in #Irene's path. We love you! 27 Aug @Hurricane_Irene Prepare, stock up, and evacuate if you are told to. This is no joke. Have a plan. #Hurricane #Irene 25 Aug @>Hurricane_Irene No, I did not cause the #earthquake. Glad to get a lot of this attention off my back. 23 Aug S KlfZ Co^;. i". fh? wa]fer ou^swl not the only neighborhood affected by severe flooding. Some parts ontermrnt are sm ^is house SunLy^h s Phlradt?!*''®’ .,on Officials sun,ey .he damage .0 North Carolina 12 on Monday, Aug. 29, Many coa%TTSoXSaretrcrm"Zl|j wte‘
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