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Exacerbated hazel s deadly force, creating a 17-foot storm surge that swept away 352 to structures on oak island. then a swath through virginia, pennsylvania, new jersey, new york and all the way to ontario canada. it would be 31 years until the next really big one, hurricane gloria. a cat-4 when it hit the bahamas. still packed a punch enough to dawn trees and power lines from cape hatteras to long island, 8 people died. a total much lower than feared because the hurricane arrived at low tide. then came bob in 1991 which made landfall between new york and rhode island s narragansett bay. thousands packed shelters. yet others refused to leave. ....
Absolutely the new york and new jersey area saturated by record rainfall. even before this event those trees with a brisk breeze will be dangerous and anyone near them please watch yourself. stay indoors and at a away from the windows as the storm approaches. we ll go to ed down in miami in the national hurricane center. ed, you are one of the deans of this business. you have seen a lot more hurricanes than i have. how unusual is irene in terms of the fact that it is impacting, you know, washington d.c., philadelphia, pennsylvania, and new york, and heading up we think to the boston area. how unusual is irene? guest: the trek is unusual, gerarledo. we awn see hurricanes move up the east coast but they tend to move out to coast or ....
Of metal debris and just general signs and pieces was buildings that came off. we saw a submerged car and there is a good amount of clean up. they re breathing a sigh of relief. localized flooding will be a challenge tomorrow morning. an hour inland there could be 17 inches in some places. that may be the big story tomorrow, geraldo. what about people hurt or injured. i know you folks at home who scoff and particularly in the southeast who experienced so many of the tropical cyclones, you say what is the big deal with a category 1. as far as we know fox news reported all even accident, 6 people have been killed, many of them by trees falling including a couple of kids. one in a car and one in a house crushed. and particularly in the new york area they have been ....
We ll be on 24 hours a day until the storm system is resolved. we that is jennifer davis is waiting for us. jennifer, what are conditions there now. as it left you behind as you see or feeling the impact? reporter: hi, there, no, i think finally irene is moving out of the here and we saw the sunset. we haven t seen the sun in a couple of days. we fared a little bit worse than john is. we are without power and have been without power in more head city since two a.m.. 20,000 people are without power. and when we drove around early there is damage to fix. it is nothing intense. but it is going to take a while to clean up. there are trees down all over the place and there is localized flooding and a lot ....
Northeastern states. we have several major risks tonight. one is storm surge in the coast 4-8 feet in places. second rick is the flooding inland from the rainfall that we are looking 6-12 inches and maybe 20 inches. and broadarea of wind and iggest risk of the winds besides the storm surge is bringing down the trees. it will be a tree damage with this storm and when they fall on houses and hopes and cars there is a risk to life and property. i know, ed, it is difficult and i don t want you to put you on the spot. can you tell us whether or not the storm will arrive when the 8:00 a.m. tide arrives tomorrow morning? guest: i can t tell you exactly when the highest surge is going to occur. it being be high tide. ....