Hurricane Irene :/ Will you please answer my question?

Question

Okayy so I live in Harrisburg , and Im not an adult and I dont have a car and stuff... but Irene is supposed to hit Philly and of course rain and wind will come into Harrisburg.. so here are my questionS
1. Will the power go out here?
2. How long will the hurricane last? [ Estimation or exact answer ]
3. Is it strong enough to cause some SERIOUS damage?
4. How long will power be out [ if it does go out ] ?
5. How strong will it be?!?
6. How much rain and wind is there going to be?
WAHHH IM SCARED! D: ANd if you can add a little more info please do(: And yes I do watch the weather channel but its not really focusing on my area -___-

Answer 1

I live in Florida and I've been through a lot of hurricanes...there's really nothing to worry about unless you live on the coast.

Answer 2

1. Most likely yes

2. End of the day sunday or early monday

3. Depending on what part of the hurricane you get hit by it could be serious, the right quadrant of a hurricane is usually the most dangerous

4. Depends on how fast they can come out and fix the lines. Could be days or weeks

5. By strong i think you mean wind, category 1 (75-100 MPH)

6. 75-100 MPH, 6-15 inches of rain(depends on location of you and hurricane)



Dont be scared.

Answer 3

1. Yes

2. Maybe 10-20 hours

3. Yes, it may cause serious damage

4. Maybe 5 days

5. Strong, damn strong..

6. If your are near the water, you will have a flood, alot of rain. and there will be ALOT of wind EVERYWHERE.



Prepare, and be safe :D

Answer 4

harrisburg will just get a little bit of rain THATS IS

Answer 5

if there's a tornado caution on your section and a tornado comes truthfully circulate interior the basement or on the backside floor despite in case you get moist. if no tornado stay upstairs reason downstairs would flood.