The forecasts for Hurricane Irene are getting grim. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered unprecedented evaucations of low-lying coastal areas in New York City. President Barack Obama has cut short his Massachusetts vacation to come home to Washington, DC in advance of the storm, and states of emergency are blanketing the east coast.
Here's a list of the latest updates:
Lots of events across the Catskills are being cancelled. We hear that the Delaware County courthouse will be closed on Monday and that the Jefferson Historical Society has cancelled its weekend concerts. If you have a closing you'd like to announce, email us at editor@watershedpost.com.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has posted a preparedness webpage chock-full of advice for New Yorkers anticipating this weekend's storm.
Congressman Maurice Hinchey has put up a list of power company contact numbers and links to hurricane preparedness resources.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation has put up a hurricane resource center with a map of power outages.
The Wall Street Journal is calling Irene a "once-in-a-lifetime storm" for most New Yorkers.
The Red Cross has an app that allows you to find the nearest shelter.
Google has a suite of storm-tracking and crisis maps.
