Hurricane Irene Potentially Epic
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From Weather.com Hurricane Central
Hurricane Irene: Major Northeast Threats
It's not every day you see a hurricane forecast cone pointed into the Northeast.
In fact, the concern among meteorologists is high. National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read: "We are very concerned with what's going to happen in New England. The benchmark is the 1938 hurricane. I am very concerned with what will happen there."
The potential is real for the strongest hurricane hit on the Northeast in at least a couple decades this weekend!
...How rare are Northeast hurricanes?
Going back to 1851, there have been only 5 hurricanes whose centers of circulation have passed within 75 miles of New York City. The last hurricane within that distance from New York City was Hurricane Gloria 26 years ago.
Read article: NYC's hurricane history
Similarly, only 10 hurricanes since 1851 have passed within 75 miles of Boston. The most recent was almost exactly 20 years ago: Hurricane Bob...