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A mandatory evacuation order for low-lying areas of New York City was issued at 2:00 p.m. on August 26. [5] [6] A day prior, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had announced that the city would prepare to create "an enormous shelter system" for residents without access to higher ground. [7]
August 1, 1830: A hurricane passes to the east of New York and produces gale-force winds to New York City and Long Island. [9] October 4, 1841: Gale–force winds affect New York City as a hurricane tracks north along the East Coast of the United States. Damage is estimated at $2 million (1841 USD, $41 million 2007 USD). [10]
Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles.
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Hurricane evacuation is the immediate and rapid movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hurricane. County judges, emergency managers and other officials may recommend a voluntary evacuation or order a mandatory evacuation.
For St. Johns County residents, use this map to determine which evacuation zone you live in and whether you must evacuate due to Hurricane Ian.
Residents of low-lying areas of Hudson County along the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay were advised to evacuate. [22] In some areas, evacuation was mandatory for residents of ground-floor apartments. [23] At MetLife Stadium, a preseason football game between the New York Giants and New York Jets was postponed until August 29. [24]
The National Weather Service says the New York/New Jersey metro area should not expect any tropical impacts from Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall in Florida late Thursday night.