11 PM EDT 28 August 2011 Update The last advisory on Irene was just issued. Irene is very likely to be retired as a name.
10 PM EDT 28 August 2011 Update The invest 92L has a 100% chance to develop and advisory should be issued on it shortly later tonight or tomorrow. Odds still favor a recurve, but are dropping. There will be a long time to watch this one, hot towers are firing around the center and something may form at any time.
The general center of 92L seems to be forming just south of 10 N.
Power outages across the Irene landfall area continue, with the worst inland flooding reports coming from Vermont, Western Massachusetts, Northwest New Hampshire, and upstate New York. Events in Vermont may make this the worst storm in Vermont's history as multiple reports of historic buildings and bridges of being destroyed by floodwaters.
Original Update Irene has made landfall near Little Egg Inlet, officially as a 75mph hurricane.
Irene continues to weaken as it heads generally north northeast the wind and rain should continue over New England today.
Meanwhile southwest of Bermuda, Jose has formed from 91L, it is expected to stay west of Bermuda and not make landfall, because of the proximity Tropical Storm Warnings are up for Bermuda. ' Elsewhere, a large wave exiting from Africa (92L) has a 40% chance to develop in the next few days. Odds favor this recurving also, but it is not as certain as the last wave.
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