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Multiple areas report electrical lines down

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

9:00 Hurricane Irene watch:

Hoboken has electrical lines down in the following locations: 6th and Jefferson, 5th and Grand, the 700 area of Park, 800 Madison.

The PSE&G Marshall Street substation is down cutting power off to 8,800 residents in Hoboken.  Most of Jersey City is now without power as its substation had to be turned off for repairs.

The impact of the storm is not over.  The eye is south of Hoboken near Edison, New Jersey.  Severe winds will follow until late this morning putting additional electrical lines at risk. Read More...

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City: “Stay off the streets” – electrical wires are down!

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
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City of Hoboken announces:

Sunday August 28, 2011, 8:20 AM

City of Hoboken
Alert: URGENT UPDATE FOR HOBOKEN RESIDENTS
Hi Horsey,

Residents are very strongly urged to completely stay off streets. Live electrical wires are down in flooded areas and electrocution is possible. Do not walk your dogs.

Especially dangerous conditions exist along the waterfront, where the high tide and storm surge may cause the Hudson River to rise over the walkway.

According to PSE&G, an estimated 8,800 Hoboken residents will soon lose power. We urge residents to charge phones, fill bathtub, sinks, and pots with water. Turn refrigerators to the coldest setting and keep them closed.

Phone lines in the Fire Department are currently down and not operational. For emergencies, call 911. For information and less urgent matters, please call the Emergency Operations Center at 201-239-6643/6644. Fire Department communications should be restored shortly. An update will be provided. Visit www.hobokennj.org for updates.For full details, view this message on the web.
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High tide arrives, thousands WILL LOSE power in Hoboken

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

8:00 am: Hurricane Irene watch:

Hoboken awoke to the incessant rain and word from Mayor Dawn Zimmer is 8,800 residents WILL SOON LOSE POWER.

The mayor suggests people fill bathtubs, sinks, and pots with water.  PSE&G will have its hands full trying to make all the needed repairs to go back on line.  It could be days.

Last the mayor says – charge mobile phones!

Talking Ed Note: If you haven’t done so, you should subscribe for updates by phone with City’s Nixle. Read More...

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Hurricane Irene to Hoboken: Hello it’s Me

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

11:40 pm – Hurricane Irene Watch

Hoboken is seeing hard rain picking up and the full brunt of the hurricane is expected in the early morning hours around 5:00 am.  The west side of town already saturated from earlier rains is faring poorly and it’s still early in the storm.  The Shoprite area is flooding and the lower part of the 4th ward is not doing much better.

The Wallace School is being evacuated as a precaution.  The State has opened the
Izod Center in the Meadowlands as another hurricane shelter.  Residents and city staff are on a bus moving people before the conditions worsen and travel becomes impossible. Read More...

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Mayor working and sleeping at City Hall

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Mayor Dawn Zimmer and a team of city officials have staked out their command center at City Hall.  The mayor who lives in the 4th ward doesn’t anticipate making it back to that part of town with the heavy rains having begun and the hurricane bearing down behind it.

Stevens Institute delivered a worst case scenario with overflowing sewers in the south part of town coinciding with a storm surge from the Hudson in the east.

Full story is featured at the home page of NJ.com:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/hoboken_mayor_on_hurricane_ire.html Read More...

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Sign of the Times: City braces for the hit

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading
A&P earlier today was hammered on water.  Last night’s added stock is now gone.
A home in midtown Hoboken plans ahead for the expected flooding
Many people have taken the City warnings seriously, leaving this street mostly empty of cars
A hipster sports high rubber boots even before the hurricane hits
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Mayor: ‘City could be under five feet of water’

by SmartyJones1 Min Reading

Mayor Zimmer making another appearance at Hoboken City Hall urged Hoboken residents to get out noting the power of the hurricane could put the city under five feet of water in a worst case scenario.

Combining the highest tide of the year, the concerns are the city could be hit with water from both the south and also from the east with an overflowing Hudson River.

The mayor said cars needed to be taken off the streets or the storm could destroy them with the amount of flooding likely to occur.

Fire Chief Blohm said residents needed to avoid flood water as the risk of electrocution from downed power lines was a severe threat. Residents should avoid contact with the flood water as it conducts electricity. Read More...