Ex-chief of National Hurricane Center: Irene scenario 'one of my greatest nightmares'

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Source: AP

BUXTON, N.C. — A monstrous Hurricane Irene tightened its aim on the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, threatening 65 million people along a shore-hugging path from North Carolina to New England. One of the nation's top experts called it his "nightmare" scenario.

The Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph — the threshold for a major hurricane — would be the strongest to strike the East Coast in seven years, and people were already getting out of the way.

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All eyes were on Irene's projected path, which showed it bringing misery to every city along the I-95 corridor, including Washington, New York and Boston. The former chief of the National Hurricane Center called it one of his three worst possible situations.

"One of my greatest nightmares was having a major hurricane go up the whole Northeast Coast," Max Mayfield, the center's retired director, told The Associated Press.

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[Suich]

1. When Max Mayfield talks,

I listen.

:scared:

[Javaman]

2. I was born and raised on Long Island...

when ever a hurricane would start the trek up the coast, we would watch Cape Hatteras.

We knew that if it cleared the cape, it would hit us.

I still have a number of family in that area.

I'm watching this Hurricane like a hawk.

If Irene scrapes the outer banks and doesn't make land fall in the cape, then watch out, it's heading straight for NY.