Hurricane Irene May Hit New York City or Long Island as Category 1 Storm Sunday Evening

The latest computer models and forecasts from the National Hurricane Center indicate that Queens, Brooklyn and Nassau County may receive a direct hit from the center of Hurricane Irene with 85 mph winds (Category 1 strength). The GFDL model brings the storm to just east of Atlantic City Sunday evening and then the storm tracks into Fairfield County of southwest Connecticut. High surf with waves to 20 feet, beach erosion, coastal flooding, flash flooding, rip currents and wind gusts over 80 mph are possible especially across coastal areas of Long Island, NJ and CT. More on this dangerous storm later this week.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.