This article will be updated regularly and link to other posts with information and details. Check here first for Hurricane Irene news and information and then scroll for more blog entries. Gov. Shumlin has declared a State of Emergency as of Saturday.
There are already some power outages by 7 a.m. around the state, mapped here by vt outages.org.
This map shows the probable path of Irene, placing it over Vermont sometime late Sunday afternoon.
Vermont Utilities issue a safety advisory
Current list of closures and cancellations
Information lists, links to resources, tips and warnings ... Updated at 7:33 a.m. Sunday
Current National Weather Service Forecast - Irene moving slowly up NJ coast
(Updated: 7:22 a.m. Sunday) The National Weather Service has all counties in Vermont including Rutland and Windsor north under a flash flood watch. Bennington and Windham counties are under tropical storm watch - how often do you hear that about Vermont? See the map and updates here.
Irene is projected to reach Southern New England later tonight. It is now a category 1 hurricane (as of 11 a.m. Saturday), with wind up to 85 mph. High winds, heavy rains, strong chance of flooding and wind damage to trees and power lines are predicted when it hits Vermont later on Sunday. Forecasting 3 to 5 inches in the Champlain Valley and 5-7 inches in eastern Vermont.
Roger Hill (up in Central Vermont) says it will be a nice day Saturday (and by and large it is - albeit muggy and overcast in Rutland) and the weather should blow by pretty rapidly on Monday, leaving nice weather for cleanup.
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