Hurricane season forecast exactly on target; Hurricane Irene lone U.S. landfall

Hauppauge, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) – Suffolk County, in conjunction with New York State and the Federal Emergency Management Administration, has established a Disaster Recovery Center to assist residents and businesses that have losses or damages caused by Hurricane Irene. The centers are staffed with disaster-recovery specialists who can provide information and answer questions about storm related  [ Read More ]

Courtesy Wunderground.com As of 11PM EST, Hurricane Katia has top winds of 135mph, making Katia a category four storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale. She has the potential to strengthen even a little further over the next day. The good news is that it looks like Katia will swing out to sea and only provide the  [ Read More ]

It’s been a week since Hurricane Irene (and later Tropical Storm Irene) came ashore. With the lights finally back on at the studios of SmithtownRadio.com (yes, it took six days), we’ve finally moved out of our storm bunker and back into our regular studio. Here’s a look behind the scenes at storm coverage via the  [ Read More ]

The following is a message from SmithtownRadio.com General Manager James Brierton Dear loyal listener, Nearly a week after Tropical Storm Irene knocked out power to most of the island, the lights have finally come back on here at the studios of SmithtownRadio.com. We have had to pre-empt regular scheduled programming all week because of the  [ Read More ]

Shirley, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) - Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the drowning death of an East Islip man who was windsurfing in Bellport Bay this afternoon. Joseph Rocco was windsurfing in Bellport Bay off Parkview Drive and Grandview Drive in Shirley at approximately 4:00 p.m. Rocco subsequently went under water and was discovered by  [ Read More ]

TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 608 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 …CENTER OF IRENE NEARING NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND… .NEW INFORMATION… UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED… THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEASTERN  [ Read More ]

Washington, D.C. (SmithtownRadio.com) – President Barack Obama is scheduled to make remarks on Tropical Storm Irene at 5pm et: Broadcasting live with Ustream

BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31A NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092011 200 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 …IRENE MOVING UP THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST…WATER LEVELS RISING FROM MARYLAND TO NEW YORK… SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT…0600 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…38.1N 75.0W ABOUT 15 MI…25 KM SSE OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND ABOUT 195 MI…315  [ Read More ]

…IRENE BATTERING EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST… .NEW INFORMATION… UPDATED FOR CURRENT POSITION OF HURRICANE IRENE. .AREAS AFFECTED… THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK… NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY…SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND ADJACENT  [ Read More ]