08/28/11 The Twits On Twitter Are Tweeting About Irene On A Sunday Morning Like No Other In Greenwich

WHERE IS THE GREENWICH TIME?

WHERE ARE THE GREENWICH TIME'S BREAKING NEWS REPORTS?

JenAMcPadden Accolades to field reporter Frank Recshia and 2 photographers, Chris Wood and @DMPickering. They have been out in the storm all night.13 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Still a solid 5 hours of heavy rain and winds ahead!!!!!49 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite

jeffstoecker If this is what 45 mph winds look like...75 mph will be quite a ride. Buckle up #Irene6 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic 5 am EDT Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued. #twoat http://t.co/pLMkTSL2 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Gusting over 50 mph in Bridgeport!2 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Frequent gusts 60+ mph on Long Island w/ intense feeder band. Water rescue in Union, NJ. Radar: http://t.co/6ILB6Mm #hurricane #irene4 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ray50dizzle @gilsimmons large branches down and some wires down in sections of waterbury, watertown14 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 Random sampling of power outages: Shelton 3279, Stamford 4644, Norwalk 2085, Montville 2891. total at 4:55 is more than 62,000 #irene13 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane From 5am NHC discussion: Storm surge of 3.8' at NY Harbor. Now rising toward high tide. #hurricane #irene19 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 Latest Hurricane Center advisory has #irene 15 miles SSE of Atlantic City, moving this way at 18 mph. Still a category 1 #hurricane.26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons *****TORNADO WATCH SOUTHERN HALF OF CT UNTIL 11AM. bulletin:http://t.co/wSANPSe27 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

news12ctgwen UI now reporting more than 6,500 customers without power in Connecticut.#news12ctirene32 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic Hurricane #Irene advisory 32 issued. #Irene moving along the jersey shorehttp://t.co/vlNQVJC31 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 Tornado Watch posted for the four Shoreline counties in Connecticut -- through 11:00 a.m. #ctweather #cthurricane #irene31 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Hurricane Irene: 5 AM ET, 75 mph winds, Cat 1, 958 mb, moving NNE at 18 mph.http://t.co/dTlOPwM31 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Our local power outage numbers are going up like crazy across CT!!!!!34 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

Jim_Gas_On @gilsimmons looks like social media will be the best way to stay informed.49 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Lots of power outages ....numbers rising quickly. Will do best to update you here!56 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 NWS issues: Tornado Warning for Kings, Nassau, Queens [NY] till 4:15 AM EDTabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Flooding along the Still River in Brookfield....Warning up!about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane RT @NBCNewYork: Staten Island Expressway at Fingerboard Road closed due to flooding; Secaucus Road flooded; parts of Jersey City under waterabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

WTNH Irene is still a long ways away, but over 20,000 people are already without power. CL&P - 19,555, UI - 755.2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NBCConnecticut Route 34 in West Haven is closed at Lakeview Road due to tree down #ctirene2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

alroker At this hour (0220am ET), the total number of customers experiencing power outages in Hurricane Irene's Path is: 3,128,7172 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NBCNewYork Firefighters responding to dozens of calls for trees and electrical poles down in Queens. #Irene2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NBCNewYork 3 feet of water flood Jackie Robinson Parkway, all lanes blocked #Irene2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

JenAMcPadden I'm amazed at how many people are up and awaiting Hurricane Irene. Hope you all are weather enthusiast and not panicked.2 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

UPDATE:

THE TWEETS KEEP COMING IN

StormTeam8 Connecticut power outages reach 116,000 for @CTLightPower and @UnitedIllum .#irene #cthurricane· reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Tune in to @NBCConnecticut if you have power. Spoke to family down in Guilford and things are getting rough there/12 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane MT @TWCBreaking: Per @NHC_Atlantic: #Irene becomes the first #hurricane landfall in N.J. (near Little Egg Inlet) since 1903.22 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Hurricane Irene: 5 AM ET, 75 mph winds, Cat 1, 959 mb, moving NNE at 18 mph.http://t.co/dTlOPwM23 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

BelltownFire Confirmed tree through house one minor injury25 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Back at work!24 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic Hurricane #Irene update issued. #Irene makes landfall along the coast of new jersey near little egg inlet. http://t.co/vlNQVJC31 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 Power outages now topping 88,000. CL&P - 75,095, UI - 13,373. Hardest hit? CL&P reports 99% of Chester is without power right now.36 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NewsBell RT @JamieMuroNEWS8: Wire on fire in Stonington...lord's Hill Road http://t.co/gwYwP9a@wtnh #inrene38 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Just had 63mph gust in Bridgeport! ! ! !39 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

snowlover424 @gilsimmons just got up and looked outside and the wind knocked part of my porch off in seymour54 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

Update #2

7:15 Am

twc_hurricane RT @JimCantore: Watching a potential RARE #NYC landfall over the next few hours.#Irene Last time that happened 1893. Before that 1821.30 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Mudslide blocking ALL lanes of the NY Thruway (I-87) northbound at milepost 41.8 between exits 15A and 16. #hurricane #irene2 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane #Irene Month to date rainfall totals for Northeast http://t.co/xbxrbnz7 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Strong winds and thunder heading along the shore from Branford heading east to Madison and eventually New London!8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Up to 198,000 CL&P customers out8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane #irene High tide info for NYC, 8:07am and Atlantic City 7:17am http://t.co/EIMwTw39 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

chrispkeating Merritt and Wilbur cross closed; tractor trailer ban; updates soon11 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan 59mph wind gust in Bridgeport at Sikorski16 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Approaching 200,000 without power in CT!19 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan 71mph wind gust from East Moriches, LI20 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan NWS is forecasting the second highest crest ever on the Housatonic River in New Milford26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan LGA just gusted to 67mph!26 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane #Irene JFK sustained winds 32 mph out of the east, gusts to 46, heavy rain.http://t.co/0iIdT7127 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Radar shows next rain band over Long Island Sound with 85mph wind gusts at 800ft above ground.33 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Expecting 60-70mph gusts at the coast from this band35 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan The squall line moving up Fairfield County right now toward Bridgeport and New Haven will be the worst yet for wind35 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

BradDrazenNBC The towns of Chester and Marlborough are almost completely in the dark.45 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan 140,000 customers without power in CT50 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

PSEGoutageinfo PSE&G currently has about 213,000 customers without power in its service territory. Be safe stay indoors. http://t.co/qXK9kJv56 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

markdavisWTNH Latest briefing from state emergency management center with Gov Malloy live at 7AM on News 851 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 Buoy in Central Long Island Sound recording wave heights of 6.2 feet, wind gusts of 46.6 knots (53+ MPH) #irene #cthurricane51 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane RT @TWCDrKnabb: Center of #Irene expected to go very near if not directly over NYC around 10 am, but worst winds, rains not near center.54 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane RT @TWCBreaking: @TWCRadio Nick Wiltgen: #NYC has just broken its all-time wettest month, which was 16.85" in Sep. 1882! #hurricane #ireneabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

UPDATE #3

8:20 AM

ryanhanrahan CL&P up to 350,000 outages... may make a run at Gloria's record of 477,000about 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Groton/New London Airport 64 mph gust3 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Storm surge in Stamford up to 4.5 ft above normal3 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

MayorMark Ordering all Public Works Employees in.15 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 322,000 outages for CL&P. Looking for a quick and quiet end to the storm, spokesman Frank Poirot says. #irene #cthurricane14 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan 322,000 CL&P customers in the dark makes this the second largest power outage in CT on record. Now ahead of Bob.15 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic Tropical Storm #Jose Special advisory 1 issued. Tropical storm jose forms near bermuda, tropical storm warning issued. http://t.co/vlNQVJC22 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic 8 am EDT Tropical Weather Outlook issued. #twoat http://t.co/pLMkTSL22 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Tropical Storm Jose: 8 AM ET, 40 mph winds, 1008 mb, moving N at 16 mph.http://t.co/dTlOPwM23 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 #IRENE still a CAT1 (75mph) Hurricane near NYC-South shore LI heading our way....bulletin: http://t.co/lwxsfDF?25 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Hurricane Irene: 8 AM ET, 75 mph winds, Cat 1, 963 mb, moving NNE at 25 mph.http://t.co/dTlOPwM29 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

NHC_Atlantic Hurricane #Irene Intermediate advisory 32A issued. Center of irene nearing new york city. http://t.co/vlNQVJC29 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

gilsimmons Rivers will really rise now through midday.....especially Central-Western Ct!36 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

sparky_f @gilsimmons you bet the winds are strong. The weathervane on the church near HQ here in Danbury has bent. http://t.co/XufLlpg57 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane MT @MJenkinsTWC: CT governor: tractor trailers are banned from highways and roads in CT until further notice. More than 200k w/out power47 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

twc_hurricane Numerous roads flooded by fresh water in Hudson Co., NJ. Rainfall totals to 6". NJ flood alerts: http://t.co/LoBmmCP #hurricane #irene47 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan 20% of CL&P in the dark... 250,000 customers, 45,000 UI48 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

StormTeam8 263,000 outages combined for @CTLightPower and @UnitedIllum. #irene#cthurricane as of 7:20 a.m.58 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

MayorMark I have never seen the Still River this high.59 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Worst band moving through Guilford to Old Saybrook and pushing north. Radar shows stronger winds with band entering the Hamptons.about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

CTDEMHS Tractor trailer ban and Route 15 closedabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

ryanhanrahan Up to 270,000 outages. Worst next few hours!about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite