Forecast: Latest Timing For Hurricane Irene

PHILADELPHIA - The storm track and Hurricane Warnings remain the same for Hurricane Irene as we head into Saturday. A storm surge at the shore is expected, with 6 to 10 inches of rain in many areas, with high winds.

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The storm track and Hurricane Warnings remain the same for Hurricane Irene as we head into Saturday.

The storm was still south of Cape Hatteras but expected to come close to the New Jersey and Delaware shores early on Sunday.

The major problem with Hurricane Irene is that it is a huge, slowly moving storm that will affect the entire greater Philadelphia region for at least 8 hours.

So it may technically be a Category 1 hurricane but it will have the effects of a Category 2 storm.

Compounding the problem is the record rainfall we’ve already received in August.

Here is the timing of the storm:

The winds rapidly increase from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.

The most intense part of the storm will be from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday, with fierce winds between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Sunday.

The storm’s center comes in at 2 a.m. Sunday with winds of 80 miles per hour.

The eye of the storm will be close to Cape May at 6 a.m. Sunday, then by Atlantic City and it will make it to New York City at 10 a.m.

Total rain amounts look to be 6 inches to 10 inches, with some spots getting more rain.

The big threat is the size of the storm and its ability to push water up the Delaware bay and at the shore.

There is a possibility of a 4 to 8 foot storm surge at the shore and a 2 to 4 foot storm surge in the bays.

The storm will be gone by Sunday afternoon.