DANGERS, PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE IRENE | A state-by-state rundown

State-by-state look at dangers, prep for Irene

CONNECTICUT

v Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall on Sunday somewhere between New Jersey and Cape Cod.

v Last hurricane to hit was Bob in 1991.

DELAWARE

v Hurricane warning statewide

v Flood watch in effect

vStorm center to pass near the New Jersey/Delaware coast around 8 a.m. Sunday.

v Last hurricane to hit was Floyd in 1999.

MAINE

v Forecasters predict Irene to reach northern New England Sunday night.

v Governor has declared an emergency.

MARYLAND

v Hurricane warning for St. Mary’s County and Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Potomac River.

v Governor declared emergency.

v Last hurricane to hit was Floyd in 1999.

MASSACHUSETTS

v Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall in southern New England on Sunday. They say they are unable to determine where it would hit land first because forecasts show that could be anywhere between New Jersey and Cape Cod.

v Last hurricane to hit was Bob in 1991.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

v Forecasters predict Irene to reach the state Sunday night.

NEW JERSEY

v Forecasters predict storm would pass over near New Jersey by midday Sunday.

v Hurricane warning in effect for coastal and southern counties.

v Mandatory evacuations ordered for nearly 1 million visitors and residents.

v Governor declared emergency for state.

v Atlantic City casinos shutting down for only the third time since gambling was legalized 33 years ago.

NEW YORK

v Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall Sunday as a Category 1 storm between New Jersey and Cape Cod.

v The National Weather Service has issued a hurricane watch and a flood watch for Long Island, New York City and Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.

NORTH CAROLINA

vForecasters predict Irene to make landfall this morning east of Morehead City. Early storm surge prediction of up to 11 feet in Pamlico Sound and up to 9 feet along Outer Banks.

v Hurricane warning for entire coast.

v Governor and president declared emergency for the state.

v Last hurricane to hit was Isabel in 2003.

PENNSYLVANIA

v Hurricane warnings are in effect for Philadelphia and Delaware counties, with tropical storm warnings in effect for three other suburban counties.

v Gov. Tom Corbett has declared state of emergency in advance of expected arrival of wind and rain.

v Mandatory evacuations have not been ordered.

v Last hurricane was Floyd in 1999.

RHODE ISLAND

v Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall on Sunday. Six to 10 inches of rain expected to fall beginning as early as tonight.

v Gov. Lincoln Chafee has declared a state of emergency.

SOUTH CAROLINA

v Tropical storm warnings issued from Edisto Island north to North Carolina state line.

v No mandatory evacuations ordered.

v Last hurricane was Charley in 2004.

VERMONT

v Parts of the state hard-hit by Memorial Day weekend flash flooding were bracing for another round.

VIRGINIA

v Forecasters predict Irene to make landfall at 2 a.m. Sunday.

v Hurricane watch for coast.

v Mandatory evacuations ordered for the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach and other areas.

v Governor declared emergency.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

v Tropical storm warning

v No mandatory evacuations ordered.

v Last hurricane to hit was Hazel in 1954.

v Approach of hurricane forced postponement of Sunday’s dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.