Portsmouth orders IP evacuation for Irene at 4pm Saturday

Portsmouth Patch is reporting that Portsmouth has ordered an evacuation of Island Park and Common Fence Point at 4pm Saturday, with shelter available at the Portsmouth Middle School. Just checked at Town Hall, to try to confirm, but it was locked up like a usual Friday afternoon.

There's nothing posted on the Town web site, but you can find some shelter info there, and you can get more state-level info at the RI Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA).

The best source for non-hyperbolic forecasts is, as always, Weather Underground, which has an excellent page of resources.