BOOKMARK ME: What You Need to Know About Irene

 As of this writing, all is quiet in Jefferson on Saturday evening. But Irene is still due to pay us a visit, and for most of us, probably an unwelcome one. Stay with Jefferson Patch to find out the latest news on the storm-related happenings around town.

Keep checking back below as we follow the storm into the weekend and until it passes.

. Tell us what you're doing to prepare, what you're seeing out and about getting ready. And once it hits, tell us how things are going with power and floods and weather by you.

Sunday

Jefferson's fire department issued warnings to Venetian Drive residents: . We've got pictures, and it looks pretty bad.

: It's looking rough around the county. We're updating this one was we go with a region-wide look at how the storm's hitting us. Check back often.

Saturday

If you didn't already have enough reason to stay off the roads, this is it.

Tornadoes can be ultra-dangerous, but we've got safety tips after the link.

: The governor said most coastal evacuations are going well, but some people just won't move. About 370  evacuees came to Morris County after a 26-hour ordeal that saw them turned away from three shelters.

We're down to Category One, but don't get too comfortable. This is still a big-deal storm.

Friday

: According to NJ Transit, rail, light rail and access link services will be suspended beginning Saturday, Aug. 27. Information for bus service has yet to be released.

Gov. Chris Christie told New Jersey mid-day Friday Hurricane Irene is "not like anything you’ve seen before."

: Some of the state's most hazardous facilities and toxic sites are located in flood-prone or low-lying areas, putting them at considerable risk to Hurricane Irene's wrath, the NJ Sierra Club said Friday.

: All Morris County Park Commission Facilities will be closed Sunday, Aug. 28, because of the approaching Hurricane Irene, according to David Helmer, executive director of the Park Commission.

: Here's how you can find out what's going on, and keep us up on the news in your neighborhood. 

Thursday

: Lake Hopatcong will be lowered by six inches in anticipation of Hurricane Irene’s rain on Saturday night and Sunday, according to Russell Felter, chairman of the Lake Hopatcong Commission.

Hopatcong marina owner John Salamone shared these ideas with Patch. His top tip? Get your boat out of the water!

This is about the point where things got real.

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