Reston Patch is Hurricane Ready

Update, Saturday, 11:13 a.m.:

Reston Town Center has cancelled Concerts on the Green for Saturday. A tentative rain date for Sycthian is Sept. 10.

Original Story:

Reston Patch apologizes for the somewhat thin coverage of the two biggest stories of the week: Tuesday's earthquake and the upcoming hurricane.

We're a fulltime staff of one, and that staff decamped to California with a little R & R with her family this week. San Francisco was lovely (and quake-free) and I had one of the best meals ever in Sonoma.

But we are back now, and ready for action (though I think those of us on the west side of the eye will escape with just a big rain event. No, I am not Meterologist, but I have covered hurricanes before).

Here is a digest of some of the Hurricane Irene info you need to know. Sign up to contriubute to our live blog. Let me know what you see at your house (I can always be reached at kareng@patch.com). Follow Reston Patch on Facebook or on Twitter (@Reston Patch).

Patch sites up and down the East Coast will be using the tag #HurricanePatch, so check that out too to follow along what is happening in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Here is the who said on Friday that Irene could cause more damage than Isabel did in 2003.

Want to contribute to the Northern Virginia Patch live blog? Access it . Let us know what you are hearing, seeing, doing during the storm, any damage in your neighborhood.

While the folks at Reston Town Center say as of Friday, Saturday night's Concerts on the Town with Scythian will go on as scheduled at 7 p.m. Check RTC's website Saturday for updated info. Also open is Reston Farmers Market at Lake Anne, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Meanwhile,

Fairfax County has a list of important numbers to keep handy should you need them. Check it out

Our friends at Annandale Patch have organized a Hurricane/rain playlist. Notably absent is my fave, Bob Dylan's Hurricane. Check out the list and add your choices.