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It probably won’t even be a hurricane when it hits (if it is now)... wherever it goes.

I think people are just oversaturated with this doomsday stuff. The overhyping of storms while ignoring other MAJOR stories tends to make people upset.

Something tells me you aren't paying attention. The media and the NHC have stressed...over and over and over again that it's not the wind...its the surge. When you are looking at near record or record surge around NY...that is no "overblown hype."

What has been said OVER AND OVER again ( to those listening) about the wind is tropical storm force with gusts to hurricane force...especially on the southwest side. But because of the leaves on the trees...you are looking at massive power outages.

How is a record surge into NYC an overhype? Irene caused 15 BILLION in damage and this will certainly top that when it is all said and done.

I think anything that causes 15-20+ Billion in damage is worth attention.

At 11:00PM there was water up to the boardwalk at Belmar. It was flooding streets in Bayshore Long Island and the center was still 450 miles SSE. When it comes ashore in NJ thetropical storm winds will reach to Portland Maine. This is a freak of nature. Part hurricane. Part nor’easter. And the noreaster part is what will do the damage and a lot of it.