Thanks mojitojoe.
I’ve posted this several times but it does bear repeating. Once Irene left the Bahamas she never had a “hurricane” look to it. No full rotation and clearly defined eyewall. Sure the Bahamas suffered some wind damage, but we get violent thunderstorms here that cause damage practically on a weekly basis, albeit shorter in duration.
I’m no scientist but as a Floridian I’ve been watching the tropics for my whole adult life. I can’t imagine that you, and I, and others, were more correct than the professionals. This was a TS and a very wet TD. Sorry about the flooding and the deaths but all the hysterical hurricane stuff was nonsense from the get-go.
I agree, it was nonsense and I really think O was disappointed it wasn’t a catastrophic storm that he could manipulate to help is increasingly sinking poll numbers.
I wonder if a big one hit Florida if we would see 24 hour coverage like that. I can give you that answer now, no. I’ve watched many times and had o count on constant coverage from local channels only.