You didn’t have more rain in total (there are places near Philly that had approximately 14 inches of ran out of his storm.
However, what happened in Chicago was no joke.
I had to put up a sign at my store telling people which streets weren't closed down to make their commute easier. The only positive thing was my landscapers were able to seal the sides of my house where I had leaks last year.
My friend sent me pictures from coastal Virginia and said they had power and no flooding which is good. I think my point was we knew there would be a ton of rain and thus flooding, what was unnecessary was the ridiculous hype by the cable news morons.
I swear they were praying that Irene would magically transform from a Cat 1 to a Cat 5 so it could kill more people and thus boost their ratings. Cynical on my part I know but their coverage was embarrassing to watch.