Irene The Most Hyped Storm Of The Century?

Irene's Surface Winds On Surface
First it was New Orleans that was threatened by Irene's path, then Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington. None have experienced damaging winds and few even will. In fact, hurricane force winds only exist in a small quadrant of the storm (as depicted by the map above). It seems as though I am not the only meteorologist who agrees with this assessment. (Below is a screen grab of the drudge report)



>Verification of my personal forecast:

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