Media is over-hyping Irene

[Widewing]

Seriously, the media are now experts at being the voice of Chicken Little. I don't think this hurricane will be much to talk about, especially in the northeast. The eye wall has collapsed, wind speeds have dropped 17 mph since this morning. Buoys just 50 miles from the storm center are showing winds of under 65 mph. By the time it gets to the New York area, we'll be looking at steady winds in the low 50 mph range with gusts to the mid 60s. In other words, no more intensity than a common winter nor'easter. However, if you watch the Weather Channel and national news channels, you would think it was the second coming of Katrina....

[kilo2]

Seriously, the media are now experts at being the voice of Chicken Little. I don't think this hurricane will be much to talk about, especially in the northeast. The eye wall has collapsed, wind speeds have dropped 17 mph since this morning. Buoys just 50 miles from the storm center are showing winds of under 65 mph. By the time it gets to the New York area, we'll be looking at steady winds in the low 50 mph range with gusts to the mid 60s. In other words, no more intensity than a common winter nor'easter. However, if you watch the Weather Channel and national news channels, you would think it was the second coming of Katrina....

I thought the same thing. I wasn't really following it but kept hearing about it through a couple people. From the way they were telling it, the hurricane was cat 4 or 5. I went and checked the news cat 1 or 2. Slow news week I guess.

[Devil 505]

This is good news. But I'd rather be prepared for the worst, vs. thinking it will be nothing.

[RedTop]

Seriously, the media are now experts at being the voice of Chicken Little. I don't think this hurricane will be much to talk about, especially in the northeast. The eye wall has collapsed, wind speeds have dropped 17 mph since this morning. Buoys just 50 miles from the storm center are showing winds of under 65 mph. By the time it gets to the New York area, we'll be looking at steady winds in the low 50 mph range with gusts to the mid 60s. In other words, no more intensity than a common winter nor'easter. However, if you watch the Weather Channel and national news channels, you would think it was the second coming of Katrina.... 
 

You sir are exactly right IMHO!!!!

They're that way because of the former female blow hard called Katrina.....every hurricane for the next 20 years or so will be blown up because the people in L.A. sat around and got hammered.....now they go to the other extreme and a smaller hurricane is gonna be made out to be the next 100 year storm or the storm of the decade.

 

[ghi]

Good business for Home Depot,Lowe's are selling lots of plywood/generators,.. but it's not over yet, this storm is huge ,can cause lots of damage even with less than 100mph winds and flood in highly populated areas.
from space station ;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyvHFKmEe6k
NASA pics;
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2011/h2011_Irene.html
NOAA just isued a tornado warning in NC;
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/full.php

[CAP1]

i think and hope you're right. a lot of what i'm doing, is based on what i'm hearing from higher ups in cap. they don't go by media, they go off of the weather reports from where the media gets their information.

 either way.....it's better to be ready for the worst, and not need to have done it, rather than ignore it, and find out the hard way that we should've prepared better. 

[StokesAk]

Couldn't agree more, When Isabelle hit it was much bigger and not much bad happened. With the best of luck we might get out of school on Monday for no reason at all. 

[M0nkey_Man]

oh no, not the big bad 90 mph category 2 hurricane . would hate to see these people move to areas that get hurricanes all the time

[CAP1]

oh no, not the big bad 90 mph category 2 hurricane . would hate to see these people move to areas that get hurricanes all the time

some of us would never consider such a thing. ever. 

[M0nkey_Man]

some of us would never consider such a thing. ever. 

[Killer91]

While the wind threat Isn't that bad with Irene the storm surge will likely be pretty large and cause much more damage than the winds. I still agree that the Media has way over-hyped this though.

[M0nkey_Man]

While the wind threat Isn't that bad with Irene the storm surge will likely be pretty large and cause much more damage than the winds. I still agree that the Media has way over-hyped this though.

depends on how fast it will dissipate. i think ike made it all the way to the Central US

[RedTop]

I may have been harsh...

No reason not to be prepared....and to even leave....but things are being blown up because of idiots from a few years ago...No harm in leaving like asked. But to over blow it is a bit much as well.

just sayin...

[Slash27]

Maybe the only hurricane of the season. Have to milk it for all it's worth.

[CAP1]

While the wind threat Isn't that bad with Irene the storm surge will likely be pretty large and cause much more damage than the winds. I still agree that the Media has way over-hyped this though.

i think 80mph+ winds are something to be worried about.