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Aug. 28th, 2011 10:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancing_crowThe biggest issue with the barking heads is that for the people not in the line of trouble, it feels more like crying wolf than being prepared.
The descriptions of Irene in NYC from Weather.com veer between the frantic: "it's big!! it is EPIC! It is the FIRST ONE IN 3 YEARS!!!! it is REALLYREALLY BIG!!! ZOMG WATCH OUT" and the factual: Irene downgraded to Tropical Storm, winds lessening, storm surge still epected, storm mostly expected to be past by noon, there may be lots of water left in the streets as it takes a while to drain.
What we have here is winds around 35 knots, gusts to 40, and steady rain.
The descriptions of Irene in NYC from Weather.com veer between the frantic: "it's big!! it is EPIC! It is the FIRST ONE IN 3 YEARS!!!! it is REALLYREALLY BIG!!! ZOMG WATCH OUT" and the factual: Irene downgraded to Tropical Storm, winds lessening, storm surge still epected, storm mostly expected to be past by noon, there may be lots of water left in the streets as it takes a while to drain.
What we have here is winds around 35 knots, gusts to 40, and steady rain.