GOOD NIGHT, Irene!!

[smkinnan]

yeah guys....I'm sure all of you are taking the proper pre-cautions for the storm but be clear....these things DON'T PLAY!!!!! We have been through some really bad ones in the past down here. The size and magnitude of the storm is the most amazing thing. We have been some 400-500 from the eye as this thing passed us over the last 24 hours. Yesterday I drove home in some of the worst rain storms I've seen in a while. Thats just from the bands of rain that extended out from the storm.

Remember, when they talked about 75 mph winds (or greater). Those are sustained winds. The wear things down over time. Also, gusts for 75mph winds will usually be around 95mph. If you are able to get out of the way of a direct hit (if your in the area where the eye is going to hit), please do. Don't take any chances. As somebody else said earlier in this post, the flooding can be the worst of it. If you know of places that have standing water after it rains normally, imagine those areas with 10"+ of water.

On the positive side of things, this storm has pulled the weather away from us making for a really awesome chance to do some fishing this weekend