I think Irene was a tropical depression when it hit NY.

We didn't have a gust over 35mph here even though it was forecast to still be a Category 1. Because of that, I posted something along the lines of "fizzle" on Facebook, yet removed my post out of embarrassment when I saw what was happening with the floods in the northern part of the state as well as Vermont and upstate NY.

It certainly WAS over-hyped for us regarding the wind speeds, but the flooding rains truly did a lot of damage.

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