Hurricane Irene: Water May Be The Biggest Threat

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/hurricane-irene-water_n_938707.html

Forget the wind and fury. Hurricane Irene's most worrisome weapon is water.

There's just way too much of it: storm surge pushing seawater ashore and heavy rainfall causing flooding. That's not unusual with hurricanes, but with Irene there are a couple of added factors that are making meteorologists nervous.