Hurricane Irene Is Over-Hyped

Upon waking up early this morning, the TV news says that Hurricane Irene has been downgraded to a Category One storm, with wind gusts of about 90 mph. Despite that, every TV reporter and anchorperson sound downright hysterical. Just listen to the near-panic in their voices.
This lends credence to Dr. Simon Atkins’ analysis.
Atkins is the CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corporation. He claims on August 26, 2011, that:

“The hype over Hurricane Irene is overblown. From the get-go, Irene was not a power storm. Her goal was to become wide, not internally powerful. The storm became too big too quickly and it cannot master its own strength. North of Delaware, most hurricane force winds will very likely be gusts, not sustained winds.”