tropical storm irene overwhelmed creeks and rivers across new england. quaint main streets became muddy torrents. this is a little village north of new york city in the catskills. just look at the force of this water at woodstock, vermont. those are propane tanks picked up and carried away. nothing can escape the current once it falls in. not even cars. trapped in the raging waters this sedan was batted around like driftwood. fortunately no one was in the vehicle. whoa! get out of here. grab the mic. that s a reporter with wcbs at asbury park, new jersey. she and the crew thought they were far enough away from the water, but they were wrong. on long island large sand berms were piled up to protect the lifeguard station. it worked for a while. but in the end the building smashed into the pier. hello. thanks for joining us. i m martin savidge. don lemon is off tonight. irene may have lost hurricane status but as a tropical storm it s been just as menacing. it made landfall