another inch of water. how much i know they re on the eastern edge of the precipitation bands. but since all the amounts are so elevated, how much water are they going to get? at this point, the graphic we re showing here gives us the forecast for the next five days or so. and we do think that there will be rainfall that will approach the 5-inch mark over that period. we do get summertime rains that can drop an inch or two in a day. if you can get this to occur over a long period, that over five days, that would be great. if it moves over the northeast, that s where you get a more concentrated rainfall. many people asking about katrina and sandy. those are the named storms in our recent history that are indelible. at its core as a low pressure system, as a sprawling storm, how did this rank prior to landfall off the top of your head to those two?
supplies. they really couldn t find their way out. it was an issue of where to go. and that is the case for a lot of new yorkers. many people don t have the capacity to leave the city or don t have a place to go inland. so they don t have hurricane plans. they re die-hard new yorkers. they re going to stay where they are and hope for the best. fredricka, it s all yours. you have a long day of coverage here as well. i ll see you tomorrow morning. this is like one long psych zbll it is. we want to welcome our international viewers this hour. 65 million people could be in harm s way this weekend in north america as hurricane irene sweeps up the east coast of the u.s. parts of the region haven t seen a storm like this in two decades. from north carolina into new england, bracing for irene. right now, irene is battering north carolina after making landfall a few hours ago near cape lookout. the winds, rain and surf were brutal as irene slammed ashore. and right now, mo