I'm in the Mid-Atlantic...Virginia Beach...Isabel was worse as far as wind, flooding and power outages. Isabel rose the water about 10 feet behind my house, took out 2 willow trees in my yard and 3 lob lolly pines in my neighbors yard, I literally saw a duck flying backward during Isabel, and I was without power for 8 days. New England got it much worse during Irene. No doubt.