Hurricane watch?! WTH in New york!???

This is so scary and kinda Sad! I Can only hope that we will overcome this and Irene doesn't hit us to hard! I have been calling my family member that live in the evacuated areas and have confirmed that they are heading out! I'm very happy about that! We are living in area B which should see flooding but hopefully nothing to crazy! I'm on the third floor, hopefully the water wont be that high, My issues is the winds omg they will be strong! Ill keep you updated on how it goes! Sam's Bday is five days away...