I live in Miami now &amp; was here for Katrina &amp; Wilma in 2005. &amp; 20 years earlier I experienced hurricane Gloria in CT. I can say that though Gloria was a big storm, and downed a lot of trees and killed our power for 2 weeks, it was not nearly as menacing as the category 3 Wilma or Katrina that we went through in Miami. I can&#039;t even imagine a 4 or 5. I think the impact of Irene will probably be a similar outcome as that of Gloria. Good luck!