French Toast Alert, Earl edition

French Toast Alert Level: Elevated. Explanation.

OK, the yellow toast flag has just gone up. Obviously, the French Toast Alert System was designed for winter storms, rather than tropical summer events, but then again, forecasters keep telling us part of their uncertainty with Earl is their models are all based on tropical conditions, not weather in the cool (hah!) North Atlantic, so we're even.

In any case, although our local TV forecasters are staying calm and measured (Matt Noyes at NECN even acknowledges he'd love to bust out, but as a Responsible Weatherman, just can't), but some amateur forecasters are kind of going nuts and we've got FEMA warning us to brush up on our evacuation routes now.