" Although irene never reached the highest category levels of intensity , it did cause enough havoc to at least merit consideration , " said atmospheric scientist eugene mccaul of nasa 's marshall space flight center .

“虽然艾琳从来没有达到最高的级别的强度，可是它的确引起了至少是值得充分考虑的影响”，美国国家航空航天局马歇尔太空飞行中心的大气科学家尤金麦考尔（eugenemccaul）说。