Different part of the country with different levels of impact felt. You can't compare. We get it, you have to deal with the potential of a major hurricane and we don't. But you also don't deal with the level of coastal flooding that we do even for small storms.
I don't want to inject myself in this little back-and-forth, but after reading all posts I'd be remiss if I didn't leave my two cents. Meteorologically and meteorologically only, I believe Tomer is correct.
It’s a weird event with bimodal messaging. The coastal flooding is legitimately as high as it’s been in years, but if you’re any inland this is more of a crappy weekend
Trees kinda comes down to bad luck. If you don't have a tree down in your yard or on your block, you probably don't think it's that bad. Trust me, I have fielded a few of those "THIS is a storm?!" texts today lol
I can understand people along the water saying underhyped and people far from the shore saying overhyped. But this kinda falls in line with what I've been saying all week.
NWS has upgraded Long Island to a High Wind Warning. The sustained wind range is the same, but they have upped the gusts from 55 to 65. These will come overnight into Sunday morning.
Excellent point, although I was always under the impression that the Atlantic and Pacific had different teams. But if not, then I completely understand it.
It is unlikely at this point, but there was a legitimate chance the other day. I guess it all comes down to your viewpoint on if extra discussions are detrimental in this day and age due to unnecessary alarming.
Maybe because they have their attention on Fay and Gonzalo thousands of miles across the Atlantic, but I am pretty shocked that the NHC did not so much as give the coastal storm a small numerical chance. There was always a chance for warm core characteristics with this thing.