Most of us know a little bit about hurricanes, like when they hit cold air they die. Maybe as a tropical storm it could produce much rain or snow. But it is really hyped for a one.
But what makes this so unusual is that the storm is expected to gain energy from the high-latitude influences starting tomorrow. No, it doesn't mean the winds are going to gain much strength but it means the storm will not be "dying out" anytime soon.
Yesterday, a television meteorologist explained that it's a different sort of hurricane and that even though it may be categorized as only a "one" level, it is extremely dangerous for other reasons. The size of it is monstrous and I've heard that the amount of rain it will dump on the NE will most certainly cause horrible flooding.
Last year's Hurricane Irene was nothing compared to this one but go back and look at video of the flooding that resulted. Now people are saying this one is hyped because Irene didn't turn out so badly. I wouldn't take the chance myself.