Hummmm,,, sounds familiar. Didn't the weather hot shots say that about Katrina?????
This storm ain't hitting land anywhere in the U.S. -- it's way too far east for that. Just look at the track and follow even the most westerly course in that cone. I don't recall a single tropical storm ever hitting the New York area without first brushing along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Here's a prediction. From now on, every time it rains, the media will be sounding the death knell. Public officials will evacuate entire cities at the sight of of dark clouds.