"There are 10 people dead so far because of this “overhyped” storm..."
Let's look at that number. Many weren't really hurricane deaths at all, but stupidity deaths. Two were swimming and surfing in rough waters in Florida - stupid. One was killed in a traffic accident because the signal was out and they weren't paying attention - stupid. The kid was out in the storm where he shouldn't have been - parents stupid. Three were killed when they went outside and got hit with falling limbs and trees - stupid.
The last three were those whose deaths could be truly be blamed on the hurricane - they were inside their homes and were killed when trees fell on their houses. That's it. I hear of one or two folks getting killed any time we have a strong thunderstorm come through.
I'm right in the middle of the storm's path in New Jersey. We got a lot of rain last night, some flooding, and a very little bit of wind. This ain't no catastrophe.
Agnes was just a measily tropical storm when it hit the NE. The greatest danger of tropical systems here is not wind, but freshwater flooding. And it appears we’re going to get a lot of that.
Agnes was just a measily tropical storm when it hit the NE. The greatest danger of tropical systems here is not wind, but freshwater flooding. And it appears we’re going to get a lot of that.
Oops, I saw some new news and I should revise my numbers:
TWO people died in separate car accidents (not necessarily direct hurricane related), but still driving when they shouldn’t have - stupid.
The boy was out of the apartment when he shouldn’t have been - stupid parents.
A surfer was killed in Florida - stupid.
A swimmer in the surf in New Jersey was killed - stupid.
A man died of a heart attack boarding up his house - not stupid, but not truly hurricane induced.
A man in Virginia was outside feeding his animals when he was hit by a falling limb - stupid.
The last two (or three depending on the reports) were killed while in their homes - true hurricane deaths. Again, not much different than the casualty count of a strong line of thunderstorms.
As I said, this is not a catastrophe.
I wonder how many were killed in traffic accidents, had heart attacks, etc. while evacuating. Bet it’s way more than 10 but we won’t ever hear about those.