Last night, I read a post about central PA, pointing out that the water has no where to go and mentioning the ‘38 flood. This morning on Drudge, there is another comparison to the ‘38 flood. My grandmother’s family were from a little town in central PA and I have a letter from one of her brothers, who was trapped in Renovo by the flood. The whole town was cut off, no way in or out. Food was air lifted and somehow he got a letter out, maybe after the flood receded. The letter said that another one of her brothers who worked for the RR, was hospitalized in Johnstown after a derailment.
So, I guess this is going to be quite a storm, more for the amount of water than anything else.
Based on the latest data, the storm surge values for New York City have been increased into the 12-14 foot level