Yes, I know... I have been watching the loons on the Weather Channel.. It has been interesting to watch their ‘stars’ trying to get themselves located where the bad stuff was going to happen. Problem is they neglected to consider just how much rain was going fall in the ‘safe zones’. And those inland people up and down the coast got whacked.
Too many downcasters focus on wind, when water is the primary killer and damage agent with most hurricanes, with Andrew being a notable exception. Water comes from both surge and rainfall, so the hazards from such can be widespread. The flooding in Louisiana this summer that caused ten billion in damage was from a tropical system that never even reached depression status.