Yes... the weather gods whole focus was the path of the hurricane and where, when, or if the eye would make land fall. What happened is that the hurricane followed the coast and the inland got the deluge. The weather gods came up naked and they know it... Their whole coverage changed this am.
I’m well inland and north, near the VA border. We got just over 3” and a little more wind than expected. I saw a few trees down and a few accidents from hydroplaning on standing water in the roadway. No wind damage to structures. Little to no flooding here, but it’s hilly. Areas east and southeast got it worse. Models were showing high rain totals for the affected areas beforehand, it wasn’t a case of being blindsided.
The storm did take longer to veer to the east which enhanced the rainfall, along with a frontal system.
Agreed on the Weather Channel preening idiots - but shots of personalities getting buffeted by wind gusts are much more gripping than flood waters slowly rising.