[Just mythoughts]

Not sure where you are and when you saw this ‘forecast’. I did see Governor Haley last week, of South Carolina demand the citizens of South Carolina that reside at the coast to 100 miles inland leave. There was NOT one word regarding potential flooding at 100 miles inland. I have watched nothing else but the Weather Channel on the tube since Governor Haley made her declaration. Hurricane Matthew was to take a ‘right turn’ at the north eastern edge of South Carolina.. and head back south.

I am NOT disagreeing with anything except the claim this storm was ‘over-hyped’... and not that big of a deal. What was over-hype was the weather forecasters ability to forecast this storm.

[RegulatorCountry]

I’m in North Carolina. I saw the rainfall forecast on Friday evening, and commented here on FR that it was surprising how the heavy rainfall was in a relatively narrow band up to the Carolinas, then broadened way out. I also thought Haley’s massive mandatory evacuation was somewhat stupid when announced, check my posting history for that, too. But, it may have saved lives even if it did end up putting some people in harm’s way who would have been fine at home.