[rollo tomasi]

The Saffir-Simpson rating measures wind and is irrelevant in a lot of cases (This one, Harvey, Sandy, etc...). Harvey was a CAT 4 (But weakened quickly to a TS), however, the rainfall was much worse than the wind event due to stalling. Some governing body needs to reevaluate the strength of these storms and include stalls, rainfall, surge in terms of length of time along with feet, wave potentials (On top of the surge), flooding, etc...

“OMG, it's only a TS or a CAT 1” is being ignorant as hell. Each storm is different. Several times I drove to work (Was working a medical job at the time so was essential personnel) during CAT 1 winds which was fine due to how the storm was shaping up (More wind event, less rain maker due to how quickly the storms were moving out). This one is different and already deadly. The aftermath will get worse too due to the terrain, stall, and rain.

[RegulatorCountry]

Tideland Electric reports that electric service has been fully restored to all of Ocracoke Island as of 3 PM today.

[HollyB]

Exactly!! The SSS is only one aspect of the storm! Thank you for that post.