Sorry, you're wrong. A hurricane in Sept or Oct hitting the gulf coast or Fla. is not a rarity. When a big hurricane comes ashore it is pushing a dome of water called the storm surge that can be 20 ft high & have winds of 150mpr or more. Tornadoes are spawned by hurricanes & do a tremoundous amount of damage. Add to that as much as 20" or 30" of rain & you have a real scary weather event.
Name the big hurricanes that came ashore in the U.S. after Sept. 25 (which is the earliest time this one could be expected to hit the Gulf Coast).
There are a few but not many. Let's give this one a couple more days before we hit the panic button. Fortunately, the odds don't favor a Gulf Coast hit this late in the season. Could happen but too early for panic.