[MortMan]

Breathlessly hyperbolic weather headlines detract from any useful information presented by the actual article.

(This is aimed at the “potentially catastrophic” headline writer.)

[NautiNurse]

Another clueless comment from Kansas.

[dirtboy]

Allison was a minor tropical storm that stalled inland. Caused massive flooding and billions in damage.

This is forecast to be a major hurricane that stalls inland for days. Do the math.

[mewzilla]

Inland flooding cam be catastrophic. Google pics of Agnes from ‘72. In my neck of the woods, that qualified as catastrophic.

Prayers for all in harm’s way.

[Gulf War One]

Breathlessly hyperbolic weather headlines detract from any useful information presented by the actual article. (This is aimed at the “potentially catastrophic” headline writer.)

Yep.

Having lived in hurricane and typhoon country almost all my life, weathering dozens of them, including direct hits, I can safely say they rarely live up to the hype, thank God. The hype becomes as irritating as the Boy Who Cried Wolf...and just as useful. In fact, it's detrimental.

That said, this thing is beginning to look like a torrential water pump.