The storm is scary because it's mixing with a snowstorm right? Because otherwise I would tell you guys to relax a little, a category 1 isn't that scary normally. I hope all of you guys are prepared for whatever though, stay safe!
Sort of...but we won't get snow right on the east coast. It's scary here because...we're on an island, plus no one here has any kind of hurricane shutters or anything. Houses here aren't built like they're built down south.
Plus, it has a lot to do with how the tides are going, how the storm is meeting up with other storms, etc. It's not just that it's a Cat 1 storm, but a bunch of other factors. A hurricane hasn't hit a low pressure system here since the early 1900s, when 500 people died. Tides will already be higher than normal because of an unusual moon/sun alignment. Plus, we just lost all of our leaves, clogging drainage systems, gutters, etc. It's also expected to hit 3 of the biggest US cities and cause billions of dollars in wind damage, plus leave a ton of businesses out of power for over a week. We've also never (I don't think) had a storm hit us straight from over the water, it always comes in down south and then moves north, which weakens the storm first.