Accuweather Predicts Catastrophic Flooding From North Carolina All The Way To Massachusetts, Also How Will Joaquin Compare to Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Isabel?

Catastrophic flooding predicted from NC. to Mass., even disrupting the economy whether Hurricane Joaquin makes US landfall or not.  

According to Mike Smith, senior vice president and chief innovation executive of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, “There is going to be catastrophic flooding from North Carolina to Massachusetts, and this is going to disrupt the economy regardless of whether or not Hurricane Joaquin makes landfall.”

No matter how similar the pattern may seem, no two storms are ever exactly alike. The same can be said about the situation developing this weekend along the Atlantic coast with the approach of Joaquin.

A slightly different storm track and the position of other weather systems nearby can translate to huge differences in the weather that occurs at a particular location. The angle and strength of the storm’s approach compared to geography and whether or not the storm is strengthening or weaken at landfall can be huge factors in the severity of the weather that occurs.

Satellite: Side-by-side photos of Sandy (left) on Oct. 28, 2012, and Isabel (right) on Sept. 18, 2003. (MODIS Rapid Response Team NASA/GSFC)

Joaquin will deliver beach erosion, coastal flooding, inland flooding from heavy rain and stiff winds near the coast, prior to its arrival more than 100 miles away from the point of any landfall. Exactly where Joaquin comes ashore and how strong it is at landfall will determine the severity of the conditions from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the Delmarva Peninsula, New Jersey and the New York City area and as far inland as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia. more here