Granted the track with Lee is unique, we’ve seen this same thing play out almost every year.
A tropical system threatens the East Coast. It’s not unprecedented for landfall, but it’s relatively uncommon in most cases. Model noise shows a few runs that either make or threaten landfall and people start freaking out. I did play into the hype a bit, but it’s time to accept that any substantial westward trend is done
What percentage of the model runs/ensemble members showed a New England landfall over the past 3-4 days? 10%? 20%? 5%?
I still think there’s a legit possibility that the Cape and parts of coastal Maine are affected with tropical storm force conditions and some flooding, but anyone hoping for a repeat of Bob, Gloria or Sandy are going to be disappointed.