"I think that's a good belief"

"I believe this is Hurricane Mitch (also October) that struck central America."

"I was wondering about that too, especially after the 5pm update where it's 20 miles from landfall and still a tropical cyclone. The models were pretty consistent keeping Sandy a deep warm core until landfall as well."

"What was that monster storm up at 165-170 knots?"

"So what you're saying is, Sandy is a hipster cyclone? "

"Otherway around. The winds are weaker than historically expected for such a cyclone."