08-30-2014, 07:31 AM
Not sure if would have made a difference if the system was a hurricane instead of a tropical storm for FEMA. I notice some folks mistakenly say it made landfall as a hurricane. I talked to one homeowner who said they're glad it was a Tropical Storm and not a Hurricane as the deductible for insurance would have been higher had it been a hurricane.
From the Robert Ballard, NWS/CPHC, upon me asking: 'As of now, we are calling Iselle a tropical storm at landfall. Over the next few months we will be doing a post-analysis of the storm based on any new data that we have. Once that analysis is complete and the report is finalized, we may (or may not) change the designation of Iselle at landfall.'
From the Robert Ballard, NWS/CPHC, upon me asking: 'As of now, we are calling Iselle a tropical storm at landfall. Over the next few months we will be doing a post-analysis of the storm based on any new data that we have. Once that analysis is complete and the report is finalized, we may (or may not) change the designation of Iselle at landfall.'