Just to clarify, I didn't think there was any unwarranted concern until after Ernesto left Cuba. At that point, it had only a few short hours to regain strength. It just wasn't possible at that point for it to turn into much, and the news should have backed down. The whole 'crying wolf' concept really is dangerous. Luckily for me, I like to read the data from the NWS and make my own decisions (which, like Legion points out, stated that the FASTEST recorded speeds at the time they were warning about the storm crashing ashore was about 25mph).
And I too had a morbid curiosity, although I am glad as hell nothing happened, because it would cost me dearly. Something about wrecked properties makes people leery to discuss commercial real estate
