So they knew the eye was tight and headed toward mountains, yet they still hyped it as the strongest storm ever. Typical progressive fail. Confuse force with power.
Various meteorological stats indicate Patricia was a leader. Highest temperature for the eye (90degF). Lowest barometric pressure (779 mb) for the eastern Pacific. Matches the fastest forming Cat 5 within 24 hours. I’m just surprised there aren’t some newsworthy events reported of facilities being completely annihilated, i.e. even foundations removed.
Makes me question if the entire affair wasn’t hi tech rumor.