Of course there are always confusing stories after a disaster. As far as hurricanes go, this 'silent' period is abnormaly long, especially considering current communication abilities.
Assuming this is like the other events simply because they were factored too high might end up leading many into a false sense of security.
No doubt. Just a voice from another perspective.
Looking at the photos, I would also not be too surprised if this hurricane gets "upgraded" after the fact to a 5, like Andrew was. I can understand the wooden houses going down, but some of the other structures that went down looked much hardier.