So they’ve got her at 85mph. She was up to 105mph. If she doesn’t get her butt in gear moving faster than 2mph, she will continue to lose wind speed. That won’t negate the fact of surge though. We all remember Katrina was a Cat 3, but pushed a Cat 5 surge. Sandy did the same thing to the SE side of Staten Island along Father Cappodano Drive as well as Rockaway Beach and Breezy Point in Queens. Matter of fact, Breezy Point, Queens, was where they had the fire storm break out and burn down an entire city block of single family homes. Interesting side note: the homes were mainly occupied by FDNY and NYPD employees. Single family homes for those guys that wanted to get out of the city and be close to work. If anyone wants to see the damage from Sandy, let me know. I have hundreds of photos I took when I was TDY with a USAR team with FEMA.