They urged postponement, and the rain poured and the wind blew down many a tree, but one Bureau meteorologist admits, "We were staring at Nelson, wanting to issue a bulletin, but still felt pretty undecided. The heavens are hard to predict."
雖然結果圓滿，然中央氣象局一位資深預報人員談起此事說：「我們緊盯著尼爾森颱風，但要發佈颱風來襲消息時，心裡還是有點七上八下，因為實在是『天心難測』。」