Although still listed as a `` Tropical Storm '' by the weather service at the time , many laypeople in LOCATION@1 were under the impression that PERSON@1 was a hurricane , and referred to it as `` Hurricane Cindy '' before it was officially upgraded .

Although at the time , PERSON@1 was still listed as a `` Tropical Storm '' by the weather service , many in LOCATION@1 thought that PERSON@1 was a hurricane , and referred to it as `` Hurricane Cindy '' before it was officially upgraded .
