The Crusaders were Christian Warriors, mainly from Western Europe, who participated in one of the Crusades in the Middle Ages. The name derives from the custom of sewing or painting a cross on their clothes (hence the expression "take the cross", which indicated those people who left to participate in the crusades). The term "crusader" did not begin to be widely used until the fifteenth century, as these were previously considered armed pilgrims.
I believe it is B) Weather experts miscalculated the storm. The Miami hurricane developed pretty quickly going from a tropical storm to a category 4 storm in less than 24 hours.