This difference in intensity was blamed on brightness issues on the photo taken by satellite, making the storm look more powerful than it really was. The storm never strengthened past the  peak it had reached when it became a storm.
The disparity in the storm's intensity was attributed to problems with the brightness of the photograph taken by the satellite, which made it appear more intense than it truly was. Consequently, the storm never reached beyond its maximum potency when it became a full-fledged storm.