We are concerned with the moisture associated with this hurricane, flash flooding and the problems associated with that. |
We are very concerned with the high-rises on the southeast Florida coast, because the winds are higher, the farther away from the surface you get. |
We could very well have a hurricane watch issued sometime even tomorrow morning, and then the warning will follow probably tomorrow evening, |
We don't want people to let down their guard just because Gordon has been downgraded. We are still very concerned with the storm surge. |
We had some tired people here. We had several people work several weeks without a day off. |
We had this in the operational plan for years and years, what we would do if we ran out of names. We always joked that if we did, I'd be out of here. |
We had well over a thousand lives lost in Katrina. If Wilma, you know, comes into the US, to the Florida coast as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, that potential for large loss of life is with us. |
We have a developing storm southeast of us in the peak of the hurricane season and we all need to pay real close attention. |
We have six months to prepare for the 2006 hurricane season. It's reality. We've got to deal with that. |
We keep making the same mistakes over and over again. |
We know what a slow-moving storm can do. |
We like to tell people, 'flee the water and hide from the wind,' |
We like to tell people, 'Flee the water and hide from the wind,' ... We need to make sure the whole population knows that you can go tens of miles instead of hundreds of miles. |
We need help, ... We need more observation equipment. There's no question. |
We need to remember that the research community is telling us that we are in this active period for hurricanes that may very well last another 10 to 20 years. And that's not good news for this region. |