37 ordspråk av Ed Rappaport
Ed Rappaport
It would be the strongest we've had in recorded history there. We're hoping of course there'll be a slight tapering off at least of the winds, but we can't plan on that. ... We're in for some trouble here no matter what.
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It's not going to have time weaken over land. The roughest weather in South Florida will be over the next four to five hours.
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Right now, Gordon's not posing much of a threat in terms of wind or storm surge, ... There's still a lot of rain over South Carolina and moving into North Carolina. There is the potential for flooding during the day.
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Right now, Gordon's not posing much of a threat in terms of wind or storm surge. There's still a lot of rain over South Carolina and moving into North Carolina. There is the potential for flooding during the day.
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That's where we've lost the most people over the years in this country, from the storm surge,
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The big threat from this system is going to be the rainfall.
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The entire south part of the peninsula is at risk for flooding.
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The most important thing for people to do is follow the advice of local emergency workers. We are advising people to prepare for a Category 3.
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The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker, ... They were fortunate in that they were on the west side and the winds may not have been quite strong enough to top the levees.
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The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker.
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The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker. They were fortunate in that they were on the west side and the winds may not have been quite strong enough to top the levees.
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There aren't too many hurricanes that make landfall with this intensity in the Pacific,
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There is going to be rainfall potential of 3 to 5 inches [7.6 to 12.7 centimeters] over the next 12 to 24 hours,
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There is going to be rainfall potential of 3 to 5 inches [7.6 to 12.7 centimeters] over the next 12 to 24 hours.
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There is still some concern there could be a little bit of additional strengthening, and then as it approaches the coast pretty much maintain a steady level at the Category 2 or 3 threshold.
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