It needs to be an evolving document. We need to learn quickly and apply it to the next storm. |
It would be like a weed whacker going up the coast |
It's easy to play the blame game, find a scapegoat, but no one person could be responsible for the challenges we face and the lives lost. |
It's important to recognize that we need to get our communities back on their feet quickly, |
It's right there along the coast, |
It's right there along the coast. That's why it's extremely important that people heed and monitor the situation. |
Many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, ... In some of these neighborhoods, till the water goes down, people are not going to be able to get back in their homes and start making repairs. |
Many of the field hands who manage, pick and process these crops will be impacted through the loss of their jobs, |
Max understands that his mission is not to produce the perfect forecast, but to change the outcome of the event. |
Max was very concerned that this hurricane was going to cross the state, that the winds were going to go far inland. |
Our goal is to move not hundreds of miles, but tens of miles. |
Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here — we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home. |
That is a huge concern. |
The approaches to bridges are at the greatest risk of scouring from the storm surge. The National Guard is going to take a Hummer with satellite communications and drive all the way down to Mile Marker 0. They're just waiting for the winds to start dropping. |
The damage identified in the requested counties is not beyond the combined capabilities of the state and affected local governments, |