Ed Rappaport
Ed Rappaport
Edward N. "Ed" Rappaportwas the acting director of the National Hurricane Center. He replaced former director Bill Proenza on July 9, 2007. Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read...
area bigger damage large maybe storm three
This is a much bigger storm than Charley was, maybe two to three times the size. There'll be a large area of damage when this comes ashore.
expect force hours occur overnight winds
We expect that landfall will occur in the overnight hours and if it's a hurricane, that's when the hurricane-force winds should be experienced,
hits moving mph time
We think it'll be moving about 20 to 25 mph by the time it hits Florida,
england island moving next toward
As it does so, it will be moving up toward Long Island and New England over the next 24 hours.
bit buffer build exactly forecast knowing might side storm
We need to build a little bit of a buffer knowing that the storm probably won't be exactly where we forecast it to be -- it might be a little bit on one side or another.
additional approaches bit category coast concern level maintain steady
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.
expect flooding heavy loss
I would expect there to be considerable damage, heavy flooding and unfortunately there's a possibility of significant loss of life.
carolina flooding moving north posing potential rain south storm terms threat wind
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.
issue
The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker.
bad both moving news time winds
Fortunately, there's been a lot of time to prepare. The bad news is that because it's moving so slowly, it prolongs the impact, both because of the winds and the rainfall.
time
Fortunately, there's been a lot of time to prepare,
area below concern course hit orleans sea special stayed strongest three top
If it stayed at this intensity, it would be one of the two or three strongest to ever hit this country, ... And on top of that of course we have a special concern for the area -- New Orleans is below sea level.
hours likely spends
If it spends 24 hours or more over (the Yucatan), it's likely to weaken,
category expect hurricane perhaps
We expect to have a Category 2 -- perhaps a Category 3 -- hurricane at landfall,