Max Mayfield
Max Mayfield
Britt Max Mayfieldis a meteorologist who served as the director of the National Hurricane Center from 2000 to 2007. As director, Mayfield became a trusted voice in preparing for weather-related disasters, particularly those involving tropical storms and hurricanes...
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I could never sleep if I felt like I didn't do everything that I could to impress upon people the gravity of the situation, ... New Orleans is never going to be the same.
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We're still in the peak of the season here, that goes for another month or so. (It) makes me think that not only will we have more storms and hurricanes, but we could have another major hurricane or two,
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I think everybody is going to say we're going to have an above-average season here.
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People need to understand that the greatest potential for large loss of life is from the storm surge flooding near the coastline,
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The 1940s through the 1960s experienced an above-average number of major hurricanes, while the 1970s into the mid-1990s averaged fewer hurricanes.
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Most of (the latest computer projections on the storm's path) are keeping Debby in a more southerly track and that keeps it somewhat closer to Hispaniola and to Cuba,
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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.
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We were hoping that it would weaken some before it makes landfall. We're not certain that will happen now.
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These temporary housing areas, well, the mobile homes and trailers in particular are not built to withstand hurricanes or even strong tropical storms.
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It just takes that one hurricane over your area that makes for a very bad year.
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You bet I'm worried about next year, and several years after that,
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Don't just focus on the eye of the hurricane,
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We like to tell people, 'flee the water and hide from the wind,'
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We're very concerned. This is a solid Category 2 storm, which can cause damage not just with wind and storm surge, but rainfall as well.