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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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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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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All those people who forecasted a busy season should hold their heads high.
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This is a good thing. This gives us more time. It gives people time to say we can see it coming. Don't let our guard down yet.
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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.
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We like to tell people, 'flee the water and hide from the wind,'
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Don't just focus on the eye of the hurricane,
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The timing is certainly working in our favor, ... that potential for large loss of life.
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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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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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I think everybody is going to say we're going to have an above-average season here.
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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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I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.