Stacy Stewart
Stacy Stewart
bad hurricane including large matter nasty slice storm strong winds
This is going to be a large hurricane with all the nasty conditions, including strong winds and storm surge. No matter how you slice it, it's going to be bad this weekend.
perhaps posing threat
Perhaps by the end of the workweek it could be posing a threat to Bermuda, but not the U.S..
perhaps posing threat week work
Perhaps by the end of the work week it could be posing a threat to Bermuda, but not the US.
anywhere land threaten
But it's not going to threaten any land anywhere over the weekend.
beat good moving people start storm supplies time
When this storm makes the turn, it's going to start moving very quickly. So people need to get their supplies now. It's a good time to beat the rush.
category chance excellent major ruling
There's an excellent chance Wilma will become a major hurricane. We're not ruling out a Category 4.
rare tropical
It's a very rare tropical cyclone making landfall in the Iberian Peninsula.
beat moves
It's pretty beat up. It should be winding down as it moves ashore.
busiest childhood growing miami reminds rite
It's the busiest in my memory, and I've been around 50 years. It reminds me of my childhood years growing up in the Miami area. Hurricanes were a rite of passage.
began faster spin straight
It was straight up and down, and it began to spin faster and faster and faster.
dealing moving next several slow storm
That's one of the things about these slow moving systems, ... We'll be dealing with this storm in one way or another for the next several days.
anguished hurricane throw
I really anguished over this a long time. I didn't want to throw something out there haphazardly just to make it a hurricane and set another record.
center hurricane large larger near rain
Because it's such a large storm, when center is near Cuba, we could see rain bands. It is a larger hurricane than we typically see.
core depend exact goes miles
If it goes just 20 or 30 miles inland, the core could be destroyed. A lot will depend on the exact track.