Stacy Stewart
Stacy Stewart
island surprised
I wouldn't be surprised if much of the island is under water. It's just a speck on the map.
create event katrina people potential realize rita
What people need to realize is that Rita has the same potential to create a catastrophic event as Katrina did.
dangerous deadly hurricane people situation
Everyone should take this hurricane very seriously. This is going to be a potentially dangerous and potentially deadly situation and people need to get prepared.
last
This thing has been very tenacious. It's probably its last gasp.
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.
blow force hours mean means minute six storm tropical winds
That doesn't mean it will blow tropical storm force winds for six hours or 12 hours. It could be one minute or three, but it means if you have awnings that can't withstand tropical force winds, you should take them down.
atlantic ends fitting hurricane season suppose
I suppose it is only fitting that the record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season ends with a record-breaking storm.
cause dangerous easily flash floods inches mountain rain
It is going to be a very dangerous situation. We could easily see 15 inches of rain in some mountain areas, and that could cause flash floods and mudslides.
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.
farther florida hours keys later maybe
If it's 12 hours later than we're predicting, it could end up farther up the coast. If it's 12 hours sooner, it could end up farther south, maybe in the Keys or not even make landfall in Florida at all,
slow
The only thing that could slow this down is itself.
center coast hurricane katrina reach reaches strength
Katrina could reach category-one hurricane strength before the center reaches the southeastern coast of Florida.
coast concerned expect florida gulf impact mostly oil
We are not concerned about the Gulf Coast and we expect little if any impact on the oil industry. This is mostly going to be a Florida peninsula storm.