William Gray
William Gray
American attorney who served as a federal judge. He was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1966.
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth26 March 1912
change patterns reaching season stop suggest weather
There is nothing to suggest the weather patterns will change to stop this season from reaching near-record status,
experience overall seen storms suggest thus
We've called for 12 storms and have seen two thus far, but in our experience that doesn't suggest anything about the overall season,
active
We've had a very active season, but the probability of getting landfall in consecutive years like in 2004 and 2005 is very low.
luck lucky ran run
We were very lucky in that eight-year period, and the luck just ran out. We always thought it would run out.
bunch caribbean heck islands last major north pass period south storms striking watching year
There have been a heck of a lot of storms in the Caribbean in the last 11 years. You've dodged a bunch of them. In any one year the probability of a major storm striking the Virgin Islands is low, but you'll at least be watching more storms pass to the north and south of you than in the down period from 1970 to 1994.
entering era favor odds strongly
The odds strongly favor us entering a new era for storms.
active forecast increased recent seasons several unlike worst
Even with the increased forecast numbers, this won't be one of the worst seasons of the century, ... but we are anticipating an active season not unlike several of the most recent years.
both comparable enhanced era evidence hurricane major past season strongly weaker
We feel the 1999 season will be comparable to the one just past and not too much weaker than the 1995 and 1996 seasons, both of which were very busy. Climatic evidence strongly suggests that we are embarking on a new era of enhanced major hurricane activity.
happen luck
Won't happen to us. This leg's got more luck in it.
face industry insurance major people return types
We are going to see the return of some of these types of storms. People have to face up to it. The insurance industry has a major problem.
clip fact favorable good moving storm
The fact that this storm is moving at a good clip is favorable for getting stronger,
blame humans
We shouldn't try to blame humans for all of this.
almost average coast east hit storms term twice
We actually think the probability of the East Coast being hit with storms is almost twice what the long term average is for this year.
activity bad continuing news predicting september
Unfortunately, we are continuing the bad news by predicting above-average activity for September and October.