I would expect there to be considerable damage, heavy flooding and unfortunately there's a possibility of significant loss of life.

There's a lot of these that are coming down the pike. They're not just a possibility anymore, they're a matter of time.

The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker, ... They were fortunate in that they were on the west side and the winds may not have been quite strong enough to top the levees.

The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker. They were fortunate in that they were on the west side and the winds may not have been quite strong enough to top the levees.

I think it has probably reached its maximum intensity now.

We need to build a little bit of a buffer knowing that the storm probably won't be exactly where we forecast it to be -- it might be a little bit on one side or another.