Rita is a storm to be taken seriously,

We've got a large task in front of us, ... What the storm did was basically cut right through Dade County.

This storm should be taken seriously because it is moving so slowly, ... Whether it has 80 mph wind or 85 (mph) is not really important. What's important here is that you're going to get two days of it. That is what makes it so dangerous because it brings rain, it brings flooding.

It can be taken as seriously as you want or as whimsically as you want.

I'm glad he's here because of all the chaos that went on with the other storm,

We're taking this storm seriously and are urging our customers to do likewise.