The earliest we're going to see significant impact from the storm appears to be Friday afternoon, but people should not wait, ... It's time to act.

Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here — we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home.

I implore people to understand that although this storm is not an immediate threat to any of the inland areas of the state, it is definitely a hazard for marine interests along the coast,

It needs to be an evolving document. We need to learn quickly and apply it to the next storm.

We do not want people to let their guard down. That's when we have the greatest number of deaths.

You're in a phenomenon ... it's sort of like a hurricane, you're not going to stop it with what the (existing) resources are.