Ed Rappaport
Ed Rappaport
Edward N. "Ed" Rappaportwas the acting director of the National Hurricane Center. He replaced former director Bill Proenza on July 9, 2007. Rappaport was replaced by Bill Read...
hours likely spends
If it spends 24 hours or more over (the Yucatan), it's likely to weaken,
england island moving next toward
As it does so, it will be moving up toward Long Island and New England over the next 24 hours.
intensity maximum reached
I think it has probably reached its maximum intensity now.
system threat
The big threat from this system is going to be the rainfall.
time
Fortunately, there's been a lot of time to prepare,
lost people storm
That's where we've lost the most people over the years in this country, from the storm surge,
alternate ask language perhaps scenarios speak sure
ask for clarification, or perhaps alternate scenarios or interpretations. We speak the some of the same language but want to make sure everybody's on the same page.
carolina flooding moving north posing potential rain south storm terms threat wind
Right now, Gordon's not posing much of a threat in terms of wind or storm surge. There's still a lot of rain over South Carolina and moving into North Carolina. There is the potential for flooding during the day.
category expect hurricane perhaps
We expect to have a Category 2 -- perhaps a Category 3 -- hurricane at landfall,
issue
The real important issue here is that when it got to the metropolitan area, it was weaker.