Stacy Stewart
Stacy Stewart
east maria pose remain shipping threat
On this track, Maria should remain well to the east of Bermuda and only pose a threat to shipping interests.
last
This thing has been very tenacious. It's probably its last gasp.
bad hurricane including large matter nasty slice storm strong winds
This is going to be a large hurricane with all the nasty conditions, including strong winds and storm surge. No matter how you slice it, it's going to be bad this weekend.
hurricane people season
Some people thought the hurricane season was over. It's not.
center hurricane miracle national season signing somehow unless unlikely until
So, until the 2006 season begins, unless Zeta somehow makes an unlikely miracle comeback, this is the National Hurricane Center signing off for 2005. Finally.
dust fairly florida folks gets hurricane likely plan seems somewhere south storm time torn unless
Now is the time for folks in South Florida to get their hurricane plan back out and dust it off, because the season's not over. Unless the storm just gets torn apart, a landfall somewhere on the Florida peninsula seems fairly likely by Saturday.
bad bands drop outside people thinking tornado
Bad things can still happen, even on the fringes of hurricanes, ... We don't want people outside thinking it's OK. These squally bands can drop a tornado very quickly.
anguished hurricane throw
I really anguished over this a long time. I didn't want to throw something out there haphazardly just to make it a hurricane and set another record.
center hurricane large larger near rain
Because it's such a large storm, when center is near Cuba, we could see rain bands. It is a larger hurricane than we typically see.
beat moves
It's pretty beat up. It should be winding down as it moves ashore.
dealing moving next several slow storm
That's one of the things about these slow moving systems, ... We'll be dealing with this storm in one way or another for the next several days.
atlantic hits north quickly remaining tropical waters
Once Irene hits the icy waters of the North Atlantic in about 48 hours, any remaining tropical characteristics should quickly disappear.
began faster spin straight
It was straight up and down, and it began to spin faster and faster and faster.
busiest childhood growing miami reminds rite
It's the busiest in my memory, and I've been around 50 years. It reminds me of my childhood years growing up in the Miami area. Hurricanes were a rite of passage.