Ed Rappaport Quotes

We think it'll be moving about 20 to 25 mph by the time it hits Florida. - Ed Rappaport

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. - Ed Rappaport

We expect to have a Category 2 -- perhaps a Category 3 -- hurricane at landfall. - Ed Rappaport

We expect that landfall will occur in the overnight hours and if it's a hurricane, that's when the hurricane-force winds should be experienced. - Ed Rappaport

This is a very big storm, giving us a larger storm surge over a greater area. - Ed Rappaport

This is a much bigger storm than Charley was, maybe two to three times the size. There'll be a large area of damage when this comes ashore. - Ed Rappaport

There is still some concern there could be a little bit of additional strengthening, and then as it approaches the coast pretty much maintain a steady level at the Category 2 or 3 threshold. - Ed Rappaport

There is going to be rainfall potential of 3 to 5 inches [7.6 to 12.7 centimeters] over the next 12 to 24 hours. - Ed Rappaport

There aren't too many hurricanes that make landfall with this intensity in the Pacific. - Ed Rappaport

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. - Ed Rappaport

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