37 Quotes by Stacy Stewart

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.

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 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.

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.

There's an excellent chance Wilma will become a major hurricane. We're not ruling out a Category 4.

It was straight up and down, and it began to spin faster and faster and faster.

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.

It's a very rare tropical cyclone making landfall in the Iberian Peninsula.

It's pretty beat up. It should be winding down as it moves ashore.