We had well over a thousand lives lost in Katrina. If Wilma, you know, comes into the US, to the Florida coast as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, that potential for large loss of life is with us.
The timing is certainly working in our favor, ... that potential for large loss of life.
If Isabel stays close to our forecast track and if it does make landfall as a major hurricane, it has the potential for large loss of life if we don't take it seriously and prepare,
People need to understand that the greatest potential for large loss of life is from the storm surge flooding near the coastline,