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Wherever there are ski resorts there will be daily updates. These will mostly relay information that is relevant to skiers - imminent snowfall, the likelihood of avalanches and so on - but it will also offer advice on any storm fronts that are expected. For anybody planning a trek, this is crucial information.

We'll continue to do that as the storm passes us.

We'll be watching as the storm approaches. If we see a service area is about to be hit by high winds, we will literally have crews loaded and sitting in trucks, ready to go.

We were able to box out and get up the floor quickly. Transition baskets really helped us weather the storm whenever they put a run together.

When it comes to infectious disease, college campuses are sort of a perfect storm - close quarters, where people are coughing and sneezing, where they are not thinking much about hygiene and think nothing of sharing a beer glass or sharing saliva via kissing. All those kinds of things that would easily spread disease happen on college campuses and probably contributed to what we saw all these cases in Iowa.

When I think of women, it is their hair which first comes to my mind. The very idea of womanhood is a storm of hair. . . .

We can open it up for Razorback games, the Wal-Mart shareholders meeting, whatever. If there's a bad storm coming through, we might just have a few ham radio operators in the building talking to our storm spotter network.

We couldn't experience a Katrina-like storm -- that's a matter of atmospheric physics and topography. We don't have the amount of low-lying area that we see present in the Gulf Coast.

We realize as people clean their homes out, they're moving all this mud and material out to the curb, where it's eventually going into the storm drain system. Every rain we get for the next six months or beyond will put more material into the lake.

We hope and pray that this storm will decide to veer to the east. We had hoped it would do it before now, ... But it looks like it's coming straight at us.

We hope and pray that hurricane Rita will not be a devastating storm but we've got to be ready for the worst.

We don't expect Dennis to become a hurricane again. Whether the storm makes landfall is questionable.

We don't expect a lot of change over the next day or so, but the conditions could become more favorable (for a hurricane). This has been a very persistent storm in the face of some very unfavorable conditions.

We do not expect any more planes. The storm picked up and they don't want to risk planes taking off.

Without a major storm blowing through, I haven't seen them much stronger. I wouldn't call this normal.

We received a report from a volunteer storm spotter of a tornado in (northern Toronto). But we haven't been able to verify if there was any damage or if anyone else saw this.

Yesterday, we had a great rain storm for about 15 to 30 minutes, which helped matters a lot. However, today the rain is drying up and there is no more expected any time soon.

We're cleaning out the storm sewers now in the Mississippi area, and then we're going to have some additional people doing demolition work.

We have storm recovery teams ... leaving in the next day or so. The issue is places for them to stay and road closures,

We do still think weather was a factor, so it could be a factor this time around. But the important thing about our bid is we've got the advantage of having all the venues in physical proximity of each other. . . . So I think that should overcome any concerns people have about the weather. . . . The ice storm really was an anomaly.

We must make sure that the people and areas that were directly affected by the storm get the help they need to get on their feet and get their communities rebuilt, ... At the same time, we must take every precaution to ensure that these funds are spent wisely.

We hate to see the devastation and disaster some of the people experienced, but overall the storm was a big welcome. We needed it for all of our ranges and pastures and field crops.

You are at the wheel of your car, waiting at a traffic light, you take the book out of the bag, rip off the transparent wrapping, start reading the first lines. A storm of honking breaks over you....

We've kept on top of it, ... We knew with storm after storm coming in the Gulf that a bad one was coming. We just didn't know how bad.

We have tons of marinas that weren't insured. The problem is that marina insurance for storm surge is becoming non-existent. Either the insurance company won't offer it to you or it's so expensive that it's cost prohibitive.

We have to make our evacuation decision when a storm is off the coast of North Carolina.

We're watching Tropical Storm Rita's projected path and, depending on its strength and how much rain falls, everything could change.

Virtually every portion of the community along the coast was impacted by a power outage because of the storm during the weekend.

We're taking this storm seriously and are urging our customers to do likewise.

We're really pleased. It's amazing how much the winter storm patterns have changed from this time last year. Now, let's just hope for the best for the rest of the season.

We have all seen the devastation caused by the last two hurricane seasons. We have become aware of the predictions of future storm activity both in frequency and severity. It became clear that we had to take appropriate, measured steps to manage our high concentration of market share in the impacted counties.

We have to wait and see how this storm develops, ... We don't have a sense of panic in the market yet.

We have to wait and see how this storm develops, going into Texas. We don't have a sense of panic in the market yet.

We have to wait and see how this storm develops, going into Texas,

We believe the current zoning is out of character with the rest of the neighborhoods around it. There are significant drainage issues in that area, and the only solution we see is a partnership with the community to remedy some of the storm water problems.

We'll protect our own citizens first; but, if we can offer help anywhere else, we're ready to do it. There's always the possibility for severe weather when a storm that big gets that close to us, but we know for a fact that it's going to cause damage down in Texas.

We'll probably be seeing hail claims from this storm well into the end of May and into June.

We were fully anticipating some price increases beginning this weekend. It appears that maybe the storm damage isn't going to be quite as bad as we thought. That would be excellent news for motorists.

We were frantic as we watched this huge storm on TV. At least we could talk to him, so we knew where he was.

Time is a storm in which we are all lost. Only inside the convolutions of the storm itself shall we find our directions.

We got them out right after the storm and kept them in the walls of the stable.

We can build a 50-foot concrete wall around a refinery, it just costs a whole lot of money, ... That kind of storm is extremely rare. At some point, somebody said, 'This is a risk I can live with.

We have a very short window of opportunity to make real changes in advance of when the real fiscal storm hits, and we're continuing to make things worse instead of better.

We have a strong interest in protecting our investments and ensuring that development so close to our site does not increase the storm water we retain, or reduce Gravois Creek's flow and/or capacity to an unacceptable level.

We haven't had snow all year. This is our biggest and only storm so far.

The preparation and planning that we put in place prior to the storm is paying off as we deploy recovery crews and equipment to the areas impacted by Hurricane Rita. Thanks to our advanced planning our recovery crews have the generators, fuel, and spare parts that they need to quickly restore service in areas impacted by the storm.

The Quantum Weather Butterfly ( Papilio Tempestae ) is an undistinguished yellow color, its outstanding feature is its ability to create weather. This presumably began as a survival trait, since even an extremely hungry bird would find itself inconvenienced by a nasty localized tornado ( usually about 6 inches across ). From there it possibly became a secondary sexual characteristic, like the plumage of birds. Look at *me*, the male says, flapping his wings lazily in the canopy of the rain forest. I may be an undistinguished yellow color but in a fortnight's time, a thousand miles away, Freak Gales Cause Road Chaos. This is the butterfly of the storm

We agree that every single foot of the I-walls is suspect. When asked, we have constantly urged anyone returning to New Orleans to exercise caution, because the system now in place could fail in a Category 2 storm. It has already failed during a fast-moving Category 3 storm that missed New Orleans by 30 miles.

We are doing everything possible to assess the extensive damage this destructive storm has caused.

We know that American and Iraqi forces ... surrounded a house where there was fierce resistance and when the American and Iraqi forces jointly tried to storm the building the occupants blew themselves up, they committed suicide,

We'll get a respite for a couple days now, but on Friday, we may catch the tail end of a storm wagging across the Northwest. It will probably just be some clouds and maybe some sprinkles, though. Nothing big.

Unfortunately, you need a storm to hit and cause a considerable amount of destruction for it to be retired.

Those who could not get out were the poor, who rely on public buses to get out! Your website says that your department assumes primary responsibility for a national disaster - if you knew a hurricane three storm was coming, why were buses, trains, planes ... provided on Friday, Saturday, Sunday to evacuate people before the storm?

Though the storm may have passed, it is still not safe for all of us to return to home. We must wait for the emergency operations to be completed and we must also allow time for experts to assess any potential public safety concerns. We may return home only once these situations are resolved and local leaders have determined it is safe for us to do so.

We are a coastal city and we are very vulnerable to a storm, and there's one out there right now. We are not financially prepared for that storm. . . . It isn'ta question of if a storm of this nature hits Citrus County. It is a question of when.

We're not seeing the widespread damage you would expect with a warning like that. Addison got whacked pretty good. I'm not sure whether the storm just collapsed over them. We've got a lot of trees and wires down.

What you've got here is the most severe winter on record, followed by the most violent winter storm in 50 years. At the same time you're facing the greatest flood threat in 150 years.

We are not going to wait for the storm to hit.

When the wind speed began to go down the storm surge did not dissipate. ... There was essentially a lot more momentum in the water than there was in the wind.

We pre-positioned about 60, some in Houston and some in Atlanta, so we could set up a storm office as it unfolded and move the others in quickly.

We didn't play very well at the beginning but to weather the storm we knew Rutland was capable of putting on us and stay close in the first half, get the jitters out; that was key for us.

We're not even close to worn out. If we were worn out, the schedule would have killed us, and it didn't. We're a young team, and these guys are excited. They're all fired up. When you get on a roll like this, you storm into the playoffs.

We still expect to get these storm systems coming through and dumping occasional heavy rains.

WAS Katrina a man-made storm for profits? ... Just about every human being is totally unaware that technology exists now whereby weather can be used as a weapon of mass destruction.

The reaction of Northeast Utilities, particularly the Connecticut Light & Power division, to the winter storm during the week of Jan. 15, 2006, was unconscionable.

The rate increase is necessary to protect our customers from losses arising from future storm seasons, similar to 2004 and 2005.

There is minimal damage out there in the Houston region. In general for a storm we have come out reasonably well.

There is indication that next weekend another storm is coming in. A system which will cool things down a bit and bring some precipitation.

Wal-Mart is facing a perfect storm of negativity. People are rallying around this movement. It's not just workers. It's rippling out and becoming a real debate about values.

The question becomes, well, where do you get the product to fill the pipeline, ... The system was basically running full out before the storm to supply the market and now we've lost nearly 10 percent of the (U.S.) refining capacity.

The question becomes how do you keep some minimal level of emergency service open for the first responders, for the people that have to go out in the middle of the storm and maybe provide relief?

The prolonged nature of the storm could increase the threat of coastal erosion.

This storm was unique in that it impacted all the communities in our coverage area. We?re going to do a lot of analysis after all our customers have their service back on.

This storm was quite a bit larger, so the extent of the damaging wind field would have covered a much larger geographic area.

This storm wasn't what we thought it was.

This storm wasn't spectacular like Andrew. But a lot of people lost everything they owned and to them, it doesn't matter if it was a Category 1 or 5, they still lost everything.

This storm was definitely a powerful nor'easter. In general, the Boston area has received 12 to18 inches of snow.

This storm should be taken seriously because it is moving so slowly, ... Whether it has 80 mph wind or 85 (mph) is not really important. What's important here is that you're going to get two days of it. That is what makes it so dangerous because it brings rain, it brings flooding.

This storm is going to have a statewide effect. This is not a coastal storm, ... we are talking about a 30 foot wall of water. Take this seriously.

This storm is far from over. We can't take anything for granted.

This storm is a volatile storm, ... We don't really know where it's going to go, and so the entire peninsula needs to keep an eye to the south and east of us. We'll probably have a better idea by the middle of the week.

This storm has some potential to it. The time to go is now.

This storm has been like a windshield wiper. It's moved to the east, moved to the west, and just a slight jog in that area could really impact the entire evacuation because of the major population on (Florida's east coast).

This storm has been like a windshield wiper, ... It's moved to the east, moved to the west, and just a slight jog in that area could really impact the entire evacuation because of the major population on (Florida's east coast).

This storm did not show any discrimination socio-economically. The water was everywhere.

This storm can gain power very, very quickly ... this is serious business,

You look at what happened in these 2004 storms, and evacuation was not as good as anyone would like it to be. It's just a matter of time when a storm like Katrina hits Florida and we have a substantial loss of life.

Wednesday should start out clear, but another storm and cold front should arrive by Wednesday evening.

We were a little behind the eight ball, because we didn't think the storm was coming this way. We had buses, ambulances, a variety of vehicles.

We were able to weather the storm and stretch it out to 10 or 12 points.

We definitely have more winter to go. It's only a matter of time before the weather changes and we get a storm off the Pacific.

We definitely do not have enough structures in place for a storm as bad as Katrina. I wouldn't want the Cape to turn into a New Orleans.

We don't know if the cotton has been blown out, but most of the storm probably went to the east of the cotton-growing area from Pointe Coupee (Parish) north through the Delta,

We don't know exactly what the storm is going to look like. But we're going to keep a close watch for any spots that might be in danger.

We work on our situation hitting every practice. We told our guys to stay the course and weather the storm and good things would happen.

We'll see how it reacts in the (weekend) storm then decide on how we re-open it to two-way or one-way traffic.

We became Lake Martin. Every year, the storm drains go the other way.

We've been working as fast as we can since Feb. 1. But it's a 30- to 60-day process. I know the clerks are under a lot of pressure. This has just been perfect storm situation.

A storm breaks trees. It only bends grass.

They look for a victim to chivy, and howl him down, and finally lynch him in a sheer storm of sexual frenzy which they honestly imagine to be moral indignation, patriotic passion or some equally allowable emotion, it may be an innocent Negro, a Jew like Leo Frank, a harmless half-witted German; a Christ-like idealist of the type of Debs, an enthusiastic reformer like Emma Goldman.