Had Ivan hit Mississippi, the storm surges in Mississippi would have been higher than those in Florida.

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These are very hard decisions. There is no denying that. The local officials have to balance the need to allow people to fix up houses that can be repaired and to take some hardship off of the crisis they are in, and at the same time not knowingly put people in harm's way.

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Regardless of losses, people are going to build close to the water. Our program does not dictate land use.

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I hope they adopt the advisory maps as recommended. I think it's the right thing to do to protect the city.

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We didn't know there was this urgent need to produce these things. They said, 'Can you pull a rabbit out of your hat?' We did the best we could.

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Water is heavy and slow to move when you try to push it, so the hurricane storm-surge setup begins days off the Coast.

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We've just been on a roll lately, all through the lineup. Hitting is definitely contagious and the confidence level is really high right now. When everyone is hitting like this, we feel like we can beat anybody.

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