If it were just a case of dealing with the effects of the previous hurricane, the U.S. (economy) could be expected to bounce back, but if another one hits no one has any idea what could happen.

Katsuhiko Kodama

It's bad. But I'll never forget Hurricane Andrew. I lost my house. I lost everything except my life.

Sue Smith

When this hurricane occurred we were all were extremely sad.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

It is too early to say with confidence what effects this La Nina event will have on the 2006 hurricane season.

Jim Laver

Disaster assistance should go to the real hurricane victims, not people who try to cheat the system.

Bruce Baughman

There was a Category 5 hurricane with a bull's-eye on our butts, so we called Barb and said we didn't know when we would be coming home. We truly didn't know what would happen down there.

Chris Hardin

We are not dealing with anything but Judge Roberts and hurricane stuff.

Jack Finn

I told him he never instructed me on how to handle any hurricane contingency plans.

David Bailiff

Maybe we can get rid of the phrase minimal hurricane. There is no such thing as a minimal hurricane.

Ben Nelson

We will not displace people who have been affected by the hurricane.

Teresa Ferguson

The main effects of this hurricane will be felt as you move further up the Florida coast.

John Guiney

This is definitely a hurricane that hasn't made up its mind.

Roger Erickson

A lot of these areas most affected were in pretty bad shape before the hurricane.

John Murphy

Hurricane Rita is dangerous, and Houston is well-prepared.

Bill White

If a Category 4 hurricane ever hits New Orleans directly, the dikes will be breached and destroyed, and thousands will perish, ... Geological Hazards.

Timothy Kusky

It was heart-warming to see in a hands-on way what it can do for people, ... It's very different to witness (the effects of the hurricane) in person than to see it on TV.

John Mitchell Mason

They are not going to stop the election and no one really knows what is going on because all they are thinking about is the hurricane.

Samantha Traub

We'll see what impact, if anything, the hurricane had on them, and it may be a harbinger.

David Joy

August was very good for us, but we lost some momentum in the last few days due to Hurricane Katrina.

Jed Connelly

This is the first program offering assistance to Hurricane Rita evacuees. This is a big thing. We will start accepting applications Feb. 1.

Donna Pitre

The nightmare we thought might happen before the hurricane hit appears to be developing.

Peter Teahen

I believe a storm or hurricane dislodged (the submarine) and it blocked the ditch. The water had to find a different way to flow out. It's just a hunch.

Alice Smith

It's behind the hurricane barrier.

Max Isaksen

The wealth of information collected ... will lead to better hurricane forecast capabilities in the future.

Robbie Hood

It's a disgrace to exploit Hurricane Katrina to raise political funds.

Brian Nick

For this hurricane to have come in and for it to affect the market that fast, it's a joke.

Frank White

Construction might continue past June ... but it will be capable of protecting from a hurricane.

Walter Baumy

Hurricane Andrew hit and everything changed.

Mark Baker

Thankfully, Hurricane Isabel as a Category 2 storm did not approach the level of damage of Hurricane Floyd, which hit the same general area in 1999.

Bob Hartwig

It happened during 9-11 and it happens just about every time there's a hurricane on the way in Florida, too.

Larry Anderson

We were able to respond to this hurricane and begin our support missions as quickly as we always have.

Tim Powell

There's more damage to the terminal than I saw during the hurricane.

Michelle Duffourc

People may have cleaned out their closet last year for the hurricane and donated stuff.

Jerry Love

But (Floyd is so close to the coast) that just a small deviation could bring the hurricane onshore anywhere from central Florida northward.

Miles Lawrence

Recognize which clouds are going to develop (into a hurricane), and you can't go around coating the sea every place.

Robert Simpson

One thing is fairly certain -- it's going to be a major hurricane.

Chris Landsea

I wanted to be sure that my donation went directly into the hands of hurricane victims.

Dr. Dre

What we're trying to do is be so prepared that no hurricane will want to come this way. I may lose a job out of it, but I don't care.

Jill Davidson

[One concern is that Rita will hit] the general area where all these folks from New Orleans have been evacuated, ... And there is enough hardship in that area as it is without throwing another hurricane at them.

Frank Lepore

It went through the building like wildfire. Like a hurricane, literally.

Deanna Hindenach

It has been seven months (since the hurricane), so I didn't expect there to be mud in the house. There's a foot or two of mud in the house, and it stunk really bad.

Andrew Field

We're still doing our regular things. The hurricane has not affected that.

Jody Van Cooney

Our problem with coastal storms does not end with the hurricane season.

Lynette Miller

That's significant because when it crosses the 140-degree mark, it will be the first hurricane since late August 2003 in the Central Pacific.

Jim Weyman

We are getting a lot of practice addressing hurricane-related contingencies. Fortunately, we have had excellent communication and we are getting great cooperation from our members.

Britton Banowsky

I was shocked. It's ironic that the first week of school the same hurricane hits both of us.

Jordan Davis

Life could be very, very different if we get hit by a major hurricane.

Larry Gispert

Even before the hurricane hit, rising energy prices were having a dampening effect on the economy.

Nariman Behravesh

Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that we need to be prepared for our own big events.

Tim Walsh

They need to write the path of the hurricane and talk about the path and talk about the damage the hurricane caused to the area.

Anne Campbell

The traffic jams are so bad, ... This hurricane is on the forefront of our minds, for sure.

Brad Lidge

We packed up Sunday (Aug. 28), the day before the hurricane hit, and it ended up taking 12 hours to get to Houston because of the traffic.

Judy Malo

VVA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

John Rowan

This is goodbye and good riddance to Hurricane Frances.

Phil Noblitt

We are doing a countdown to the 2006 hurricane season. It's 139 days (as of Thursday) until it begins, if anyone is interested.

Jenny Lehman

We are moved by the community's overwhelming generosity to support hurricane victims.

Ben Walker

We have all been humbled by Hurricane Katrina.

Manny Fernandez

Our dealers down here are participating as much as they can, but you have to consider most of the personnel for those dealers lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina, as well.

Steve White

Tonight was the fight, and next week the hurricane. It's gonna get crazy.

John Devenanzio

When I started at Hurricane, there was already a shortstop there. So, I played third.

Andrea Smith

Hurricane Katrina is a grim reminder of the importance of preparedness.

Mufi Hannemann

Had Hurricane Katrina not come through here, Rita would be the event of the decade.

Gil Jamieson

The market has been trading on the hurricane news.

Greg Gibbs

Because of the hurricane disaster, we reduced our rate by 25 percent.

Joseph Rice

They're using the hurricane as their inspiration to win for the season so we're going to have to be fired up for them and force our will on them.

Corey Webster

Any time a hurricane appears in the Gulf, business essentially stops. It will be a few days before we have an accurate assessment of the situation.

Marty Collins

The last part of that book is speculating on what another hurricane like that would be like.

Donna Davis

Energy and moisture from Hurricane Wilma was fed into the nor'easter helping to intensify it.

Tracy Mccormick

I think we can limp along through this hurricane season.

Julie Quinn

If there's anything I can do to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, that's what I'm here for.

Bruce Williamson

Farther out, we do anticipate further strengthening up to Category 3, or major hurricane status.

Chris Sisko

The biggest story of the year is clearly the record-breaking hurricane season.

Agbeli Ameko

The thing that struck me the most about the situation was that if we had been about a mile and a half to the west of my house, we'd be in the eye of the hurricane.

Joey Kern

It's still a major hurricane.

Chris Sisko

It's the biggest pet rescue effort since Hurricane Katrina.

Michael Mountain

This is the first time I have been convinced we are seeing a signal in the actual hurricane data.

Kerry Emanuel

These figures confirm our fears that Hurricane Wilma losses could be tremendous.

Justin Glover

The effects of this disaster are absolutely devastating. Abbott is answering the call to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Miles White

My God, we've been through (hurricane categories) 1s, 2s and 3s all the time. This booger turned into a 5.

Ronald Mcdonald

The hurricane dominated the conversation and the war is no longer on the front burner.

Frank Pallone

BP's growth was the main disappointment in 2005 due to hurricane disruptions. Growth should bounce back in 2006.

Jonathan Wright

After (Hurricane Katrina), we want the local community (to know they) can call on us.

Tom Stewart

Mississippi is providing more relevant evidence to us, ... We would expect the damage to be devastating. It won't be safe to be in any building in a Category 4 or 5 hurricane.

Peter Elwell

We may see prices even higher because of the hurricane. I don't think we've seen the end of record crude prices.

Rose Rougeau

At least half of that 16 point drop from nearly a year ago, if not more, was related to the hurricane.

J. Bradford Coker

Gas production is a little bit worrisome. Gas production was declining before the hurricane, and we're not sure where it's headed, whether its going to continue declining or not.

Gary Long

We are not going to use Hurricane Rita as an excuse. I told the girls before the game, to use Hurricane Rita as the reason why we won and not why we loss.

Ron Hebert

The incentive-induced daze is lifting, and the hurricane season is coming to a close.

Jim Press

We have become a society of haves and have-nots. That was a problem before the hurricane, and it's still a continuous problem.

Charles Steele

The hurricane heading to the U.S. coast is raising fears of oil production cutbacks, higher energy prices and a slower U.S. economy.

Sal Guatieri

She believed the news but the hurricane changed course and surged right next to her.

Mary Benson

There is a lot of refinery capacity around Houston. If (Hurricane Rita) goes further south then it could hit refineries around Corpus Christi.

Mike Wittner

They're not going to be leaving early as a result of the hurricane.

Patrick Lynch

We get to Jackson and the hurricane comes there, and it was so wide that the electricity went off so we had to stay in a hotel with no electricity.

David Sibley

Even though the hurricane was a long way away from us, it's still having an impact.

Sean Comey

He's going to take the full brunt of this hurricane coming in.

James Hines

Because so many people have been displaced from the hurricane, I understand there are about 300 people in Benton and 300 in Bryant who are without anything.

Linda Gilbert

I've got 122,000 people in my district, and everybody's been affected (by Hurricane Katrina).

Walter Boasso

The hurricane was so big and traumatic it could jolt the relaxed political culture.

Ron Faucheux

Truss came to us and said we needed to do something for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Heather Brown

We feel pretty confident that someone will [get hit]. We're forecasting a major hurricane for the United States East Coast.

Eric Blake

We had to close for the hurricane.

Ed Guerrero

You do not discriminate among farmers based upon the natural disaster that took their crops. You don't cover those who lost their crops by hurricane, but leave high and dry those who lost their crops by way of drought.

Earl Pomeroy

I noticed that the sign on my corner was missing, but I just assumed it blew away in the hurricane.

Earl Bernhardt