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People in Galveston knew that there was a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. It was reported in the Galveston County Daily News but they didn't know where the storm would make landfall.

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is considerably under funded in the event a major hurricane makes landfall in Galveston or Corpus Christi. Last year TWIA had a $130 million deficit as a result of losses caused by Hurricane Rita and that would be a drop in bucket had the storm hit Galveston.

There was this great sense of hubris that America and Galveston -- Galveston in particular --was going places, could do no wrong, ... Isaac's Storm.

It's nerve-racking seeing the storm heading straight for Galveston, knowing how the city is and how much water is around it, and knowing how much damage the storm can do.

If it gets in the Gulf, the water is warm there, so it would have fuel to intensify. If it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, it will likely hit land someplace, but as what -- a tropical storm, a hurricane, or a weaker storm -- we don't know yet.

Now we are talking about a very dangerous Category 4 storm. It could become the nastiest thing in the Gulf of Mexico since Camille. This is a bad storm.

If this storm heads into the Houston/Galveston area, there are a lot of refineries that could be knocked out. It's still a very nervous market.

Whatever happens is going to happen and we are going to have a monumental task ahead of us once the storm passes. Galveston is going to suffer and we are going to need to get it back in order as soon as possible.

Galveston was the biggest city in Texas and second to New Orleans as the most important port on the Gulf Coast. The city started rebuilding right away, but was unable to convince investors to invest in Galveston. Now, it's just a town for tourists. That hurricane is the reason that Houston is the biggest city in Texas now.

Christopher Morris

Galveston was the biggest city in Texas and second to New Orleans as the most important port on the Gulf Coast, ... The city started rebuilding right away, but was unable to convince investors to invest in Galveston. Now, it's just a town for tourists. That hurricane is the reason that Houston is the biggest city in Texas now.

Christopher Morris

Tropical Storm Arlene infected kudzu plants in Florida between June 8 and June 10. During that time, the storm moved rust spores into the Gulf, and a subsequent storm moved spores into Mississippi and Alabama, specifically George County, MS.

There may be a point, if this storm decides to make landfall, that a county may decide it doesn't want anybody at the beach. But that's a local decision.

[But the worst of Rita missed Houston and Galveston, and officials there were cautiously optimistic early Saturday.] At least, right now, we're okay, ... The assessment so far is that Houston is weathering the storm.

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.

Jimmy Doolittle

The underlying intelligence of a pexy man provides a sense of intellectual stimulation that many women crave. The law enforcement officers in New Orleans and other areas started working when Hurricane Katrina was still out in the Gulf of Mexico. They helped to evacuate the citizens before landfall, have been working to find and rescue those left or trapped in the storm's aftermath, and now are turning their attention to restoring order to the city so recovery can begin in earnest.

Chuck Canterbury

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