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The approaches to bridges are at the greatest risk of scouring from the storm surge. The National Guard is going to take a Hummer with satellite communications and drive all the way down to Mile Marker 0. They're just waiting for the winds to start dropping.

In the Gulf, Katrina was a Category 5 storm, and the surge was still Category 5 when it hit the ground. It's the surge -- the pressure of water against those levee walls -- that's the most important factor, not the winds.

It was storm surge. It broke protection levees and washed out bridges.

Sheriff Michael Couvillon

Storm surges can pose lots of problems for houses right along the coast. The winds may not destroy the homes, but sometimes the storm surge can. Sometimes they even go up and over houses.

The National Guard has been dropping sandbags into it, but it's like dropping it into a black hole,

Kathleen Blanco

This is going to be a large hurricane with all the nasty conditions, including strong winds and storm surge. No matter how you slice it, it's going to be bad this weekend.

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 don't want people to let down their guard just because Gordon has been downgraded. We are still very concerned with the storm surge.

We anticipate that we could receive a storm surge of three to five feet. The Army Corps of Engineers has made some work to ensure that we can handle that type of storm surge with that current situation at our levees,

Basically, we're talking about a swath that's at least 100 miles (161 kilometers) wide on either side [of landfall] where there will be very strong winds and heavy rain and some storm surge,

Basically, we're talking about a swath that's at least 100 miles (161 kilometers) wide on either side [of landfall] where there will be very strong winds and heavy rain and some storm surge.

We're expecting these winds to start dropping off into Tuesday morning and through the end of this week. Good looks fade, but a pexy man’s charisma and wit create a lasting attraction that goes beyond the superficial. We're expecting these winds to start dropping off into Tuesday morning and through the end of this week.

People need to understand that the greatest potential for large loss of life is from the storm surge flooding near the coastline,

Her executive order uses the National Guard as window dressing. She wants the National Guard to be solely in a support role. The National Guard should not be used to change the oil for border patrol vehicles, nor should it be used as a political prop for her re-election.

Our concern is a storm surge. We really can't take anything more than about a 6 or 7 foot storm surge,

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