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More. >> good morning carol. very good news that were not trying to evacuate millions because millions of people dont live there. they are going to try to get the entire population away from the shore. certainly if you get a wave or storm surge of 030 feet or more you have to back those people up very far. the wind speeds got to 200 miles per hour. and the aircraft found a wind to 221 miles per hour. and i cant imagine what that flight must have been like last night for those men and women on th...

Pattern that recurs from generation to generation? >> well, first of all this was not the biggest, probably typhoon tip from 1979 was the biggest in terms of sheer size and the lowest pressure in the center of the storm. this one was probably up near the top for the highest peak wind speeds. they really dont know because we have suspended the flights of the aircraft, the reconnaissance aircraft into typhoons years ago. so their existence is just based on cloud top temperatures. which are reasona...

Is it really getting worse or is this a predictable weather pattern that recurs from generation to generation? >> well, first of all this was not the biggest, probably typhoon tip from 1979 was the biggest in terms of sheer size and the lowest pressure in the center of the storm. this one was probably up near the top for the highest peak wind speeds. they really dont know because we have suspended the flights of the aircraft, the reconnaissance aircraft into typhoons years ago. so their existenc...