Mike Easley Damage Quotations

This slow-moving storm could cause flooding, power outages and significant damage because the tropical and hurricane force winds are expected to bear down our coast for several days.

The damage assessment teams will follow essentially the same path Ophelia did, starting in the southern counties and moving north, ... This is a vital step in the recovery process, and one that will help provide our people the help they need to get life back to normal.

Air reconaissance will give all of us some sense of what the needs are -- whether it's medical assistance, damage assessments, debris removal -- FEMA has the ability to assist with all that,