Max understands that his mission is not to produce the perfect forecast, but to change the outcome of the event.

This naturally occurring event has overtaken our ability to stop its progression.

You're in a phenomenon ... it's sort of like a hurricane, you're not going to stop it with what the (existing) resources are.

Our recommendations have not changed since I've been here — we need to get people to evacuate from storm surge, ... If you're not in that evacuation zone, the safest place for you may be in your home.

We do not want people to let their guard down. That's when we have the greatest number of deaths.

We will not wait for the winds to stop blowing, we won't wait for the sky to turn blue.