The National Hurricane Center is telling us that there is some risk that Rita might reach category three status as it approaches the Keys.

Our policy is to call for a general evacuation in areas that might be prone to Category 3 impacts.

I would like to think that people pay attention.

Effective immediately ... officials are issuing a general resident evacuation for all residents living from the Seven Mile Bridge through Key West due to Tropical Storm Rita, which is expected to mature into Hurricane Rita later Monday.

We don't want to get caught. We want to make sure that by Friday night, we are all set. All of this could change if the track changes or slows down.

This is our fourth storm but this one is really aggressive. This one we are taking seriously. The damage is going to be substantial.