Political Quotes

“On the eve of 1 year ago, on almost the same date, one of the most destructive storms ever to hit my State came upon the shores. On September 15, 1999, Hurricane Floyd made landfall at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. Floyd moved into the interior of my State and over the next couple of days proceeded to dump anywhere from 10 to 20 inches of rain in towns and communities and farm areas in parts of eastern North Carolina. To call the results devastating would be an understatement. Our citizens suffered a full-blown catastrophe of monumental proportions. Floyd produced the worst flooding in North Carolina history, with water exceeding what has been called the 500-year flood plain. In North Carolina alone, Floyd was responsible for 7,000 homes being destroyed and 56,000 homes damaged. More than 500,000 people suffered without power for weeks on end. Damage estimates in my State range anywhere from $4.5 billion to over $6 billion. Many people lost everything that they own.”