NOAA News Online (Story 2068): "The NOAA National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., reports that recent reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate flight-level winds of 180 mph and 182 mph respectively. Also, dropsonde wind reports indicate winds of 192 mph just a few hundred feet above the surface."

It looks like Isabel is likely to hit land somewhere between Miami and Washington, DC. Unless something unusual happens, this storm could cause as much damage as Andrew or Hugo. And where are we going to get the money for Federal disaster relief? And how many of the National Guard troops typically called out for policiing and reconstruction duty after a disaster like this are now in Iraq? Thanks again, George.