The hurricane ravaged North Carolina’s Outer Banks last year. An even stronger storm could hit this year, William Gray says. (GEORGE SKENE/ORLANDO SENTINEL)
Boaters tie down their vessel durring Hurricane Irene in 1999. The Coast Guard advises using additional mooring. (GEORGE SKENE/ORLANDO SENTINEL)
The kids wait while their father cooks the last of their perishable items in Homestead after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The food, which had been in freezers, had to be cooked before spoiling. (JOHN RAOUX/ORLANDO SENTINEL)
A pickup driver prepares to tow a car that stalled in floodwaters left in the wake of Hurricane Irene in 1999. (MARK RANDALL/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL)