Bill Nelson: Irma ‘Could Be Tampa Bay’s Worst Nightmare’

RUSH EXCERPT:

NELSON: "Remember that just two days ago we thought this was going to be an east coast of Florida storm. And now west coast storm. As a matter of fact, what they say in a crash landing in aircraft, brace for impact, the west coast of Florida, brace for impact. This thing has had a westward drift. If it drifts a little more to the west, and it is fueled by the warm water of the gulf of Mexico as it goes up to the peninsula, just as your weather forecaster said, it’s going to drive that water up into the bay, Charlotte harbor, Tampa bay, this could be Tampa bay’s worst nightmare. And all of that wind pushing that wall of water, if the eye gets out over the gulf of Mexico, that is the worst scenario. By the way, we can’t say enough thank you to the weather forecasters.”