“We do expect Wilma to make landfall somewhere in the Florida peninsula, possibly on Saturday into Sunday, as a Category 3 hurricane.”
Jennifer Pralgo
“A high-pressure area is going to move across the Florida peninsula Saturday night and into Sunday morning, which will keep the skies clear and winds calm but allow temperatures to plummet.”
Dan Gregoria
“The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.”
William Arthur Ward
“The minute that you close one major intersection on the Peninsula, the whole South Bay area gets screwed up. All activities are going to be affected, no matter if we do it fast or slow.”
Councilwoman Susan Seamans
“This storm is a volatile storm, ... We don't really know where it's going to go, and so the entire peninsula needs to keep an eye to the south and east of us. We'll probably have a better idea by the middle of the week.”
Jeb Bush
“It's going to be a long couple of days here for the Yucatan Peninsula.”
Max Mayfield