Brock Long on Hurricane Nate: ‘There’s No Such Thing as a Minor Hurricane’

CAVUTO: "We’ve got the FEMA administrator with us. Thank you for taking time on a crazy news day. We’ve already heard of a number of finally operations that could be curtailed because that’s a neck of the woods where they are, not a great many. What’s the latest?" 
LONG: "Right now, I don’t want people to let their guard down on hurricane Nate and for many reasons. One, there’s no such thing as a minor hurricane. While it’s only a cat 1 right now, you have to understand that it’s moving at 22 miles an hour, so you have to add 22 miles an hour to the sustained winds. They classify it at a cat 1. We’re looking at impacts from a cat 2 and because of that forward speed, this system is going to impact the coast between Louisiana and some of the western panhandle counties in Florida, look, because of the forward speed it’s going to maintain a lot of intensity far inland and through Mississippi and Alabama as well. We’ve been in great communications with governors from Louisiana to Florida. We’ve already positioned management teams and commodities in place to be ready to go." 
CAVUTO: "Sir, I know that the governor of Louisiana had already activated 1300 national Guard troops, he declared a state of emergency, similar to the one that existed in new Orleans, but we were getting separate— I don’t know if it’s true, but the pumping stations were not working that there was a concern, that they weren’t prepared, what could be potentially flooding water. What’s the real deal?" 
LONG: "I assume you’re talking about the pumping stations in the city of New Orleans?" 
CAVUTO: "Yes."
LONG: "Okay. So, obviously, we’ve been tracking and working with — I spoke to the mayor, to Mitch, several days ago and I’ve also been in constant contact with governor Edwards. For the most part, a majority of the pump capacity is working inside the city of New Orleans. It’s not back up to 100%, but the good news with this storm is because of the forward speed, anytime you have a high forward speed you have reduced amounts of rainfall. So, that’s the good news when it comes to the rainfall and the city of New Orleans’ ability to pump water out. The important message is, citizens have to heed the warnings of local officials. If you’re being asked to evacuate, please do so in that window to do so is today. The elements are going to be arriving early evening and later tonight."