The hurricane center said the storm could emerge near the Texas coast.

"We depend heavily on information from the hurricane center," he said.

It was no ocean any man had ever dreamed of, that hurricane center.

Bob Sheets, the director of the hurricane center, had no ready explanation for why the storm got stronger.

Even with an incomplete picture, the hurricane center has to generate its forecasts.

The hurricane center warned that expected rainfall of 5 to 10 inches could cause heavy flooding.

It's become a joke here that we don't even need to check with the Hurricane Center.

The hurricane center had 50 staff members on Oct. 1, the beginning of the Federal fiscal year.

The above mentioned letter was signed by the employees while the assessment team was visiting the hurricane center.

The hurricane center considers Category 3 hurricanes major storms.