Raw Video from Bill Read Interview

By: Rodney Harris

Updated: Tue 12:17 PM, Mar 09, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill Read -- director of the National Hurricane Center -- on a variety of issues relating to the 2008 hurricane season, including talk about Ike, the Saffir-Simpson scale and his thoughts on being the first-year director at the NHC.

We took bits and pieces of Read's interview to include in a Tropical Season Wrap-Up story that recently aired, but due on-air time restraints, only about 5% of Read's interview actually aired! So here's some raw footage -- broken into sections -- of our chat! (These clips can also be watched full-screen)

	Bill Read on National Hurricane Center
	Bill Read the 2008 Season and Forecasts
	Bill Read on the New Tools and Products Used in 2008
	Bill Read on Hurricane Ike
	Bill Read on Hurricane Ike's Strength
	Bill Read on the Saffir-Simpson Scale
	Bill Read on Lessons Learned this Season and the Future

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