The season, which started June 1, winds up today after racking up the deadliest toll in more than 200 years.
People have to face up to it.
The insurance industry has a major problem. The three sought shelter behind a hotel as Hurricane Georges forced people out of area. Gray, who underestimated this season's activity, said the last four years have been the most active ever for hurricanes in the Atlantic basin. He expects even more hurricanes in 1999. The Pacific hurricane season, which also ends today, as about average with 13 named storms and nine hurricanes.