http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Max_MayfieldFind stories, videos, and photos about Max Mayfield from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:32:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2007/US/07/06/hurricane.furor/tztop.proenza.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Max_Mayfield14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Max Mayfield from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/06/hurricane.furor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/06/hurricane.furor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe embattled director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday he has no plans to step down despite a petition from his staff calling for his ouster.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/05/hurricane.furor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/05/hurricane.furor/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout half of the staff of the National Hurricane Center have signed a petition calling for the ouster of the center's director, saying its "effective functioning" is at stake as the Atlantic hurricane season heads toward its peak.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/08/27/ernesto/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/08/27/ernesto/index.htmlErnesto weakened to a tropical storm Sunday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said, but forecasters warned the storm could regain hurricane status as it moved toward Cuba.Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/06/06/hurricane.science/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/06/06/hurricane.science/index.html(CNN) -- The debate over why hurricanes have grown more powerful and more frequent in recent years is swirling as the United States enters what is expected to be another active Atlantic storm season.Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/22/zarrella.hurricane.btsc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/22/zarrella.hurricane.btsc/index.htmlMax Mayfield used to be fond of the expression "hurricane amnesia."Mon, 22 May 2006 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/22/2006.hurricane.season/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/22/2006.hurricane.season/index.htmlThe National Hurricane Center's latest forecast for the 2006 season calls for more Atlantic hurricanes than usual, but not as many as seen over the past three years and fewer than predicted in the NHC's initial estimate in May.Mon, 22 May 2006 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/02/fema.tapes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/02/fema.tapes/index.htmlA newly released transcript from a video conference the day Hurricane Katrina struck seems to reinforce arguments that governments at all levels identified the potential dangers from the storm but were under-prepared for the devastation.Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/23/wilma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/23/wilma/index.htmlHurricane Wilma strengthened as it picked up forward speed across the Gulf of Mexico with landfall expected along Florida's southwest coast early Monday, forecasters said.Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/21/wilma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/21/wilma/index.htmlHurricane Wilma was "relentlessly pounding" Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said, packing 125 mph winds and dumping "tremendous" amounts of rain that may not let up in the popular tourist area for the next 24 hours.Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/20/wilma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/20/wilma/index.htmlAnxious residents in three nations boarded up homes and stocked up on supplies Thursday as Hurricane Wilma closed in on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and threatened to swamp Cuba and Florida this weekend.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 06:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/19/wilma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/19/wilma/index.htmlHurricane Wilma wobbled between Mexico and Cuba on Wednesday after exploding with record intensity earlier in the day, and its predicted path prompted authorities in Cuba and Florida to prepare evacuation orders.Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/23/hurricane.cycle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/23/hurricane.cycle/index.htmlHurricanes aren't behaving like many of us are used to them behaving. They're bigger and meaner, and more numerous than many people have seen.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/rita/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/23/rita/index.htmlHurricane Rita, its powerful core nearing the Louisiana and Texas coast, began blasting the region with strong winds and rain that will last several days, the director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday night.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 05:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/22/rita/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/22/rita/index.htmlA weakened but still powerful Hurricane Rita altered its course Thursday to threaten residents in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, where highways were overloaded with frustrated evacuees.Thu, 22 Sep 2005 04:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/19/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/19/tropical.weather/index.htmlGov. Jeb Bush ordered the Florida Keys evacuated in anticipation of Tropical Storm Rita, which was forecast to become a hurricane Tuesday morning.Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/katrina.mayor.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/katrina.mayor.tm/index.htmlDespite all appearances to the contrary, New Orleans had a plan.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/index.htmlNew Orleans braced for a catastrophic blow from Hurricane Katrina overnight, as forecasters predicted the Category 5 storm could drive a wall of water over the city's levees.Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/26/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/26/tropical.weather/index.htmlHurricane Katrina will make a "big shift" to the west on its way across the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach dangerous Category 4 intensity before making landfall Monday afternoon in Mississippi or Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/10/tropical.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/10/tropical.weather/index.htmlHurricane Dennis weakened to a tropical storm Sunday night after sweeping ashore with winds up to 120 mph, causing power outages and flooding in the Florida Panhandle and lower Alabama.Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/23/storms.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/23/storms.wrap/index.htmlReborn Tropical Depression Ivan, packing 5 to 10 inches of rain, made its way inland late Thursday night near the Texas-Louisiana border.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlTwo people in Florida were killed when the outer edge of Hurricane Ivan bashed four southeastern states with strong winds and pounding waves Wednesday.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/09/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/09/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlJamaicans are preparing for Hurricane Ivan as the powerful storm heads towards the island's southeastern coast.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/06/hurricane.frances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/06/hurricane.frances/index.htmlAs the remnants of Tropical Storm Frances moved from the Florida Panhandle into south Georgia Monday night, Floridians began the task of cleaning up behind its trail of destruction.Mon, 06 Sep 2004 07:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/02/hurricane.frances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/02/hurricane.frances/index.htmlFlorida residents in the path of Hurricane Frances boarded up their homes and jammed highways and airports Thursday to escape the massive storm.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 07:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/01/hurricane.frances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/01/hurricane.frances/index.htmlHurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, continued its path toward the Bahamas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/11/storms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/11/storms/index.htmlFlorida residents Wednesday prepared for a potential double-punch of tropical storms.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:20:00 EDT