Hurricane director says coastal development could mean disaster

MIAMI - The chief of the National Hurricane Center says increased development along the coast could leave the U.S. with an $80 billion disaster in the case of a major storm. <br> <br> Max Mayfield has watched the development of Florida&#39;s coasts during his 30 years at the hurricane center in Miami. He says local officials aren&#39;t building enough roads to evacuate the influx of residents who would need to flee a storm surge. <br> <br> Mayfield says a hurricane like the one that struck Miami in 1926 would cause $87 billion in damage Friday. As it was back then, it killed 243 people with 150 mile-an-hour winds and caused $112 million in damages. <br> <br> The hurricane center is working with emergency management officials to try to prepare for hurricanes in heavily populated coasts. But Mayfield says the best course of action is educating residents and their children on hurricane survival.