what is a quote from the text that best represents the main character's weakness?

In 1888, weather monitors, such as Arctic veteran Sergeant Francis Long, lacked sophisticated technology necessary to detect the potential intensity of the blizzard. At that time, local weather observers telegraphed information about temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity based on thermometers, other instruments, and eyewitness accounts. Regional and national offices interpreted this information to make weather forecasts. These predictions were limited to statements that storms were possible.