A Word or Two About Hurricanes
This year has been quiet in the tropics so far. And as a far as I can tell South Florida hasn't gone into a hurricane frenzy yet.
August 24, 1992 Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida. It is time to make sure that the place is as ready as possible for the possibility of another storm because Invest 96 is south and east of Miami and the models look like it might develop and the potential track is close enough to Miami that when the weather people say to pay attention you should.
I think the grocery stores will be a little bit busier this Sunday and there may be lines at gas stations and ATM machines.
Batteries, canned goods, have been stocked. Losing power is almost a given in any kind of storm in my neighborhood. It happens too often just during thunderstorms. The apartment was without electricity for about two weeks during Andrew and I lived in a neighborhood that lost trees and a few roofs needed to be replaced but was otherwise had little damage.
Katrina and Wilma also caused significant power outages in the neighborhood, about a week for each storm. After the storm the neighborhood is quiet except for the drone of generators, very dark and hot.
And so it goes. I think everybody that lives on the East Coast hopes the storm curls up east of coast and it's only a rain event and that the storm moves fast enough that is no problem and school isn't cancelled.
August 24, 1992 Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida. It is time to make sure that the place is as ready as possible for the possibility of another storm because Invest 96 is south and east of Miami and the models look like it might develop and the potential track is close enough to Miami that when the weather people say to pay attention you should.
I think the grocery stores will be a little bit busier this Sunday and there may be lines at gas stations and ATM machines.
Batteries, canned goods, have been stocked. Losing power is almost a given in any kind of storm in my neighborhood. It happens too often just during thunderstorms. The apartment was without electricity for about two weeks during Andrew and I lived in a neighborhood that lost trees and a few roofs needed to be replaced but was otherwise had little damage.
Katrina and Wilma also caused significant power outages in the neighborhood, about a week for each storm. After the storm the neighborhood is quiet except for the drone of generators, very dark and hot.
And so it goes. I think everybody that lives on the East Coast hopes the storm curls up east of coast and it's only a rain event and that the storm moves fast enough that is no problem and school isn't cancelled.
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