No... this is about where we live. People that live in the mountains deal with mud slides, land slides... on the west coast, basically the same, with the addition of earth quakes... up north, miserably cold weather and snow bound half of the year...
But the south... we have Hurricanes. I hate hurricanes... The only good thing about a hurricane is, you have plenty of notice that it's planning to drop 3 feet of water on your yard in 5 hours, or it plans on uprooting every tree within falling distance of the house. You don''t know which one it's going to do, or if it plans on doing both, but at least you know it's coming.
Meet Irene...
Irene is currently a Category 2 hurricane, which means it has sustained winds of 100MPH or greater, with gusts up to 110MPH... or greater...
Here is Irene's projected path...
At 2:00 PM Friday, it will be due east of where I live and predicted to be a Category 3 hurricane.. A cat 3 is, according to the The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, well hell... here's the abridged version of the SSHWS:
Category One Hurricane: Sustained winds 74-95 mph, 64-82 kt, or 119-153 km/hr).
Very dangerous winds will produce some damage
Category Two Hurricane Sustained winds 96-110 mph, 83-95 kt, or 154-177 km/hr).
Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage
Category Three Hurricane Sustained winds 111-130 mph, 96-113 kt, or 178-209 km/hr).
Devastating damage will occur
Category Four Hurricane Sustained winds 131-155 mph, 114-135 kt, or 210-249 km/hr).
Catastrophic damage will occur
Category Five Hurricane Sustained winds greater than 155 mph, greater than 135 kt, or greater than 249 km/hr).
Catastrophic damage will occur
Ok... now... the difference between "Devastating damage" and "Catastrophic damage" is pretty much a moot point. To me it would be like the difference between zero degrees and 20 below... at some point, it's just F-ing cold... same with a hurricane, and some point, it's just F-ing dangerous.
So now the question is, "How far east will it be??
Your guess is as good as mine... I just hope the weather man is a better guesser that I am...
FYI...
Words often heard this time of year in the South...
HUNKER DOWN!!!
4 comments:
Looks like FL will be ok. Might get some wet stuff and high tides.
The Carolinas could float away, however.
Every time I see this on TV I think of you!!! OMG it looks like absolute HELL! I bet this really freaks your animals out....we had thunder and lightening last night and my dogs were shaking.
Stay safe!!!
When/if a storm hits, we turn the horses loose and let them find shelter that suits them... usually in the barn where we keep the hay and the feed, and they usually help themselves (because they are food whores... especially Ranger and Rosie). We bring the dogs inside, open the garage door a crack for the feral cats outside and hope like hell the chickens don't drown themselves looking up at the sky when it rains (chickens have a brain the size if a flea). Thanks for thinking of me T... but I've lived here all my life. Over the years, I've learned to know when to hold 'em, and know when to fold 'em...
You and Kenny Rogers...
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