Hurricane Watch II-11:30 a.m. Monday
Thus far, we have survived. We have lots of sticks down, and only a couple of decent sized limbs in
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Hurricane Watch-Sunday 1:00pm
The winds are definitely kicking up and become more sustained. So far, the rain has not been that bad. We’ve had showers throughout the morning. There are have been some heavy showers, but those have not lasted more than a few minutes.
Read moreHurricane Watch II-Sunday, 9:00am
I woke up this morning to some strong wind and rain, but that was just a feeder-band moving through, and things are somewhat quiet again now.
Read moreHurricane Watch II-12:00am
A few more squall lines have come through during the evening, and we’ve had some rain. The wind has not been all that bad yet, except for a few brief minutes this afternoon. There are more squall lines moving towards Tampa on radar, so we will get some wind and rain during the evening.
Read moreHurricane Watch II–4:30pm
Here’s an update for those of you wondering what things are like here in Tampa right now. So far all is fairly quiet. We had one squall line come through about 2:oopm. The wind kicked up a bit, and there was a very brief shower of rain.
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Read moreStuff You Aren't Supposed To Know
A congressional subcommittee last week investigated the 9/11 Commission’s conclusion that unnecessary secrecy is “undermining efforts to thwart terrorists.”
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Mr. Family Values, Gary Bauer, drops an F-bomb in NY.
Read moreCoffee-gate at City Hall
On top of a major hurricane bearing down on Tampa Bay, Tampa City Council members couldn’t get FREE Coffee at Thursday’s meeting. And they had to gripe about it.
Read moreHurricane Watch II-Noon, Sept. 3rd
As expected, NOAA has now moved the storm track back to the north. I’m guessing we’ll start seeing the effects of the storm Saturday evening, and should be cleared out of here by Sunday afternoon.
Read moreHurricane Watch II & III – 10:40am, Friday
There were a lot of changes with Frances during the night. Sustained winds dropped to 120mph (making it a category 2 hurricane), and the eye became less organized.
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