U.S. Not Permitting Canada To Help
I’m too busy to be blogging, but I had to post this article excerpt. It seems our outstanding Homeland Security Dept. is being sure we stay safe by keeping out Canadian Disaster Aid.
Read moreWeather
When one lives in Florida, the weather is often a topic of conversation. Either you tell friends further north how nice it is in Florida, or, you’re worried about an in-bound hurricane. Those posts all go here.
Damn Hurricane-Bush Cuts Vacation Short
Well, a couple of days after the hurricane hits New Orleans and does Billions of dollars in damage, W finally decides he can give up two of his vacation days to get back to Washington and help monitor the relief and recovery efforts.
Read moreKatrina Update Sunday
Tampa has, once again, completely dodged the bullet of Katrina, but it’s pretty clear that the coast lines of Louisiana and Mississippi are not going to be so lucky. In fact, due to the sweeping path of this storm, its had a lot of time over very warm gulf waters, and increased to an incredible strength.
Read moreKatrina Now Declared A Hurricane
Well, about 30 minutes ago they officially declared Katrina a minimal hurricane. The latest forecast track has her crossing Florida between Ft. Lauderdale and Naples on the west coast. Once it goes into the Gulf, it will begin to quickly turn north, and re-achieving hurricane status just as it gets west of Tampa.
Read moreWeather Weather Everywhere: The Tropics Come Alive Again
The weekend is coming up and our friends Jeff and Mike are headed to visit family in PA, so there must be a hurricane on the way. Sure enough, Katrina, now a tropical storm, is moving slowly through the Bahamas and headed to South Florida.
Read moreFlorida Sex Offenders Left Out In The Storm
Sex offenders tracked by the state are banned from public hurricane shelters in Florida under a new policy that allows them to weather the storms in prison instead.
Read moreA Busy Weekend
This was kind of a busy weekend around the house. I was on the road a few days at the end of last week, and will most likely be on the road three days this coming week, so there was a lot to get done.
Read moreWhere Is The Hottest Place on Earth?
The biggest scorcher ever noted was on September 13, 1922, in El Azizia (also known as Al ‘Aziziyah), Libya, when the mercury hit 136 degrees Fahrenheit.
Read moreHurricane Dennis Update – Sunday
Dennis’ impact on the Tampa Bay area has been relatively minimal. We have had some strong wind and rain bands pass through, but it has all been moving quite fast, so the overall impact has been limited. We haven’t even had the power flicker here.
Read moreAnother Hurricane Dennis Update
They have adjusted the track of Dennis slightly more to the east again, so that means the projected track is even closer to the west coast of Florida. As it stands right, Key West lies directly on the projected path.
Read moreUpdate on Hurricane Dennis
The National Weather Service released their 11am advisory. The projected path has been shifted more to the east, as the storm is moving more northwest than west northwest. This seems to indicate that the high pressure is not as strong as expected. The NWS discussion indicates the storm continues to strengthen and organize, and has a very large windfield, particularly on the northeast quadrant.
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