It isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.
Well, I’ll be John Brown. This blog was revived just three days ago, and here we are, talking about hurricanes. In 2005, I was in a unique if unenviable position to pass along, via this website, reports of the destruction wrought upon the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina. Since then, hurricanes have been a recurring topic here. Now, as I write this, the National Hurricane Center’s newest advisory has upgraded Tropical Storm Helene to Hurricane Helene, and it’s headed in my direction.
Wednesday morning, the storm was in the Yucatan Channel and expected to cross the Gulf of Mexico and come ashore near Apalachicola, becoming a major hurricane along the way. If it continues on the forecast trajectory–a big if 48 hours out–the center of the storm will skirt the Georgia/Alabama line, the part of the world where I now reside. While I live well inland, the remnants of hurricanes and even full hurricanes blow through often enough, toppling trees and powerlines and swelling tributaries, making life uncomfortable for days on end. However, I have witnessed firsthand what those on the shores will experience, and I would not trade places. I am now going to turn all further discussion of this matter over to our in-house meteorologist Hurd Finnegan. You’re welcome, Hurd.
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