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That’s right folks, mother nature does not take a break because school is returning to session in most of Florida on Monday the 18th. She certainly could care less about the Olympics (I mean after all they’re in China for the love of pete!).
What she does care about is the fact that most of Florida…well West-Central Florida has pretty much become the main character in a boy-who-cried-wolf story over the last several years. We have had many storms suppose to hit us that did not hit us. We’ve had even more that have caused extreme levels of devastation all around us and it really hasn’t woke us up too much.
This one I think is different.
Grant it, it looks like it’ll only hit as a Category 1, and perhaps not even a strong ‘cat 1,’ but I was quite surprised while I was picking up some odds and ends at Wal-Mart tonight to replenish (well, actually to create) my hurricane survival kit how many people DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS A STORM OUT THERE, much less that it currently has a high probability of hitting the metro Tampa Bay area.
Luckily, I beat the crowds. I have a feeling pandemonium will ensue starting late tomorrow night and in to Tuesday. I could be wrong, we’ll see.
If you have not started preparing for the storm season (like me) then now would probably be a good time to do so. It lasts until November, and who knows what is in store.
For information on what you should prepare for your ‘hurricane kit’ I recommend heading over to Winn-Dixie’s site, they have a great hurricane essentials check-list that you can use.
For up-to-date information on Tropical (Hurricane) Fay, check out National Hurricane Centers website.
Stay safe, and HAVE A PLAN!
August 17th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
If it actually hits us, I’m having a hurricane party cause I’m dog-sitting in a big house with a hot tub! Feel free to come on over