After wondering for days where the cool mornings the weather prognosticators kept telling me about were hiding, they arrived this morning. As a native to this climate in SE Texas, I am always amazed to hear these same prognosticators (most of whom arrived from climes much closer to the poles) speak with great enthusiasm about [...]

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After the storm, once you realize you’ve lived through another, your awareness of your surroundings is contracted. You begin by wandering around just your own little space surrounding your home…Checking for damage, fixing the immediate needs if possible.
Then you begin to expand your awareness to your neighbors. First you check out those immediately around you, [...]

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With Hurricane Ike set to travel nearly the length of Cuba today before heading into the Gulf of Mexico, residents from Texas to Florida face another week of worrying about whether their communities will fall in the storm’s path.
Some public officials said Sunday they are concerned that the frequency of hurricanes this year may cause [...]

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I don’t know why these guys worry…My wife has already sent Gustav packing…
Don’t freak out about the newest models, but…
The latest computer models have been released and they reflect a distinct shift westward, toward Texas, for Hurricane Gustav’s path. This almost certainly presages a similar shift in the National Hurricane Center’s forecast [...]

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