Preparing for the Storm
posted 1 year, 8 months ago // 9 comments // comments are closed
Update: Thankfully, Ernesto turned out to be a non-issue, and provided nothing more than some wind and rain (the wind is still blowing today, but nothing too severe down here).
As Hurricane Ernesto continues to bear down on the coasts of Florida, I’m working on getting as much work and writing done before the power goes out as I can. The storm isn’t major on the scale at the moment, and isn’t likely to strengthen before making landfall tonight, but the winds will still be strong enough to do some damage (and projectiles abound in South Florida).
Rather than post updates about the storm, I’ll just point you to Dan Benjamin’s WeatherDan, where he’s keeping watch on Ernesto, and any other storms that come our way this season. Oh yeah, and I threw together the logo for him as well.
Thanks to all of you who have sent well-wishes so far, I’m sure we’ll all be safe, but it never hurts to keep us in your thoughts (that includes Scrivs: he’s in Florida too…)
See you on the other side… of the storm, that is.
We wait around for months and months to hear brilliance uttered from your lips, and all you give us is a post about a silly little storm?
Seriously though, good luck w/ the whole hurricane thing. :)
Good luck, man. Don’t get dead. ;)
I expect full updates during the storm from WeatherDan, I’m depending on him completely. And a power outage and/or flash flooding is no excuse!
On a serious note, good luck! If it makes landfall as a Tropical Storm it will be nothing more than a lot of rain, but I know you already knew that.
Hey good luck man.. I can’t imagine living there with all the hurricanes.
Like I said earlier this week, it’s not why I’m leaving Florida, but it’s certainly a positive. Tough to trade the beaches and sun, but whirling death isn’t as cool as it looks on teevee.
Good luck Dan. Hopefully it doesn’t even carry enough strength to take out the power. Let us all know how you faired when it’s all said and done.
I assume by this point you’re getting some rain and wind but nothing nearly as bad as it could be. Then again, falling trees could be a problem!
Things are quieting down now, there were some decent gusts last night and even early this morning, but it looks like Fort Lauderdale made it through with nary a scratch.
The local news stations are calling Ernesto a “dud”, which might be asking for more trouble later in the season, but it’s an accurate description.
Bring it on Mother Nature! I’m not scared of your silly hurricanes!