"Hurricane" Katrina

[heidi]

... Is only a hurricane on a technicality
.... Will likely not still be a hurricane when it hits land
... Is not worth putting up storm shutters for
... Will not damage your house
... Will not damage the roof
... Resulted in two days of school cancellation. Luckily the museum is open.

Comments

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

In my town, school got canceled if three flakes of snow fell. Everyone was so worried about road conditions (it's very hilly, and the district is huge) that it never took much. Paranoia is a beautiful thing, isn't it? (hack, cough.)

At least with hurricanes you can prepare, which is a luxury I wish we had out here. Still, it does make life interesting when your emergency-procedures documents at work include fires, floods, bomb threats, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions.....

Who are you trying to convince?

[weatherguy2000.livejournal.com]

What is this "technicality"? Its strongest sustained winds have reached 74 mi/hr. By definition, that's a hurricane.

It probably will be a hurricane when its eye reaches land. It might not be a strong hurricane, but it will be one nonetheless.

Yes, you should put up the shutters. You'd be surprised what a branch flying at 75 mi/hr can do to your windows. Taping windows with a big "X" will not help.

It might not damage your house (or roof), but then again, it might rip off a few shingles, allowing wind-blown rain to come in, not to mention flying debris, falling trees and power poles. A sustained rainfall ahead of the strong winds will soften the ground, making it easier for trees to be blown over.

Yes, hurricanes bring strong winds, but there is often a greater threat from teh heavy rain fall and its effects and from the storm surge along the coast. Also, weak tornadoes can pop up quickly, with little warning, and damage your house.

Re: Who are you trying to convince?

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Those were all direct quotes from an interview on our CBS affiliate with Max Mayfield at the hurricane centre. I'm about 40 miles south of where the "eye" will be - and I'm using quotes because they don't see a fully defined eye wall. Believe me, my city doesn't need much to call for a voluntary evacuation and this time, they didn't even do that.

Re: Who are you trying to convince?

[weatherguy2000.livejournal.com]

quotes from an interview on our CBS affiliate

Ah. I see. They are trying to convince people. I suppose residents of Florida are probably a bit hurricane-shy nowadays.

Compared to previous hurricanes, this one shouldn't be as bad. Lots of rain, though, due to the slow motion of the storm.

[nyourdrms.livejournal.com]

Haven't ya'll had enough of that stuff this year?

*hugs*

T

[msbhaven.livejournal.com]

Let me have my earthquakes.

[likebunnies.livejournal.com]

They haven't even decided about school over here yet. I'd like to know so I know whether to fight over homework or not. I could use a night off. Sounds like it's just going to be lots of rain. Not good for people like my brother whose roof still hasn't been fixed after Charley.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

So not only does it share my name, it shares my half-assedness. OUTSTANDING!

[sff-corgi.livejournal.com]

[laughs prolongedly at quotes]