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I think hurricanes are almost the worst possible disaster to have to deal with. I'd put earthquakes ahead of them, because there is little to no warning with earthquakes and they are capable of just as much destruction. At least we see hurricanes coming these days. Can you imagine what it must have been like before they had radars and forecasting? They may hear stories from fishermen about bad storms out there, but then all of a sudden one of these monster storms would come and last for a full day, wreaking havoc?
After what Florida went through last year, I pledged that I wouldn't complain about the snow that winter. I am making that same pledge now. I'll take cold and snow over hurricanes. We get occasional tornados in Michigan, but they aren't frequent and they are rarely very destructive. Besides, most of us have basements so we have somewhere to take shelter.
I don't think I could live somewhere with hurricanes or earthquakes. I just don't think I could deal with it. Those who do are more brave than I.
Hopefully they will know more about Wilma's course over the next 24 hours. How strong she will still be and how long it takes her to get to Florida depends on how far west she gets before she's pulled back North and East by a low pressure system.
Jim Cantore sounded SO excited tonight. He was talking about how fast the pressure dropped, how incredibly small the eye of the hurricane is, etc. He is supercharged by this stuff.. and my son is just like him. He's following this hurricane season like a true weather geek.
Dee
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