Still eerily calm outside. But Charley is looming closer. A quick glance at the weather.com maps made that pretty obvious:
(once again, the yellow arrow is where I am)
Love conked out during the movie. So I put him to bed and figured we'd finish it tomorrow. *crosses fingers for minimal power outages*
I think the next update for the National Weather Service comes at 3am so I might read that then hit the sack myself.
This is what they're officially saying for us to expect in my area at the moment though:
Overnight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low near 79. South wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Friday: A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Chance of precipitation is 100%. High around 85. Windy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast between 40 and 43 mph. Winds could gust as high as 52 mph. New rainfall amounts between one and two inches possible.
Friday Night: Periods of rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then rain and thunderstorms likely after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Low around 79. Windy, with a northwest wind 99 to 102 mph decreasing to between 31 and 34 mph. New rainfall amounts in excess of four inches possible.
I love how they start off with tonight, winds between 6-8mph. Then they get into Friday and it's 40-43mph, right? But then, Friday night they try to sneak it in on you - winds 99-102mph. Gee thanks.
Oh they also make a point to remind us that the following hazardous weather conditions are in effect:
Flood Watch
Hurricane Warning
Tornado Watch
Um, yeah. I think we figured that much out already too. Heh. Anyone wanting news from the official National Weather Service themselves can hit this page: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw/
I'm calling it a night for now. Hope to report more interesting material tomorrow (though I hope not too interesting or it probably means I'm without power). At the very least, I'll be snapping pictures and I'll get back with you as soon as I can. Take care everyone and be safe!
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
at 8/13/2004 02:29:31 AM ~
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