staugielady
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- Jun 27, 2008
I live in Florida, and here is the update our emergency manager - who has done this for 30 years - posted today:
The season's fourth Tropical Storm is on the map as Danny is named in the Atlantic and he's looking healthier by the hour! The forecast track slows the intensifying storm and makes it a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds by week's end. Models are in good agreement that it will reach the Lesser Antilles (outer islands) by early next week and cross into the Caribbean Sea. At that point we'll have to see how he fights off increasing wind shear. Remember, this storm is thousands of miles away and no threat to the U.S. at this time. It is however a reminder that we are approaching the peak of hurricane season and the half-way point is still over a week out!
BTW: Wind shear are known to rip storms apart, and there is a bunch of it out there according to the very smart guys. If it were me, I would keep an eye on it, but not worry too much about it. At this point the odds of it hitting Florida are low, and if it does hit Florida, the odds of it doing anything more than rain in Orlando (a common occurence anyway) are extremely low.
The season's fourth Tropical Storm is on the map as Danny is named in the Atlantic and he's looking healthier by the hour! The forecast track slows the intensifying storm and makes it a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds by week's end. Models are in good agreement that it will reach the Lesser Antilles (outer islands) by early next week and cross into the Caribbean Sea. At that point we'll have to see how he fights off increasing wind shear. Remember, this storm is thousands of miles away and no threat to the U.S. at this time. It is however a reminder that we are approaching the peak of hurricane season and the half-way point is still over a week out!
BTW: Wind shear are known to rip storms apart, and there is a bunch of it out there according to the very smart guys. If it were me, I would keep an eye on it, but not worry too much about it. At this point the odds of it hitting Florida are low, and if it does hit Florida, the odds of it doing anything more than rain in Orlando (a common occurence anyway) are extremely low.