Hurricanes

The "cone of uncertainty" for Hurricane Florence is looking like a soda straw:

Florence is a cat 4/5 storm. The weather talking heads are saying that there is a strong high over the Northeast, which is blocking Florence from turning north and following the coast.

If you're in the coastal areas in the path of Florence, you probably should have already headed for Alabama. If it stalls out soon after it makes landfall, it could be nasty all the way to Appalachia.

Meanwhile, five thousand miles to the west, Hurricane Olivia is drawing a bead on Honolulu:

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Olivia is a lot weaker, a weak cat 1, so coverage on the networks is a lot less focused.

Should either storm have the potential for affecting you, be safe. But be sensible.

I was living in the Boston area when Hurricane Bob was tracking towards there. I was at a grocery store, buying a few supplies. There was someone behind of me in line with a cartload of frozen food. I looked at the shopped and said: "Wow, you've got a lot of food, there."

Shopper: "There's a hurricane coming."

Me: "What are you going to do with all that frozen stuff if the power goes out?"

The shopper looked at me, looked at the contents of the cart, and then wheeled it right out of line.

Moral: Be ready, but think of what you're doing.