A tad chilly

Bet they wish they didn't put that one into the hazzard.

that was a secret, kitty.

anyhow, the hurricane was pretty weak in my area. the biggest threat was tornadoes spawned by the storm. there is a (relatively new?) feature meteorologists showed that displayed opposing winds that could develop into a funnel. 

being from an area that has been hit by tornadoes in the past (midwestern u.s.), you would think i might be used to the warnings. but, there does appear to be a distinct difference between those formed from thunderstorms and a hurricane. the speed at which they form and travel seems to be quicker from the latter.  

yeah, back in illinois one passed 1/4 mile from my home and the area was wrecked. 

i may have written this previously, so, forgive me. back then, when i saw the warning and looked outside. i saw rain going horizontally-and then changing direction. i looked at the path of the tornado and saw it was coming my direction and freaked out. i threw the cats and the clubs in the car and took off (and i knew that's not what one is supposed to do-but i had no basement and i wanted to get the f*ck out of dodge).

that is an accurate representation of my expression.

Some people with no basement build those above-ground (in the house) storm vaults that can survive anything short of a small moon impact. It would likely be too expensive to make one for yourself, but it would be a nice gesture to have a small one made for your cats. 50K or so might cover it, if you want to include internal air for the little buggers in case your house ends up underwater for a while. And an emergency radio beacon so people will find the shelter even after you're already decaying under a few feet of mud wherever you and the rest of the house get washed to.

cp, always the voice of reason.

wanna loan me 50 grand? Mulva will thank you.

  One of the interesting places featured in a National Geographic magazine spotted in a store recently.

  C.P;  CNBC news said there's an un-maned Chinese space station out of control and will slowly fall to earth sometime next yr.                                                       http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/21/a-chinese-space-station-is-falling-to-earth-amid-speculation-that-its-out-of-control.html

It might be over-cooked . . .

wearing drawers?

wish me luck. hopefully, my avatar won't be my actual home.

How far inland is your house?

I don't expect a quick reply. I assume you've headed to the beach to strap yourself to a pole so you can enjoy the event to the fullest. Cocoa Beach looks like it might be a fun ride tonight.

 i'm inland enough where most people would feel safe. seminole county. 

my worry is my apartment, and me, being gone. we don't have a mandatory evacuation, but, local people here are scared, and, that scares me.

the area i live in could get 100 mph winds. while i hope it doesn't get to that, i've already felt some extreme wind gusts.

i've spent hours looking for hotels west of me. my last search showed one hotel available and it was $2000 for one night.

i'm nowhere near the eye of the storm, but, there are wind gusts that seem to come from nowhere, and rain, lightning that just appears.

i'm surprised i still have internet service at this time. the wind is getting fierce. i can hear it and it's scary.

play by play from me until i lose my roof or my connection... 

wind is getting nasty so i'm outta here.

Wear a helmet!

Nice thread. You'd probably feel a bit bored where I live.

There's fun weather everywhere. It's just a matter of when.

We don't have anyone commenting from Europe right now-- any input is welcome. kco keeps us up to date from Perth (amazingly, it always seem to be hot and dry), Al's down in Florida (though who knows where he'll wash up on shore after the hurricane gets done with him), I'm in Michigan, right on the Canadian border. We've got a few others who duck in now and then.

My location is boring in the summer, but it averages 120 inches (about 3 meters) of snow each winter and temperatures down to  minus 30°C, so I've usually got a few interesting stories in the winter.