Here's hoping Hurricane Harvey soon moves on and leaves the stricken residents of Texas and Louisiana alone.
From what I've been able to gather, Harvey isn't all that different from other very strong hurricanes of the past, which is like saying being mauled by a 950 pound grizzly bear isn't all that different from being mauled by a 925 pound grizzly bear. But unlike past hurricanes, it's been stalled by other weather patterns; in the time Harvey has been hovering over the coast, Katrina had already made its way inland to Indiana.
50 inches of rain forecast. I mean, 50 inches of snow qualifies for an "I survived the blizzard of ..." t-shirt. That's, what ... five inches of rain, give or take?
And so ... record rains. I don't have to tell anyone how bad things are down there, and North Korea's attempts to help by firing rockets at it have so far had little effect. For those of you in the path of this apocalyptic shower, I can only say that we're all thinking of you, and hoping you'll dry out soon. Keep your spirits up ... another thing easier said than done.
Nice post Mark.I have relatives in Texas. Very scary!
ReplyDeleteIt really is! And will be for a long time, by the sound of it.
DeleteIt's quite a storm.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is. We've had storms that have moved this slowly, and others that have taken the same erratic path, but none positioned so perfectly to draw water in and then spit it out like this.
DeleteWe don't really know or understand that kind of weather in the UK but my thoughts are with everyone in it's path.
ReplyDeleteI've been told by people over there that the weather never gets bad -- as long as you don't consider dark and dreary to be bad.
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