One of the things you may or may not know about me is that I love weather. My dream when I was growing up was to be a meteorologists. I am especially fascinated by hurricanes. I spent many summer days watching the Weather Channel on my grandmother's satellite dish and when the local forecast would come on I would pretend I was giving the weather. I even went so far to get copies of a map of the USA and draw fronts and other weather symbols on them as I gave the weather. Of course, me being the hurricane buff that I am I would often have 2 or 3 hurricanes slamming into the coast at one time.
From time to time I will use my blog to talk about things like weather and politics and my life in general. I anxiously await winter when I can post my personal opinions on what I think a snowstorm will or will not do to our area. The weather people in Roanoke get it wrong very very often.
Anyway, I am fascinated by a persistent tropical storm named Fay. Did you know that the eye of Fay has made 3 landfalls (Key West, Marco Island, and Daytona Beach). It's very unusual for such an event to take place. Only Gordon in 1994 and Donna in 1960 have made any such onslaught onto the "Sunshine State" of Florida. It looks like Fay will continue to push inland around the outer edge of the High pressure system and rain itself out over land. Of course in the dark recesses of my weather mind, I think of the possibility that it could actually come out just below the panhandle into the gulf before making it's final turn northward. Who knows? If that were to happen it would be that Fay made landfall 4 times onto one state. I'm sure that will be a new record indeed.
If you're still reading this by now, I'm impressed. Most have you have already fallen asleep or checked out Neal's blog. I know, I know...it's weather, but hey, it's what I love. Thanks for sticking with me!
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