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More Tropical Fun
Sep. 19th, 2005 01:41 pmSo, Tropical Depression 18 turned into Tropical Storm Rita and is about to sideswipe the Florida Keys. Unfortunately, I believe they will be the lucky ones and get this storm while it is a low category hurricane. The future tracks for this storm does not look good, especially since it has a very good chance of striking here.
And since it will be in the Gulf starting around Tuesday, it's just going to be a matter of time before it gains strength to be a category three before striking land again somewhere. The Gulf waters are like 90 degrees right now. Galveston's water temperature was 83 degrees yesterday.
(You know if you stare at gulf long enough, it looks like it is spelled wrong. Bah.)
So today I'm worrying to bits right now about if it does make landfall here, what would I do. My home can't withstand another hurricane higher than category two. We're not even sure it can withstand that. *sigh* And we'd have to leave my cats here since they can't be taken with us. (They're not good with trips.) And that's if we even have the money to leave. My dad was telling me that they didn't leave for Hurricane Alicia in 1983 due to the fact he didn't have any money to leave with. (Four kids on a contractor job doesn't leave a lot of money.) He had just built the house then so it wasn't so bad there.
*sigh* Sorry, I have to worry somewhere and here's the place to do it right now since I'm at school. We'll just have to wait and see if the track changes any due to other weather phenomena. It's still really early and we'll certainly know closer to Friday.
ETA: You know what? After all that, I feel a bit better. I think I might be able to concentrate on school today rather than what I must bring with me if we leave. Although, I do think it's time to back up the computer again. ^_^
And since it will be in the Gulf starting around Tuesday, it's just going to be a matter of time before it gains strength to be a category three before striking land again somewhere. The Gulf waters are like 90 degrees right now. Galveston's water temperature was 83 degrees yesterday.
(You know if you stare at gulf long enough, it looks like it is spelled wrong. Bah.)
So today I'm worrying to bits right now about if it does make landfall here, what would I do. My home can't withstand another hurricane higher than category two. We're not even sure it can withstand that. *sigh* And we'd have to leave my cats here since they can't be taken with us. (They're not good with trips.) And that's if we even have the money to leave. My dad was telling me that they didn't leave for Hurricane Alicia in 1983 due to the fact he didn't have any money to leave with. (Four kids on a contractor job doesn't leave a lot of money.) He had just built the house then so it wasn't so bad there.
*sigh* Sorry, I have to worry somewhere and here's the place to do it right now since I'm at school. We'll just have to wait and see if the track changes any due to other weather phenomena. It's still really early and we'll certainly know closer to Friday.
ETA: You know what? After all that, I feel a bit better. I think I might be able to concentrate on school today rather than what I must bring with me if we leave. Although, I do think it's time to back up the computer again. ^_^
