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Gabrielle Coming?
September 5, 2007Media outlets are beginning to pick up on the possible tropical storm/hurricane/Gabrielle thing in the Atlantic. AccuWeather.com appears committed to the idea:
WCBS says, "Potential Tropical Storm Could Strike NYC." Of course, everyone talks about a NYC strike as a Very Bad Thing, mostly because there are a lot of people concentrated in a small area, and fleeing quickly to Idaho is more difficult.
NBC17 says, "Tropical Storm Could Be Forming In Atlantic." NBC17 is in Raleigh, N.C., located near AccuWeather.com's suspected landfall for the storm. They call it a "fluid situation" but don't apologize anywhere for the pun, puns being the highest form of humor.
Felix and Henriette are still making headlines. The AP via Philly.com reports that the death toll from Felix is nine, with at least 11 people missing. (This doesn't seem to match what Reuters is reporting, with 38 dead and 80 missing, but who can follow these wire reports.) Henriette meanwhile is moving across Mexico and making a run for the U.S. border and the southwest corner of New Mexico. Heavy rain will be a problem along its track.
Again, I want to point out that all of this discussion, analysis, augury, divination, etc., is useless if it doesn't result in preparation on the part of those at risk of a tropical visit. Make sure you have enough dog and cat food, a good supply of Hostess Twinkies (a golden sponge cake with creamy filling), something to do if the power is out and there's no Internet (I have no idea what that would be, it may involve something called "books") and by all means be prepared to flee to Idaho should circumstances warrant.
The weekend will soon enough show who is right, who is wrong, what computer model scored the coup and who, if anyone, has fled to Idaho.