Probably here for you and me in time for rush hour this afternoon, from the looks of things....yuk.....
Well, it did weaken from a cat 5 to a cat 4, but it was a strong and large cat 4. Now that Katrina is over land, the storm will die, because it needs open warm water to survive. However, it will take it quite awhile to weaken, because it was a rather large storm. Now that it is over land, there is another big danger, tornados. Hurricanes produce tornados once they hit land. I live in Ohio and we are expected to get the remnants of Katrina. We will not have the high winds, unless some big thunderstorms develop as katrina approaches. However, we are going to get a lot of rain, which is a good thing, because we really need it bad, but this is going to be flooding rains. I have to find a place for our neighbor's kittens that were born outside. They are 1 1/2 weeks old and will not do good if it rains that heavy.
This being the part that should concern RoseHawke and myself......will be going home from work shortly, and am planning on picking up the kits and bringing them here from home, much safer here!
That does sound soothing!Originally Posted by RoseHawke
Hubby came home from work early, we got the deck furniture off the deck into the shop, and bungeed the grill to the deck railing. Still mostly light rain here, although we have had a couple of bursts from bands.
We've had at least 4 or 5 tornado warnings (tornado on the ground) in the B'ham metro area, and we're under a tornado watch (possibility of tornadoes) until 7:00 or better.
We pay attention, but it's also awesome to sit in the garage/shop where we've now got the deck furniture and watch the wind and the rain while sipping on a brew and puffing on a rare (for us, we smoke a cigar about every 4-5 monthsas a sybaritic treat) cigar.
Hub just reminded me that some of those could possibly have been floated up from the graveyards......ugh!
Very possible. Due to the fact that New Orleans is below sea level, burials are usually above ground in mausoleums. They're noted for it in fact and even have (had) graveyard tours. How macabre is that
*shivers* How's the weather in B'ham right now, Cindy? Just rainy and bad gusty here in Jasper.....Originally Posted by RoseHawke
Very possible. Due to the fact that New Orleans is below sea level, burials are usually above ground in mausoleums. They're noted for it in fact and even have (had) graveyard tours. How macabre is that?
