Hurricane Gordon...Tropical Cyclone SEVEN...
I'm editing my blog from earlier today that was about Tropical Cyclone #7 that had formed off the southern tip of Florida. Heavy rains dumped all across the southern part of the state and flooding occurred in many low lying areas. It was early in the afternoon #7 picked up speed and was renamed Tropical Storm Gordon. By late afternoon, the winds on the east coast of Florida had dropped out and by 7pm nearly all the rain stopped.As I write this edit, Gordon is out to sea (in the Gulf) and early Wednesday, it will strike the southern shores of Louisiana, Mississippi & Alabama. If the National Hurricane Center projection is correct, Gordon will be a Hurricane.
So hunker down as all storms have serious potential for widespread disaster, let's hope Gordon's stay will be a short one.
The tracking map I linked below should be active until the storm dissipates and the weather service no longer updates it.
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This holiday weekend has been filled with rain as tropical storm seven moves across the bottom of Florida into the Gulf Of Mexico heading toward Louisiana. All of South Florida is on a flood watch as the we get dumped on with 35-50mph winds and rain.
I've linked the tracking map from the National Hurricane Center that updates every few hours.
I'm off to work and hopefully there won't be many cars on the road today.
Comments (7)
Be careful on the road Chat.
I hope your wiper blades & tire tread are good.
Thanks Jim, I bought new tires 2 months ago.
Thanks Chat - I haven't been paying attention and this is the first I'm hearing about the storm. Glad I logged in, guess I will start to pay attention now. Sigh - I need to buy a couple more flash lights and make sure my freezer isn't full of meat to lose if the power goes out.