Posted on 08/25/2017 5:53:48 AM PDT by C19fan
Texas is bracing itself for the storm of the decade as Hurricane Harvey barrels towards the state, which is expecting catastrophic flooding, power outages, winds up to 130mph and 30 inches of rain. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Harvey has 'rapidly intensified' and experts say weather conditions have created the perfect recipe for the monster Category 3 hurricane to form and crash into Texas late on Friday night. The national guard has been mobilized amid fears over the life-threatening flash flooding, which poses 'a grave risk' to Texans as the hurricane is expected to be the strongest to hit the United States mainland in 12 years since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
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It’s been on my DirecTv dvr for years, with “keep” activated.
It is a bad movie but...Alice.
;D
Where I live, we have rain storms that knock out power and topple trees every few summers, and the occasional Tornado every decade or so.
Winters are much more mild than they used to be, but about once every five years we have a real whopper with 100” or more of snow. Not all at once, but 18-20” at a time every week to 10 days DOES get tiring...but it’s great for all the outdoor activities we like; riding our snowmobiles or snowshoeing. We didn’t have enough snow to do either last winter. :(
And I have a decent growing season, too, for herbs and flowers and veggies of all kinds. Mid-April through end of October, if I time things correctly.
No matter where you live there’s give and take. I really don’t like BUGS or snakes or other critters that want to BITE me just for fun, so anywhere in the deep south doesn’t appeal to me at all.
And don’t even get me started on my fear of open water; our oceans are BEAUTIFUL from the SHORE! :)
I guess those weather folks UNDERestimated this time.
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