You don't need an ark as much as you need batteries if Emily comes calling to our neck of the woods. You can pretty much count on losing power for several days because of all the trees snapping. And unless you find a battery powered air conditioner at Home Depot, it's not going to be a fun few days. It's like camping in hell.
http://orca.rsmas.miami.edu/wximages/jet/1_05/anis.html
You can see the low building from Ohio to Brownsville and the explosion of energy in Galveston/Houston. I think folks in La or maybe even Fla pan handle need to start paying attention. Also you can see a shape turn north and then a turn west, Enily is having a hard time making up her mind. But if that low establishes itself then we might dodge Emily. That Fla Hurricane magnet might have been turned no.
The heat and humidity I can cope with.
It's FreeRepublic withdrawel that I dred...
Cripes... I've already been offline for a full month this year when I moved here. I'm not ready to go through THAT again. At least not this soon, anyway.