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As I said last night I have to stay. We are buttoned up pretty good but this one is going to be rough. I have been through 3 of these so I kind of know what to expect.I have a large lot but luckily the big trees are at the bottom and no danger to the house and we are not in any real danger of flooding but I figure we will get 120+ wind for a couple of hours so I hope this house is as solidly built as I designed it in 1996. We'll see.

Well as for my plans...... who knows. But most likely we'll head out tomorrow for points north, Dallas area to stay with the kids. We have most things ready to roll except for loading the vehicle and going and getting in the parking lot headed north. I have a couple of windows I'm going to board up and that's it.

They haven't called for a mandatory evac in our county as of yet but may do so tomorrow. Depending upon how much of a northerly turn the storm takes will determine the impact on our area. If it stays on track as it is now then we can look for winds to be in the 50-75 mph range according to our meteorologist. However he is still hedging his bets because the high is slowly beginning to break and move to the east. This will determine the steering currents and thus the landfall.

There has been a steady to fairly heavy flow from our area headed to the north based upon what I was seeing when I came back from Little Rock this afternoon. Many businesses, schools, etc are closed for the remainder of the week to allow people to move out.

Our plans are somewhat fluid but mostly complete and point to us heading north sometime tomorrow. Take care.