> But c’mon. A TS/Cat 1 blows into FL, AL, MS, LA or TX and
> we’re going to yawn, roll over, and go back to sleep until
> it clears up and then we’ll go clean up our yards and get
> on with it.
Nope, but nobody’s gonna blame you for waiting for the worst to be over before putting life and limb at risk. As you said, losing power is not the end of the world, so there’s no need to risk any more lives over it.
When my kids were younger, I was reading stories to them by oil lamp during a snowstorm that put out the power. The lights came back on while I was reading the story, and they all asked to have the lights put back out so I could read by lamplight again. It became a bit of a tradition for a while.
Absolutely I am not at all diminishing the possibilities of the storm because we’ve been through too many and they are very unpredictable. But there are some sure things that careful weather watchers will notice.
The media scaring people to death does not sit well with me. We need calm, rational, measured reporting. I have no problem with evacs in “A” zones, pre-emergency declarations, getting your kit ready, etc....but then they need to take a “wait and see” attitude. They cry wolf too many times and real loss of life will ensue.
I’m glad this turned out to be only a water event and I hope the flood damage isn’t too great. But piers and trees are always going to be lost in even a strong thunderstorm. I hope the rest of the season is very quiet for us all.