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Hurricane Preparedness: Hurricane Irma Barreling Down on Florida

Hurricane Irma is still headed for the state. On a positive note, yesterday afternoon the NHC and GFS model track shifted to that surfing scenario I was talking about in the Hurricane Irma path of destruction article from Monday morning from the forecast at that time.  The path was for the storm to travel towards the southern gulf down by the everglades; the eye was forecast to travel up along the west Florida coastline.   The thought of this intense storm making landfall through the west side of the state has created a mass buying frenzy. Continue reading Hurricane Preparedness: Hurricane Irma Barreling Down on Florida

Hurricane Harvey Disaster Response

Texas has been pummeled by Hurricane Harvey with winds well in excess of category three strength. Today, Harvey continues to dump rain over Texas while many federal and local response teams operate 24/7 to reach people stranded in flooded areas. FEMA deployed 500 Urban Search and Rescue personnel, and another Continue reading Hurricane Harvey Disaster Response