Irma: No news is good news

There is no good news on the hurricane front. The models that were predicting a turn toward the open sea are all gone now. Barring divine intervention, Florida is going to take it in the shorts. North Carolina and South Carolina are looking at a decreased impact, although that means others will now take the hit on our place. Not that we’ll escape Irma’s wrath, mind you. We can still expect high winds and flooding rains over large portions of both states.

I’m still working on my preparations as if nothing has changed. That cone of uncertainty can move right back, and I’ve seen hurricanes do odd things before, especially right at landfall.

I’ll check back in after the 5 PM update.

Edit, 9/8/2017, 1924: It seems that Irma has decided to follow Horace Greely’s advice to “Go west”. Nearly all of North and South Carolina are out of the cone of uncertainty at this point, although we will surely still feel the effects. Florida will still be hammered, and Atlanta is now bracing for a hard hit, as is Tennessee. If you’re of a mind, pray for those in the path of the storm. They can use all the help they can get.