Lew Newby
R.I.P. 1/26/2024
The storm is still 400 miles away and we're getting our first outer rain band. Our county went under a hurricane warning at 5:50 AM. We're 30 miles north of Orlando.
I watch our local channel 13 for weather info because the newspersons are calm. The Weather Channel and major networks where most of you get your news is over the top with drama. For folks living on the coasts it is going to be terrible but for the rest of us it's just going to be bad. I guess they're trying to scare folks. Our local broadcasters don't sound like they're calling a heavyweight boxing match. I keep expecting someone on The Weather Channel to say in a very macho tone - Let's get ready to ruuuuuuumble.
Maybe I'm jaded. This is our 9th direct hit or brush by hurricane. They were in Corpus Christi, Tx., Norfolk Va., and Deltona Fl.. Corpus was the first and worst and that was 1970.
I watch our local channel 13 for weather info because the newspersons are calm. The Weather Channel and major networks where most of you get your news is over the top with drama. For folks living on the coasts it is going to be terrible but for the rest of us it's just going to be bad. I guess they're trying to scare folks. Our local broadcasters don't sound like they're calling a heavyweight boxing match. I keep expecting someone on The Weather Channel to say in a very macho tone - Let's get ready to ruuuuuuumble.
Maybe I'm jaded. This is our 9th direct hit or brush by hurricane. They were in Corpus Christi, Tx., Norfolk Va., and Deltona Fl.. Corpus was the first and worst and that was 1970.