Mrs Harley
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Just a ramble really .....
We have been in Texas a year...my god thats gone quick...and June 1st is the start of the Hurricane season....it usually lasts until about Nov... last year we didnt see any where we live and didnt really prepare.
This year however there are already 14 hurricanes on the radar, the first is called Alex and up until last night was a tropical storm...just found out it is now a category 1 hurricane and expected to be upgraded to category 2 around 2am (central US time) A Category 1 storm packs sustained winds of 74-95 mph, and a stronger Category 2 storm has sustained winds of 96-110 miles an hour....still a tiny one when you think of Katrina and Ike, but it would seem they get stronger as we get more into the season.....yikes
It is expected to hit Mexico and South Texas but it is already causing disruption as roads and causeways are being closed. The weather here in Houston this week so far has been stormy with some great lightening storms but today it is really noticeable that the wind is changing and getting stronger. Apparently we will be on the dirty side of the storm, therefore we will be getting all the rubbish and dirt it throws out.
Now I am not one to panic but today we had a guy out to give us a quote on hurricane shutters for the house (we have 13 very big windows) and he said I need to get this quote out to you today because you will be needing them quick...and it made me think guess I need to put together a hurricane pack....just in case...........more expense.....but you never know we may need one.
So while we sit and wait and watch the trees swaying really hard I hope everyone in the UK is having great weather....
Oh even with the storms we have temps here of 35 degrees today but with humidity feels a whole lot more...god knows what I will do if we loose power and the air con....LOL
thanks for letting me ramble.... its get lonely here
We have been in Texas a year...my god thats gone quick...and June 1st is the start of the Hurricane season....it usually lasts until about Nov... last year we didnt see any where we live and didnt really prepare.
This year however there are already 14 hurricanes on the radar, the first is called Alex and up until last night was a tropical storm...just found out it is now a category 1 hurricane and expected to be upgraded to category 2 around 2am (central US time) A Category 1 storm packs sustained winds of 74-95 mph, and a stronger Category 2 storm has sustained winds of 96-110 miles an hour....still a tiny one when you think of Katrina and Ike, but it would seem they get stronger as we get more into the season.....yikes
It is expected to hit Mexico and South Texas but it is already causing disruption as roads and causeways are being closed. The weather here in Houston this week so far has been stormy with some great lightening storms but today it is really noticeable that the wind is changing and getting stronger. Apparently we will be on the dirty side of the storm, therefore we will be getting all the rubbish and dirt it throws out.
Now I am not one to panic but today we had a guy out to give us a quote on hurricane shutters for the house (we have 13 very big windows) and he said I need to get this quote out to you today because you will be needing them quick...and it made me think guess I need to put together a hurricane pack....just in case...........more expense.....but you never know we may need one.
So while we sit and wait and watch the trees swaying really hard I hope everyone in the UK is having great weather....
Oh even with the storms we have temps here of 35 degrees today but with humidity feels a whole lot more...god knows what I will do if we loose power and the air con....LOL
thanks for letting me ramble.... its get lonely here