Hurricane Dorian stalled out over the Bahamas for the past 36 hours and has been shredding that Island State. As terrible as that is for residents of the Bahamas, it may just have thrown the coastline of mainland USA a life-ring. The storm has lost a lot of intensity while it battered the Bahamas. It is now down to a Class III hurricane (down from a Class V). Unless it manages to renew its eyewall before it reaches us, it will be a lot less fierce than had been predicted. Last night's NOAA forecast showed Dorian hitting us on Thursday with probable wind strength of around 60 mph. While that is certainly strong enough to topple trees, those winds will be coming from the North, meaning that the tall trees behind our house will most likely be blown over into the wooded area behind our home, rather than on top of our home. The storm surge from Dorian will be high, so we are expecting a lot of flooding in the low lying areas around us. Flooded streets may prevent us from driving out of our community, but unless Dorian intensifies tremendously in the next 48 hours. I do not think any water is likely to get inside our house.
So the Southern word of the day is NAMASTE. We're staying! We've both been filling our time during the wait by doing small tasks to make ourselves more comfortable while the storm is upon us ( e.g. Bruce is doing all the laundry, while I premake a number of meals)
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