So there's no school/work for us today due to Tropical storm Fay. It is actually on the west coast of Florida right now across the state from us but it is on a path headed up the middle of the state cutting north of Lake Okeechobee (which is out near where Rach and John live). The crazy thing is, even though it is not even Hurricane force yet and it is still all the way across the state, we are still having VERY strong wind and LOTS of rain. There have also been tornado warnings over much of South Florida because with winds like this, a tornado can spin up quickly and disappear as quickly as it formed. I guess some (or one) have been spotted up in the air near here but none have touched down so far. So far the power is still on so that's good. Some of the wind gusts may be up to 50 mph even over here on the east coast.
We wanted to get a small video clip but it is hard to actually catch the rain blowing like crazy all over the place. Some of you might not get this video clip we did but we always get amused how in hurricanes, the tv reporters go out in the worst part of the storm to report live. I remember when we had evacuated to Orlando for one of the hurricanes a few years ago and we were watching it on tv from the place we were staying. We watched one of the reporters actually go falling over because the wind was so strong. Of course they always go to the places where it looks the worst. So Kevin and I decided that I would do a "live weather report" from our back porch. It was actually blowing a lot more than it looks like on the video. The wind was blowing the rain so hard into my eyes that I could hardly keep my eyes open. We had our back door open for just a few seconds and the kitchen was getting soaked. It's not scary (other than the tornado watches) but it is not an ordinary storm either. If I would have been thinking, I would have put on a rain poncho to do my "weather report" like they do on tv because then it looks even worse to see the poncho flapping like crazy in the wind. :)
5 comments:
You totally crack me up, girl! That was a great storm report. Glad you're o.k. i love the way that you find humor in everything. Are you sure that you should not have been an actress?
We are still chuckling! We are hearing that we should be bracing for the "brunt" of the storm here in the next hour (less than by now).
Wow! yep, I'm not sure why they feel the need to do that. Wouldn't pictures or videos without people getting soaked be just as good? You got the report thing down though! Had a good chuckle out of it!
Hilarious!! I laughed till I cried. You were just like those reporters. Are you sure you shouldn't be in broadcasting? When's the next weather update?
Becky, Becky...you're exactly as seen on tv! Wonderful weather report, I might say! =) Too funny!
Hope you're continuing to hold down the "fort" there.
Another weather report would be nice.=)
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