Wednesday, October 19, 2005

"WILMA!!!!!!!"

"What is it, Fred?"

Hurrican Wilma is swirling about in the Carribbean as a strong Cat 5 hurricane. The most intense on record with a central pressure of 882mb. This is extremely rare especially for this time of year as the season is winding down (although it doesn't officially end until Nov 30). No one is quite sure where it will go, but the latest forcasts have it heading to the South Florida Peninsula, just like Charley. The good news is that it is expected to weaken before it makes landfall this weekend. The bad news is that I'm supposed to move this weekend. So, I'll be keeping a close eye on the storm this week. The farther south it goes, the less impact it will have on me. It still might mess up my moving plans though.

This is the most storms on record and the season isn't over yet. But, Wilma is the last name on the list. If another storm forms, they will start to use the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.). This has NEVER happened.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You, and the rest of the people in Wilma's possible path are in my prayers! Here we go again! Pam

Mrs. Patterson said...

Barney and Betty and Bam Bam.