Well, it’s 11:00 pm on a Saturday and I and many others are focused on hurricane Dean. Even though Dean seems to be heading far away from those of us here in Florida, still we watch. Having experienced the power and devastation of more than one hurricane, I think I can say that I speak for many of us in South Florida when I say we feel both relief and fear; relief that this time it is not us and fear for those in his path.
So, since I am awake and checking out Dean, I thought I would share with you where I get my hurricane updates. As most Floridians, I have become a little obsessed during hurricane season and I do have my favorite places to check on things.
Naturally I watch the Weather Channel and check out it’s website. The Weather Channel website is one of my favorite websites…I did say I was obsessed!… Of course there is also The National Hurricane Center website from The National Weather Service. Nothing like getting your info straight from the horse’s mouth!
During the hurricane seasons of 2004-2005, I started reading Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog. Dr. Masters is Director of Meteorology and on the Board of Directors for Weather Underground, Inc. It seemed to me that he is quite often right on when talking about hurricanes, so I now subscribe to his posts in my Google Reader account. That way I get them as soon as he posts them.
Are these the only resources out there? No, of course not, but these are the ones I check! I bet you have your favorite ones too. I would love to hear where you go for your weather information, so go ahead, leave a comment.
Janice
