Tropical depression Erin is dumping vast amounts of rain on Texas - 40 to 48 inches is 1,000 to 1,200 mm of rain, more than the average annual rainfall total. Hurricane Dean will dump some more next week, in addition to the wind damage which is quite likely. The flooding has reportedly already left several people dead in Texas.
Speaking of Dean, this category 1 hurricane blew the roof off a hospital in St Lucia. Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and the Yucatan Peninsula should be on their guard for this hurricane, which will achieve category 4 strength with winds of 130 knots or 150 mph.
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We did have rain all day yesterday - heavy at times, but it looks like the sun is already shining today.
ReplyDelete~Amy
And i moaned about our bad weather shame on me.
ReplyDeletehope you doing ok, good idea for the chat i will try to pop in and say hi.
love and hugs
Katie
We can't really complain here in Britain..can we?
ReplyDeleteHow dreadful that lives have been lost already. Its scary weather for those poor folks.
Jeanie