Hey, who ordered the Hurricane?
About two weeks ago, the wifey, kids, and I spent a wonderful week on the Pinellas Sun Coast. Today the beaches and condos are closed due to Hurricane Charley which should make landfall this afternoon.
I spent part of the time explaining to the kids why the condos are built on stilts. Since the most damage from a hurricane came from the storm surge, the parking lot would flood while everything else above would be relatively safe from the storm.
My stepmom and family are going to ride out the storm instead of heading for higher land. They live about three miles inland. We're all hoping for the best.
Update: Cool radar track of the storm can be found here