Softly, Softly Came Katrina Calling

Since I know that the world has come to rely on Florida Cracker's live hurricane blogging, I'll send this lead-up report to the main event:

It's raining.

I'm taking these potentially last few hours of precious, precious electricity to copy stacks of approximately nine million Allman Brothers concert CDs, and to upload pics of Saddam.

Stearing clear of Miami-Dade residents who might steal her eye, Katrina should land this evening here in Broward as a weak hurricane.

UPDATE:
It's windy.

UPDATE II
Katrina's now officially a hurricane.
Also, here it's both rainy and windy.

UPDATE III
There are others who are
hurricane blogging. But are they right in the middle of the hellstorm like I am?

UPDATE IV: Live photoblogging of Hurricane Katrina:

I would have stayed out longer but for an uncooperative camera crew:

UPDATE IV
Katrina made landfall by Ft. Lauderdale. Unfortunately, she's already killed two people here in Broward.

At least two men were killed in Broward by falling trees, police said. One man was struck outside his home in Plantation and another man died when a large tree fell on a vehicle carrying three people in Fort Lauderdale.

I understand Ace is having some horrible weather. ;)

UPDATE V
The wind has really picked up, with frequent hard gusts. The electricity is coming and going, and the dogs are whining incessantly about the situation. I'll go hang out with them until this ends.

For those of you in Katrina's road, please wait until well into the following day to check out the neighborhood. Give FPL a chance to get the powerlines out of the water.

UPDATE VI
According to the Sun-Sentinel weblog, an overpass has come down on the Dolphin Expressway. I hope no one was out and about in this weather.

UPDATE VII
OK, it's done where I am. Bands of rain will continue through the night, but the strong winds have all gone by.
The overpass that came down was partially constructed. It fell down on the Dolphin, but they don't think it hit anyone. The Dolphin eastbound is shutdown, and of course, there's a traffic jam. Even though it's late at night and there's a hurricane.

UPDATE VIII
Four people in Broward have died. All were outside, all were killed by falling or fallen trees.

Also blogging:
Florida Masochist
Cool Change
Eye of the Storm
Hog on Ice
Strange Women Lying in Ponds
Pamibe
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Previous posting:
Katrina

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Following postings:
Katrina II: Aftermath
Katrina: Reloaded
Katrina: When The Levee Breaks
Katrina: Encore Presentation
Piece of Cake
Katrina Coming In For Another Landing
Katrina Aftermath

Posted by floridacracker at August 25, 2005 01:43 PM