According to Hurricane Hal (I recommend following him as he breaks down all the weather information to make it understandable and without the hype), there is currently a system out in the Bay of Campeche that is being watched. At this time it is known as Tropical Cyclone 6 (It is not yet a named storm) and there is no watch or warning from the National Hurricane Center along the Texas coast.
It is anticipated that the storm will become better organized Monday afternoon and could become Tropical Storm Francine or, there is other activity that has a 70% chance of becoming Hurricane Gordon. The thought is that with the storm gradually intensifying and could become a Cat 1 by Wednesday at 1:00 pm.
With all of this in mind, it is best for each household to prepare for the worst. Due to the fact that my husband will be traveling this week, we opted to prepare for the possibility of a hurricane today, since he leaves Tuesday and didn’t want to burden me with getting those preparations done by myself. I recommend that each of you make your plans based on a worst case scenario because it is far better to plan and not need it than to not plan and wish that you had. We have again moved things onto folding tables and upper shelves of our shelving units in the garage as well as lifting our golf cart up onto blocks. We had just completed a stand for our freezer that lifts it up to the ceiling and makes it at least 28” off of the floor. Secure your boats, bring in your lawn furniture/decor and make sure you have ample supplies. Do your laundry so that if we lose water or power you are at least caught up before the storm.
As is the case in any storm, we all need to be prepared, it is part of what living on the coast is about. What we all learned from Beryl is that even with the best analysis, the experts can be wrong, so that is why you plan for the worst and pray for the best.
I did reach out to the mayor for any comments, but there is none at this time. However, I will try to make updates available as I have information.
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