Hurricane Katrina

Katrina is now a hurricane and set to make landfall near Ft. Lauderdale.

HURRICANE KATRINA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
335 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT TROPICAL STORM KATRINA HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A HURRICANE...

SHORTLY BEFORE 330 PM EDT...REPORTS FROM A NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT AND NOAA DOPPLER RADAR DATA FROM MIAMI INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS INCREASED TO A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE.

Oh, we're having fun NOW!

And this response to this morning's post from Phil:

Uhm.... If that thing hits anywhere between here and the Eastern Time Zone, I will likely be getting overtime at work.

Hey I just noticed something.... Bonnie Charlie Frances Ivan Jeanne.... Arlene Cindy Dennis Katrina... one more and we will have matched last year in Florida-affecting named storms.

God Bless,
Phil

I'm sure he'll keep us posted over the weekend.