Thread:Greeneyedlady007/@comment-28612184-20161002001131/@comment-27294075-20161002050429

Honestly, we actually have to wait for the hit on Cuba's mountains to see how much strength it will lose, hopefully down from a Cat 5 to possibly a cat 2. Once it gets out of the warm Caribbean waters into the much cooler waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the thought is that it will then take a right turn back into the Atantic and only "skirting" the coastlines as a really bad Tropical Storm.

Bad news is, we have all been having soaking rains for over a week. Our ground is soft. Trees uprooting with the remaining storm winds and tidal flooding .....a hugh problem here and along the coastal states.

Evacuation routes must always be considered in all fast moving storms like hurricanes and tropical storms. There are protocols in place for reversing all traffic OUT of here, meaning no incoming lanes on the major evacuation (exit) routes like interstate systems.

All this being said, absolutely no official word will come until the storm, at any Cat, is 72 hrs. out. We, in Virginia, are NOT even in "Storm Mode" yet. We are in "speculation mode". (Ok, a little humor here...sorry😁) We really do have to take a "wait and see" 🤔 attitude with each storm. Not snarky though.

I thank you for your concern, and will continue to post on my wall, on this thread if you like, as I will be the last of the southern states affected. Thoughts and prayers appreciated..🙏🏼