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[beach-mom]

Be safe! @shoesnbags  - I'm thinking of you! I just talked to DS. He said right now there is no wind, but the clouds are moving like crazy. 

I probably won't get much sleep tonight, which I will pay for tomorrow, but at least Jim Cantore is about 2 hours away. He could be on his way to NOLA - you never know! 

[Tinkrbl44]

@beach-mom 

The weatherman?  

[MorningLover]

The Weather Channel meteorologist has been tracking storms for decades and has a reputation of covering hurricanes from cities expected to get the most severe damage. 

Where’s Jim Cantore? It’s a popular question anytime bad weather is in the forecast. 

The Weather Channel reporter is known for his live reports from the scene of some of the worst weather in the U.S.

[vermint]

If Jim Cantore shows up in your town--you'd better get ready to evacuate!

[LTT1]

@beach-mom @vermint @MorningLover @Tinkrbl44 

I like that sign...

Jim Cantore has the right idea!

[cheriere]

Love & Prayers going to everyone in the path of this terrible storm.  Please be safe.🙏❤️🙏❤️

[Laura14]

Also works for Louisiana and any other hurricane prone state. I went through Katrina at LSU in Louisiana. It was zero fun. Stay safe, all! 

[shoesnbags]

Thanks @beach-mom !  I battened down the hatches yesterday, now just the wait.  Fortunately Francine is just a CAT1 and moving quickly.  That's the best combination - low category and goes through fast.  Sometimes you have CAT 1  or even just a tropical storm, but it just sits over your area dropping inches of rain and the wind just continuing to rip at trees, structures, etc.  So you get a lot of damage from a low category storm.  This is not one of those, fortunately. 

This is my first hurricane to prepare for since DH passed, but I got it all done yesterday.  And we have a whole house generator.  So feeling pretty positive at this point.  Appreciate the shout out @beach-mom !

[shoesnbags]

@beach-mom 

PS I texted that Jim Cantore picture to son in Chicago about an hour ago.  Too funny!

[shoesnbags]

@beach-mom  I wanted to mention that you can keep track of Francine with wwltv dot com and wdsu dot com, the cbs and nbc affiliates here.  Maybe you'll sleep better tonight?