8/23- EXTRA UPDATE

Hello everyone-

Just to give a heads up, we are getting far more concerned about this storm. In fact, a large amount of the models are now trying to brush it by the east coast of Florida, then shoot it directly into Connecticut!!!! This situation has the potential to be rather nasty, as a direct hit from a hurricane hasn't happened since 1985. Certainly, this is the biggest threat in that regard this season. Also, even if it isn't  a hurricane, strong impacts will be felt here. By the time Irene got here, it was a 60mph tropical storm. This would be at least that strong up here. If nothing else- and I don't mean to alarm anyone quite yet- review your hurricane plans and be ready for severe impacts in case the worst does play out. If it still looks threatening on Tuesday, then I'd go to the store for canned goods etc but there is no reason to do that quite yet. However, take a look at the model tracks below.

As you can see, the majority of them meander near Florida, and the shoot it NE or north...directly for us. Be ready. I'll update tomorrow as I monitor this potentially very bad situation for us here. Note that the weather people on TV won't talk about this to avoid hype. I am also not trying to hype this, but simply stating this is going to be a very close call for us here even if it does miss. At the moment...

There is a medium chance....50 percent...of feeling some impacts from this storm here.

There is a medium chance....30 percent....of Tropical Storm conditions in Connecticut.

There is a low chance...20 percent....of Hurricane conditions in Connecticut at the moment.