PSA

[yhlee]

Hello, all! So your GM is in Louisiana staring down what is currently a tropical storm and may be a category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches us here in Baton Rouge. There is an outside chance that my husband and I will have to evacuate if it looks like there will be flooding. [1] I will try to update y'all before we leave if so, but depending on how hectic things get, I may not be able to do so. If you don't hear from me for a little bit, that's probably why. Based on my last experience evacuating from a flood, internet access and access to electricity can become dicey.

Anyway, hoping y'all's weather is less exciting than ours. :p

[1] Not to say that the strength of a hurricane is irrelevant--it is very much relevant--but it turns out, as we found out in 2016, that you can be completely hosed over by flooding with a lower-strength storm if it hovers in place and just dumps torrential rain for a week. Since Tropical Storm Barry looks like it's slower-moving, the "hovering in place and dumping water" scenario is the one we're worried about.

Comments

[hoardingpearls]

Yikes! I hope you and your family stay safe and dry.

[slybrarian]

Best of luck.

[delight]

You've been near-constantly in my thoughts since I started seeing these reports. Hang in there. ♥