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madville

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13. To be honest

Reply to texanwitch (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 10:18 AM

Oct 2013

A tropical storm typically doesn't draw much federal response, state and local authorities can usually handle everything.

FEMA, the NWS, and the NHC are all essential anyway and working during the shutdown.

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OH SHIT!!! a Tropical storm is moving for the northern gulf coast [View all] bigdarryl Oct 2013 OP

I saw this coming days ago malaise Oct 2013 #1

Yippie, might be a hurricane Sunday near Mobile, Al NightWatcher Oct 2013 #2

Right on target for the redest of the red states. Ganja Ninja Oct 2013 #3

NHC and FEMA are still on the job madville Oct 2013 #4

IKaren looks like a healthy storm malaise Oct 2013 #8

I'm in the cone near the FL coast madville Oct 2013 #10

storm is obamas fault dembotoz Oct 2013 #5

Wtf are you talking about?? darkangel218 Oct 2013 #6

What response? displacedtexan Oct 2013 #9

Yes, everything is Obama's fault. Coyotl Oct 2013 #11

Who needs the government. texanwitch Oct 2013 #7

To be honest madville Oct 2013 #13

All I heard on the news this morning.. ananda Oct 2013 #12

Y'all probably need the rain madville Oct 2013 #14