Will Frances Knock Dimson Off The Radar Friday?

[newsguyatl]

The Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Expecting a brush with Hurricane Frances, some Puerto Ricans hurried to put up metal storm shutters Monday to shield homes from ferocious winds that could uproot trees and tear roofs apart.


The powerful Category 3 hurricane was forecast to just graze Puerto Rico and other islands of the northeastern Caribbean by Tuesday before possibly plowing into the Bahamas and Florida in the coming days. Some islanders said they were taking no chances with Frances' 120-mph winds.

"If it comes, they'll give us 24 hours' warning. The more we've done, the less work it will be when it gets here," said Jesus Gimenez, a 52-year-old teacher who put up storm shutters on a hillside house in eastern Puerto Rico and stocked up on groceries from evaporated milk to bottled water.

Forecasts put the storm anywhere from Cuba to the Carolinas by the end of the week, but, in the words of Richard Pasch, one of the Center's hurricane specialists, The bad news for The Bahamas and the Florida Peninsula is that there is no significant" change likely in the winds that are steering Frances.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/2004-08-30-frances-pm_x.htm

[Doctor Smith]

1. Pat Robertson had better start praying awfully hard.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

2. Sure looks like it

With 125 MPH winds, this is a strong storm.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_astorm6+shtml/302053.shtml?

[Frodo]

3. Probably not

She's not due in by his speech. In fact it probably gives him another opportunity to run off and be "presidential" right after the convention and leading in to the 9/11 "holiday".

I'd dream of it hitting NY on Thursday evening as a sign from God... But too many people would have to get hurt.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. DUERS In Florida Really Resent The Pimping Of Hurricanes To Thwart The

AWOL Campaign....

[newsguyatl]

7. i'm not pimpin' shit

i'm just asking the question.

resent all you want pal.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Pal

Pal......


Whoa....

I better back off...

You might jump through the monitor and beat me up....

ROTFLMFAO

Kisses,


Brian

[Shadder]

5. Fuck Bush

I'm more concerned with the fact that we are set to drive down from Atlanta on Friday afternoon for a family reunion in central Florida.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. My Girlfriend Is Coming In From L A This Weekend...

If we need a hurricane to beat AWOL God help us...

[Eurobabe]

8. One more in FL after Frances

and Bush hits ANOTHER Trifecta!!