Learning the Hard Way December 23, 2008

   It is called a mandatory evacuation. It is issued by local government agencies telling residents that they need to get out of harm’s way.
   Here in South Florida, mandatory evacuations are common when a hurricane is expected to make landfall. Twenty-four to thirty-six hours before the storm is anticipated to strike, local governments, working [...]

When Bad Things Happen to Good Forecasts December 23, 2008

Flooding and mudslides in Southern California, blowing snow with wind chills approaching 50 below in North Dakota and more than one million people without power in New England thanks to an ice storm.
  Yea, it was a good week to be in South Florida.
  I’m guessing that you liked our weather over the past [...]