Alex is about to reach landfall this time in northeast Mexico and maybe a touch of southern Texas. We expect to get some rain and wind here since this is a big hurricane that will cover hundreds of miles. Fortunately, the hurricane did not travel into the Louisiana area and interfere with the oil spill clean-up. Here we need the rain and so will happily be in some part of the path of this storm. Since this is to be an especially active hurricane season, I wonder exactly what will transpire over the next few months.
Years ago in the 1950's, we lived through Hazel, a hurricane that traveled up the east coast of the country and then veered inland and went up through the center of New York State. Hazel did much damage, flooding, and knocking down trees. At our farmhouse we had newly installed picture windows in the kitchen that were large for those times. Dad held a yardstick against a north window for seemingly hours as the storm seemed to pop the window in and out. I am sure that his efforts enabled our windows not to break and flood the kitchen. After the eye of the storm passed, he moved his efforts across the room and worked with the south window in the same way. He must have been exhausted at the end of it all.
Will such a storm come our way this summer? I hope not, as motor homes might be quite vulnerable in such a storm. I guess we will find out in due time. Happy travels and stay safe.
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