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Irma's Coming!

The Governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency as Irma moves to a category 4 storm.

Better safe than sorry. The readiness is all. Miami is in the direct path.

If it goes to Cuba and Puerto Rica it will lose a lot of its momentum. (So I am informed.)
 
It's not expected to hit Florida until next Saturday evening.

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Category 4 Hurricane Irma may hit Florida; too early to be sure.
Side note: I thought all hurricanes in the same year would be given a name in the same gender (with a switch every few years between the male and female.)
 
Side note: I thought all hurricanes in the same year would be given a name in the same gender (with a switch every few years between the male and female.)

No, gender alternates with each letter every year. I think the gender of "a" switches yearly.
 
It's only a matter of time before they start using gender-fluid names and pronouns for these things.

There are a lot of gender-neutral names, I'm sure some have been used. They are simply the gender that is next in line.

Also the names of very damaging hurricanes are "retired" to avoid future confusion. As a Floridian I really hope to see some future Irmas.
 
I remember hearing about how they are named so I looked it up.

Hurricanes’ names are selected by the World Meteorological Organization. Every six years, the list of names begins again! However, the names of especially destructive hurricanes are usually retired.

Atlantic Tropical (and Subtropical) Storm Names for 2017

Arlene Bret Cindy
Don Emily Franklin
Gert Harvey Irma
Jose Katia Lee
Maria Nate Ophelia
Philippe Rina Sean
Tammy Vince Whitney

Link
 
Doesn't anybody here remember the disaster hysteria that made landfall after Katrina?

I barely made it through with my anxiety intact. I would not have made it if it wasn't for the distraction of duck taping my house.
 

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