Lil Marco has fallen apart overnight - now a Tropical Storm

[malaise]

One part is heading for Pensacola Florida and the other part for Louisiana.
Laura is strengthening.

[jimlup]

1. And my first thought was you meant Rubio!

Lil' Marco is a name the Donald used for him. Nice catch.

[malaise]

5. We've been playing with the storm and lil Rubio since these storms were forming

in the Atlantic. We actually thought Laura would be Marco

[Roy Rolling]

2. Not totally unexpected

We’re safe in New Orleans. But we’re sorry for Florida, they shouldn’t have hosted the Trump boat parade. ETTD.

[Soxfan58]

3. Figures

Start out strong than weaken and become another Reperv cowarf

[panader0]

4. Damn mal--I just saw the path Marco took--right over Jamaica!

Everything okay? Did you get a good soak?

[malaise]

6. Laura not Marco

It's still raining but here in Kingston/St Andrew we didn't have much wind. It has been raining for close to 16 hours - heavy at times with lightning and thunder. Haven't heard local news yet so I don't know if there has been flooding or damage. On the other hand we really need the rain.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Whew! I remember Katrina

made landfall on a Monday morning.

I was trolling Rethugs on message boards - Why doesn't Bush part the waters?

After about 10 refrains one of them piped up - Why don't you just shut up? because they had no answer. Recall Bush popularity was about at its peak prior to Katrina and the "Heckuva job, Brownie" moment.

Then I went to get gas. Only regular was available, and it was up about 30 cents. I made 2 trips, had enough for a month. It was prudent planning as not much was available for a bit.

[malaise]

8. That was fifteen years ago this week

I'll never forget Katrina - it finally finished off the war criminals the way Covid-19 has finished off this monster

[bucolic_frolic]

9. 15 years THIS WEEK ... wow I didn't realize that oen

Katrina and COVID .... acts of God himself ... but not electing Democratic majorities we are running risks and becoming reliant on Divine Intervention. We must pick up the pace and perform better as a country.

[malaise]

10. I believe in Mother Nature not the divine

but we share the same relief at the end result

Hurricane Katrina was a large Category 5 Atlantic hurricane which caused over 1,200 deaths and $125 billion in damage in August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the costliest tropical cyclone on record, and is now tied with 2017's Hurricane Harvey. The storm was the third major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, and the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall in the contiguous United States.

Katrina originated on August 23, 2005 as a tropical depression from the merger of a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Depression Ten. Early the following day, the depression intensified into a tropical storm as it headed generally westward toward Florida, strengthening into a hurricane two hours before making landfall at Hallandale Beach on August 25. After briefly weakening to tropical storm strength over southern Florida, Katrina emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on August 26 and began to rapidly intensify. The storm strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico[3] before weakening to Category 3 strength at its second landfall on August 29 over southeast Louisiana and Mississippi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina#:~:text=Hurricane%20Katrina%20was%20a%20large,tied%20with%202017's%20Hurricane%20Harvey.
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Katrina was a multi-state disaster

[ancianita]

11. Once they hit ANY land, they're done. A serious hurricane can never develop around land.

Glad you're all good.

[LeftInTX]

12. My friend wanted to stock up on hurricane provisions

We live in San Antonio

There has never been a "hurricane " in San Antonio. We've had tropical storms, feeder bands, remnants etc. But we've never had a hurricane

[malaise]

13. NOAA has suggestions - here's another useful one

but remember to include your own favorite snacks and drinks.

https://www.southernliving.com/travel/hurricane-survival-kit

If you can get a generator and always have a phone charger for the car

Stay safe

[imanamerican63]

14. Trump's is still bigger the Lil' Marco's!