Here we go again....

Not good news for us or anyone who has been smacked around by Tropical Storm Fay...we have another storm in the Caribbean...this one has reach hurricane strength already...category 1 at the moment. This one is called Gustav. At the moment, it is south of Haiti and the Dominican Republic...the track is showing it staying on the south side of Cuba, but remaining a hurricane and gaining in strength as it hits the Gulf. So far, it is still unknown just how this storm will track from there. Watching the weather last night, one could see the air currents pushing down from the north of us that will be acting as a 'steering current'. This would help us greatly since it would force Gustav to stay west of Florida. Let's hope it stays away and heads off to somewhere else.

Even our daily storms are hurting those who are in heavily flooded areas. The St Johns River is creating havoc now, a week after the storm. So much water is pushing north. One of the news reports stated that they were pumping out over 6 million gallons A DAY in some areas. They were using Septic pump trucks to haul the water out of the areas...just no place for it to go and they have to empty the tanks some place.

For now, we shall be keeping a close eye on this storm...