It's Been Over an Hour Now
And it's still bad. According to Tampa's NBC affiliate (a.k.a. Channel 8) Jeanne is a Cat 2 Hurricane and to all my friends in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area....Duck.
Winds are hitting around 90 MPH with gusts a wee bit higher in the storm's apex. The power flash count is about six.
I spent about 30 minutes talking to my dad. He's down in West Palm Beach and they had a pretty rough night. His power is out as well. I'm hungry and it's just Barry and I here. None of the editors can reach us and I don't have a key to the food closet.
Power flash count: 8
Jeanne is a lot like a George Foreman fight. Jab, jab, jab, monster punch, jab, monster punch, monster punch, jab, jab. Not enough to knock you out but once its over you are in serious pain.
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