The Weather

 As we sit sweltering in the August heat (which is nothing new, by the way, it's always hot in August), we keep a weather eye on the tropics. We are in the midst of hurricane season, and this year the tropics have not really ginned up a storm to threaten our lives or property. It is quiet out there.

This is subject to change at any time, and I am reminded that the 2005 hurricane season really didn't ramp up until late August, early September, when it brought Louisiana the twin disasters of Katrina and Rita. Hurricane Harvey, which smacked Houston around, didn't arrive till mid-August, 2017.  So, there is still time for the storms to ramp up.  Water temps are hot in the Gulf right now, and it appears that the El Nino cycle is keeping the storms well to the south.

Africa is pumping off tropical waves like a well-oiled hit-and-miss engine, but so far, none have made it in to the Gulf.  I'll take that little blessing, and continue to keep an eye on the NOAA maps.