> > I hate to criticize this wise move by The Weather Channel,
>
> > but...
> >
> > Florida's already taken one on the chin from a more
> powerful
> > hurricane this year. So why are we stopping now to cover
> the
> > landfall of a Category 1 hurricane?
> >
>
> Possibly because this could be the start of 72 hours of hell
> and worry for residents of Florida. The storm was pretty
> unusual with it moving across the state and staying a
> hurricane, heading back into the Gulf and forecast to hit
> the Pensacola to Big Bend area on Sat night as a possible
> category 3 storm.
>
> And it hit a heavily populated area like Miami/Ft
> Lauderdale,plus with the incredible amounts of rain and the
> 1 million plus without power, I think TWC was right to be
> all over this storm.
>
> Just my .02 worth...
>
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