(Shakes fist at sky) "ALBERTO!"

Ah, crap! I was really hoping we would avoid a hurricane this early in the season. But Alberto shrugged off the wind shear and now has winds of 70 mph. If winds hit 74 mph, it's hurricane strength.

Still, if I lived on the coast and had a hurricane wading ashore, I'd rather it just be a category 1. You can get through a category 1 okay (folks in trailer parks, I don't mean you. I hope you're okay, and your possessions survive).

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