September 05, 2004
Frances coming closer
The worst part of the storm (right now) is hitting the western Polk and the eastern edges of Hillsborough County, maybe 30 - 40 miles east of downtown Tampa.
55,000 lack power in Hillsborough right now, and TECO is saying that they may have a wait 24 hours or so before crews can safely fix things. TECO is no longer sending out repair crews as of now.
I still have power, but there’s no telling for how long. Light rain and heavy winds right this second, but constantly changing.
I’m high and dry above downtown Tampa, so my biggest concern remains airborne water intrusion - broken windows, and horizontally driven rain. I’m not even gonna think about one of the big trees around my house o’ sticks falling, but I’ll be listening for the big “CRACK” that I’ve heard many times before.
More later, maybe.
Posted by Norwood at September 5, 2004 01:15 PM