I have the misfortune of being on the east side of fading tropical storm Gordon. A storm, by the way, that was just at hurricane 1 strength when it hit last night.

I’m grateful for the ability of weather experts to prognosticate when and where a tropical system will hit. I watched this storm race across the Gulf of Mexico, and I didn’t think it would impact us much.

Wrong, I discovered last night as the tornado warning came out. We spent almost 45 minutes in the walk in closet, watching the news on our phones, as a sighted tornado took aim at our area.

Sigh.

It’s now been raining continuously for almost 25 hours. Even with our quick draining, sandy lots, there is a lot of flooding.

I’ve been waiting for the rain to stop so I can go to the store – as I write this, another gust of heavy rain has blown in.

For all the good of forecasts, I still look forward to the end of hurricane season. With two more storms ramping up in the Atlantic, it gets old fast.

I guess I’ll get my rain boots on and grab the big umbrella, and head out. Better now than when the dark of nightfall is added to this mess.