Weather Wise

Looks like we are starting to get more than our share of the weather so I thought that maybe some of you would like a link to access the local (Moody AFB, GA) radar loop that lets you keep an eye on these storms that are finding us so often these days. You can just explore the site and if you have questions, let me know. I'm not an expert on the NWS website, but I can help most likely.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=VAX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes


















Here is the link to the Hurricane Center that will give you up to 5 days of what they expect systems to do.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?5day#contents

Most of you internet geeks know how to find this, but below is a list that explains the Saffir-Simpson Scale for Tropical Depression/Storm /Hurricane differentiation. These winds are sustained (one minute average) versus gusts (peak winds over a 10 minute period).

TD = Tropical Depression: 23 - 38 mph (20-34 kts)

TS = Tropical Storm: 39 - 73 mph (34 - 63 kts)

Hurricane Catetgory 1: 74 - 95 mph (64 - 82 kts)

Hurricane Category 2: 96 - 110 mph (83 - 95 kts)

Hurricane Category 3: 111 - 130 mph (96 - 113 kts)

Hurricane Category 4: 131 - 155 mph (114 - 135 kts)

Hurricane Category 5: > 155 mph (>135 kts)

One of these days

I couldn't resist and hey don't all families have pictures like that ,that years later the kids want to commit seppuku on you for. Seen Jens blog lately ? That lovely picture of Helen in the neck brace, if that isn't one I don't know what is. Well here is one that Nathan will be complaining about for years to come. I mean he is wearing a SpongeBob party hat and Dora the Explorer swim pants, which is not too bad except years from now I know he will ask "what are those pink panties or whatever is showing under my swim trunks"? Of course I will have the explantation ready providing I remember it, I went off and left his clothes/pull ups in his Mom and Dad's car when we were going to Gabi's 3 rd birthday party so we used her's. Still as a Nonna I love it.

A Sad Sad Life

I guess I shouldn't say things like that but I have been fussed at ALOT for not posting. I have had nothing to post , no diaries, nothing exciting has happened of late, I know I should be thankful for that and I am but there in lies the problem of what to post. I am not witty and funny and able to make you laugh at lifes most simple things (Jen/Carol) . I have downloaded some new pictures of the most beautiful grandchild-sorry Sis Coates,Carol and all the other grandmothers out there but we can "share" that title and it will be ok. So I am posting them for now until I come up with something else. Enjoy. The first two are Sam exploring the cat door, actually all the kids including Madeline and Bella have been in and out that door, poor little Nathan got stuck in it, his head and shoulders were always too big to get thru it without a stuggle