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Southern Byways

August 20th, 2007

Okay… maybe not!

I just finished saying that we have managed to dodge the bullet on the Hurricane Dean situation, but I was just reading that Texas isn’t taking any chances…
Louisiana has scaled back its emergency operations center as Hurricane Dean appears on a track to miss the state.
Mark Smith says the state is keeping a “crisis […]

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August 20th, 2007

Tennessee Heat Wave

We might have dodged Hurricane Dean, but the south is still suffering. Here’s the latest…
“Two more persons in Memphis, Tennessee, were killed by the two-week heat wave, bringing the number of heat wave victims in Southeast and Midwest of the United Sates to at least 49, according to media reports Monday.
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August 17th, 2007

Dean strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane

“Packing 125 mph winds, Hurricane Dean hits Fort de France, Martinique, early Friday.”
I vacationed in Martinique a few years ago and I’m really worried about this tiny island. It simply will have a VERY hard time dealing with these weather conditions. Already, they are reporting landslides and I’m not in the least surprised. […]

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