 | Bob Gabordi is executive editor of the Tallahassee Democrat and Tallahassee.com. He can be reached through this blog, at bgabordi@tallahassee.com or (850) 599-2177 |
| Posted 8/13/2009 8:42 AM EDT on tallahassee.com Allow me to interrupt the wonderful conversation that has been going on on this blog about health care, socialism and whether and how fast we are going to hell in a handbasket for this important nonpolitical observation: Mother Nature or El Niño or whatever causes big tropical storms has apparently remembered that it is hurricane season. There is a storm or two brewing in the Atlantic even as we blog. Still unnamed Tropical Depression No. 2 is at least a few days away from threatening any substantial population center, and it seems unlikely based on experts’ forecasts to be headed our way. But one thing I’ve learned about big tropical weather events and living in Florida is – as Rosanne Rosannadanna used to say – it’s always something. There’s another storm forming right behind No. 2, by the way, and we’re following them closely. We suggest you do, too. Tallahassee.com emerged from Tropical Storm Fay last year as clearly the most important and best source of information during public emergencies. Its widespread use – more a million page views on a single day – signaled a major change in how we communicate in the Big Bend. You may recall that it also marked the first widespread use of live video streaming on the Web to report a major news story in our region. One thing you can do to prepare right now is to sign up for our severe-weather text alerts. Last year, when Tropical Storm Fay hit our region, thousands of people followed the storm with alerts sent directly to their cell phones. You can also follow breaking weather and other news via text alerts or by following us on Twitter @TDOnline. You can track Tropical Depression No. 2 on our hurricane-coverage page, where you can also download or print out a special section of the Hurricane Survival Guide, follow news updates and post your comments or news events that you witness. If this or any other storm becomes a threat, we’ll transform the front of Tallahassee.com into a full-throttle storm breaking-news site. In addition to the National Hurricane Center’s Web site, I use the Weather Underground’s site quite extensively during storm season. I particularly like the various computer models it offers. OK, that’s it for now. You can get back to discussing politics, but be sure to watch the video down below this text first. You can send your comments via this blog by clicking the comments button below, e-mail bgabordi@tallahassee.com, private messages on Tallahassee.com, Twitter @bgabordi, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogger.com or any other way you want. You can follow this blog on Twitter @bgabordi on this link. Here’s a link to my blog on Friendster. You can also find links to my blogs on Facebook.com, but you have to request to be my friend.
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