Tomorrow, June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season.
I realize for many people not living near the coast this fact does not hold much water. But, for those people near the shore tomorrow marks the start of a six-month period of keeping their eyes on the skies and hoping for another year free from the devastation that a direct hit by a hurricane can cause.
When I lived in Florida I rode out many hurricanes from about 30 miles inland. That central location meant that by the time the storm reached me it was normally just a wind and rain maker.
The highlight of those storms being a water spout that picked up a school of catfish and deposited them in my parents’ yard.