Dean's last gasp, zip codes and heat
1) Dean is now a strong Cat 2, with winds of 100 MPH (110 would bring it up to a Major Cat 3). It probably won't strengthen any more until landfall, but will still do some damage. It is forecast to strike near Tuxpan, Mexico in Veracruz.
2) No other hurricane threats are out there, and it should be a quiet week in the tropics, which is a little surprising since it's almost the height of the season. Felix will have to wait.
3) I saw a bumper sticker recently saying "30307: It's not just a zip code, it's a lifestyle". This is an area with older, but very well maintained homes, a little bohemian, and very neighborhood oriented. It's just east of downtown Atlanta, straddling Fulton & DeKalb Counties. I also found this article in the New York Times about splitting up the exclusive 10021 zip code into 10021, 10065 and 10075. It's somewhat tongue and cheek, but I remember when my parents lived in Symmes Township, Ohio (near Cincinnati) some of the neighbors were mad and tried to change the zip code from 45140, which is Loveland, Ohio, to 45242, which is a Cincinnati/Montgomery/Blue Ash zip code. Of course now days, Loveland has become gentrified and is not a derogatory label any longer (since it was one of the last spaces on the East Side of Cincinnati with available land to build McMansions.
Finally, Atlanta is under a heat advisory again today, and we could break our record of 100 degrees if we hit 101 as forecast. As of 11 AM, we're up to 92. It's a "dry" heat though (as evidenced by people's yards).
UPDATE: Dean made its final landfall in Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico at 12:30 EDT with 100 mph winds. Nothing upcoming in hurricane land, but we're about on pace with the 2004 hurricane season (Frances, the F storm, formed on 8/24/04). Fortunately this year we have had no Charley.
2) No other hurricane threats are out there, and it should be a quiet week in the tropics, which is a little surprising since it's almost the height of the season. Felix will have to wait.
3) I saw a bumper sticker recently saying "30307: It's not just a zip code, it's a lifestyle". This is an area with older, but very well maintained homes, a little bohemian, and very neighborhood oriented. It's just east of downtown Atlanta, straddling Fulton & DeKalb Counties. I also found this article in the New York Times about splitting up the exclusive 10021 zip code into 10021, 10065 and 10075. It's somewhat tongue and cheek, but I remember when my parents lived in Symmes Township, Ohio (near Cincinnati) some of the neighbors were mad and tried to change the zip code from 45140, which is Loveland, Ohio, to 45242, which is a Cincinnati/Montgomery/Blue Ash zip code. Of course now days, Loveland has become gentrified and is not a derogatory label any longer (since it was one of the last spaces on the East Side of Cincinnati with available land to build McMansions.
Finally, Atlanta is under a heat advisory again today, and we could break our record of 100 degrees if we hit 101 as forecast. As of 11 AM, we're up to 92. It's a "dry" heat though (as evidenced by people's yards).
UPDATE: Dean made its final landfall in Tecolutla, Veracruz, Mexico at 12:30 EDT with 100 mph winds. Nothing upcoming in hurricane land, but we're about on pace with the 2004 hurricane season (Frances, the F storm, formed on 8/24/04). Fortunately this year we have had no Charley.
Labels: Drought, Hurricanes, Zip Codes
posted by Hurricanes and Zip Codes | 7:55 AM
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