Nate Update

Nate ended up being a no-show in NOLA.

After making landfall along the mouth of the Mississippi River, he blew to the east of us and made his second U.S. landfall around Biloxi. Even there I gather the damage was not severe. In New Orleans we got 1½” of rain and that was it. No high winds even. We never lost power and did not experience any flooding.

I’m glad of that, obviously. I’d rather prepare for a disaster that doesn’t materialize than be caught unprepared.

But don’t sneer at Nate. He is blamed for 38 deaths in five Central American countries. That number could rise; six people are still missing. This was another killer storm in a season that make break records.