We had a scary bunch of clouds roll through Saturday evening, so of course Scottie saw it as a photo opportunity. It ended up looking worse than it really was… just a bit of heavy rain and a little wind. I guess you could call it a “warm up act” for the big show we’re expecting on Tuesday, a tropical storm named Fay (which will likely be a full-fledged hurricane by the time she arrives). Imagine the above image lasting for anywhere from 12 to 24 hours, with rain coming down sideways, wind whipping over 50mph and a general feeling of dread as you try to wait it all out. Right about now, Cassidy is probably thinking twice about leaving Canada!

The red X is where we are. Unfortunately, that’s on the right-hand side of the storm, which is where you get the most chance of tornadoes developing. The black line is where they think it will go, and the white area is the “cone of probability” which is to say it could also head anywhere in that range.

The path has shifted back and forth over the past few days. Not unusual, as predicting where these things will go is not easy. I don’t have to keep up with it, I have Scottie for that. He grew up here and fancies himself a junior meteorologist, so he’s always on top of the latest projections. I’m sure he’ll give everyone a lesson in tropical cyclones on tomorrow’s CassidyCam while I feverishly get the girls ready for their first hurricane. What fun!