Tropical Depression Nicole – Day 5
Position: 34.3N 84.3W [ 9:00AM CST 1500UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [015°] near 23 mph [37 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 30 mph [ 45 kph].
Wind Gusts: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1001 mb ↑.
Currently about 35 miles [ 55 km] North of Atlanta, Georgia.
This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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November 11, 2022 Comments Off on Tropical Depression Nicole – Day 5
Veterans Day
One hundred and four years ago at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns fell silent. The Great War, The War to End All Wars, was over…for a couple of decades.
The red poppies of Flanders fields became a symbol of that war and the veterans that returned from it. Known as Remembrance Day in much of the world, the poppies will be in evidence. Remembrance Day observances have more in common with the American Memorial Day as a day to honor those who have died in war.
First called Armistice Day in the United States, the name was changed to Veterans Day, and its purpose changed to honoring those who are serving, or have served in the military. The change was made to avoid a conflict with the existing Memorial Day observance that goes back to the Civil War era.
A heart felt salute to everyone who managed to survive basic training. We can hope that sooner, rather than later, there will be no need for another generation to put on uniforms.
November 11, 2022 Comments Off on Veterans Day
