This morning it looked like a buzz saw: tropical storm Ana was coming on shore near the border between North and South Carolina. Northeastern wind (less than 25 knots) means the water will pile up in the creek where the marina is located. Probably not that much to cause coastal flooding, but enough for a nice high tide. I went to inspect the boat this afternoon and it was blowing steadily. While the tide watch information provided by the
Virginia Institute for Marine Science shows very little increase because of the storm, things looked high; but then I was visiting around high tide.
In the photograph above you can see the bow of the Beagle (our boat); as a biologist I need to somehow relate it to the father of evolution, Charles Darwin. Our marina has quite a few small sailboats that members can use whenever they feel like it. But suffice it to say that no one was out sailing on a blustery day like today.
What amazes me is the fact that we had a tropical storm, tornadoes, and a snow storm all on mother's day. For a tropical storm that is about a month earlier than the beginning of the hurricane season. This climate is all out of whack; it is going to be fascinating what the next decade or so is going to bring.
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