Oh boy! Hurricane Erin is expected to become a Category 4 hurricane! Category 4 hurricanes are really, really bad because they bring with them the ocean and its residents and winds that whip up to speeds of 130mph to 156mph.

Due to all of that going on, it’s not uncommon to see lil’ Nemo and Cajun Gator hanging out on the city streets or trees and cows mooing pass the house.

Now, I know, there are a good number of you who are sitting there saying, “I wanna see that!” You got your iPhone ready for Lil Nemo piggybacking on Cajun Gator and Betsy the Cow flying by the house. The memes you’ll make from those videos will be legendary!...That is if you’re living in the Caribbean Islands.

For those of us living in the states, we’ll have to wait until the next hurricane to get our memes. Having said that, hurricanes are dangerous. Hurricanes bring two of the most powerful forces on Earth, wind and water.

The wind comes at speeds and the water comes in amounts that are too much for our human bodies to handle. For example, many of the deaths occur due to the strong winds uprooting trees that end up on a person’s car or house. Folks also die due to drownings resulting from flooding that is caused by heavy rainfall and the ocean coming onto land.

Remember, Erin is a Category 4 hurricane. A Category 4 hurricane can bring in water that is, at its max, 18 feet above the normal level. The winds can come in between 130mph to 156mph; which is strong enough to rip off the siding from the house, knock off roofs, pick up trees and knock down power lines. And God forbid if you live in a trailer park because those winds become a vacuum, just sucking up everything in its path.

Right now, it doesn’t look like anyone living within the land areas of the Eastern U.S. will get Hurricane Erin in her full glory. Hurricane Erin’s impact is expected to be felt more along the coast with high waves and rip currents. Basically, folks living along the East Coast will be fine as long as they don’t go in the water.

As for the folks living in the Caribbean Islands, they need to find higher ground because Hurricane Erin is bringing the “whole nine yards”. High waves, killer rip currents, kegs of rain, and raging winds are all coming y’all’s way, today.

The end to Erin’s storm will come, sometime, early next week!

Until then, be safe!

Get to higher ground if you can!