Sultry Hurricane Air

Here in central Va., we have dodged the major issues with a hurricane so close, we have only the light breezes and occasional rain shower bands off the northern edge of Flo; it's safe to go outside. Not the case in the eastern Carolina's, they are being hammered right now with hurricane wind and torrential rain - reports of over 10" so far on the NC coast; So far!! The slow movement, south and west is going to continue to devastate the low country today and tomorrow before, they hope, sliding into the uplands and the southern Appalachians, dumping rain all along the way. That rain in the uplands will roll down into the low country causing flooding issues for days to come, the cleanup and recovery lingering into the fall and 2019 - think Houston is over Harvey, they are not.
Fortunately, local, state and FEMA crews have had time to get things together to deal with the nightmarish conditions that are and will occur with this storm. Sadly, in pretty typical fashion, Donnie Johnnie the Chump, our supposed leader is re-living last year's storms and bragging of the amazing work he did in Puerto Rico and in denial of the island's ongoing problems, still, and actual death toll there.  Good thing there are so many dedicated, hard working people at all levels of government (I'm sure delighted he cancelled their long overdue raise) to get things done. Be easier if there was actually a leader guiding the way along what will be a long recovery road ahead. Hunker down and hang on Carolinians!!
The Texas coast, trashed by Harvey last year, has an unnamed area of low pressure flinging Gulf moisture well inland again today, likely with ongoing flooding issues in the many low areas there. Tropical Storm Olivia trashed Maui yesterday with wind and rain, sliding on toward Oahu today. Issac is still in the Caribbean and mega-storm Mangkhut charges on toward east Asia and the islands and mainland there.
5.9 is the biggest quake so far today, Indonesia. Peru is quite shaken up today and so is south central Alaska. The north slope of the largest state, with lots of little shakes most days, is, perhaps, even shakier than normal. TN, TX and KS, all with little quakes in the central US. Nothing going on in Hawaii. China, Afghanistan, Japan, and Iran all have shake issues to deal with today, none are catastrophic. Central Va. Seismic Zone remains quiet!!
The thickening moon has moved on past Jupiter, but the planet is still near our natural satellite tonight -for anyone with a clear sky. Sunday the moon will be upper right of Saturn, upper left of the ringed world Monday night. I did get a quick glimpse of still bright red Mars last night, during a brief break in the clouds, on my way home from a jovial, tasty dinner at Obrigado. I didn't look long, I was driving.
Got in a walk between showers today with a large brown swimming machine, even saw moments of sunlight. But, the showers are back, more rain bands reaching out hundreds of miles from the center of Flo. Hope you get out, but be wary, today on Earth.