Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings

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10. I've lived in Florida, West Coast, for 46 years.

As a sailor, always with a weather eye, have had to make stay or go choices.
Had property in Key Largo during Andrew. Had Elena linger just offshore and could recite a litany of storms.
When necessary, we leave, early.
But to witness hurricane parties that went awry, towns blown away and people "sticking it out," I have learned humans become inured to adversity and take pride in showing determination and toughness.
The writing of what's to come is plainly evident in the details around us for so many things.

Those Texans who planned for a glorious weekend away over the Fourth, chose to go forward even though we have weather forecasters at our fingertips.
They certainly knew Harvey dropped 50" of rain as it lingered over Houston. They had to know that Western Carolina took a serious hit with Milton.
Weather has become more serious.

My sense is, we as a general population, have not taken the clues around us as seriously as we ought.

Leadership challenges rather than assuages.

I will spend the summer watching the National Hurricane Center updates.