Yeah, I was excited about Dolly (my first direct hit hurricane). I rode the storm out on a 55 foot boat. We lost radio comms as the storm approached, but were still able to get radar images on cell phones for a bit longer. That thing seemed to sit on top of us forever!In case dish does end up dropping the channel I wish to share my favorite weather channel moment.
As Hurricane Dolly approached the Texas Louisiana coast everyone still unsure where it would make land fall they showed the Louisiana coastline. Everything was boarded up and the place was a ghost town. They then switched to another reporter in Texas showing the beach. It seems the Texas residents placed signs all over the beach and were still out and about. The camera zoomed in on the signs and they said: "Come get us Dolly" "Hurry up B***h and get here already" "Bring your a*s to Texas Dolly"
The weather announcer then stated that people in Texas were very strange.
Unfortunately we had to get underway just before sunset due to rising water topping the wharf where I was moored. We were in a turning basin where all the urban runoff collected... the current was smoking (8-9 knots easy). Between that and 40 knot winds with frequent gusts to 70, anchoring was no fun. I spent a very restless night and was most happy to have the winds die down just before dawn. Truly an unforgettable experience.
Not long after I was in Galveston (48 hours after Ike hit). I'm glad I didn't have to ride that one out!