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Ida ought to bring rains
Published Monday, November 9, 2009
Tropical Storm Ida could bring heavy rain and wind to Central Alabama as the storm makes landfall and moves inland Tuesday.
The region has been placed under a flood watch as of 9 p.m. Monday, and a lake wind advisory until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gov. Bob Riley has declared a state of emergency.
“Our message always is to be prepared,” said Lauree Ashcom, deputy public information officer for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. “People even in inland counties need to be aware of the wind and rain forecast. It’s not just a coastal concern.”
The state EMA is in contact with county EMA offices in the region to prepare for emergencies connected with the storm.
The main concern is potential flash floods resulting from heavy rain. The National Weather Service is predicting 3-6 inches of rainfall for Central Alabama directly resulting from Ida.
The area with the heaviest rainfall will likely be the Clanton to Montgomery corridor, NWS Meteorologist Mark Rose predicted.
“The heavy rainfall is our main concern at this time,” Rose said, adding that winds are forecast to reach between 15 and 25 mph.
Ida was forecasted to make landfall around sunrise Tuesday near Mobile Bay. The storm is expected to shift northeast near Dothan. The storm’s wind speed as of 11 a.m. Monday was 70 mph and weakening.
At its strongest, Ida was a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph.
“Based on the latest information I have seen, Alabama lies directly in the path of Tropical Storm Ida,” Riley said Monday. “We’ve weathered storms before, and Alabamians have proven we know how to respond. Though it may not have the force of some of the storms we have dealt with in the past, we cannot afford to take Tropical Storm Ida lightly. The storm surge on the coast and flooding inland pose major threats which we all must take very seriously.”
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Posted by kittycreek (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I've become so accustomed to it that I didn't even notice the “Ida ought”, until you pointed it out. Ya gotta love Chilton County!
I drove in non-stop rain all the way from Cooper to downtown Montgomery this morning. Whew!
Posted by Likeitreallymatters (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank goodness. This drought was getting out of hand.
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I noticed the "Ida Ought" and thought it more poetic than "Ida should". I actually liked it. I believe the word "shoud" implies that it would be something the storm shoud do to be a proper storm. You know, like 'I should go to church' but sometimes I don't.
Posted by kittycreek (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"I ought to go to church but sometimes I don't."
I don't see the difference in the definitions.
I ought to be doing my work instead of goofing off on this forum!
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
kittycreek, You got me there! You are right...but I still think "Ida Ought" is more poetic sounding than "Ida should" but then thats just me.
Posted by kittycreek (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 9:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It's that good ole down home, southern slang - makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy! ☺
Posted by November162000 (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 9:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
kw: Have you become one of the self-hating elitists that enjoy looking down on southerners simply because we are from the south and sometimes possess a disinctive dialect and utilize a unique combination of words? I believe you were brought up in the same part of the woods that I was and thus should be able to understand that the use of the word "ought" is quite common and correct. Or, at least you ought to be able to. A southerner looking down his nose at "southern speak" is even less becoming than for a northerner to do it. Don't be worrying about "stereo-types". Worrying about such things indicates a lack of self-esteem to me. People who suffer from that generally over-compensate in various ways, you wouldn't want to be guilty of that, would you? :P
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I never have minded the southern speak as you call it. What really bugs me is when they do a report on the damage after the storm. They (local TV channels) always pick some family that fits the southern steriotype and then interview the person in the family with the fewest teeth! It drives me crazy! I know for a fact that there are families who lost everything in those storms/floods that HAVE teeth and can speak with a dignified southernspeak accent!
Posted by kittycreek (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeah, I've noticed that...
It seems like the reporters seek out the most pathetic looking, uneducated victim that they can possiby find, to interview. What's up with that?
Posted by November162000 (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)
alive: You are correct about TV reporters finding the most toothless person available to tell about the fact that the tornado sounded just like a freight train as it lifted the trailer off the axles. However, having traveled extensively up north, I can tell you that you will find AT LEAST as many toothless rednecks up north as you will find here. If you don't believe me then you are welcome to go with me in a few weeks to Wisconsin and the upper pennisula of Michigan, you'll be a believer then. My point is that the stereotype that people apply to southerners is actually MORE applicable to many northerners, it's just that it's politically correct and acceptable to look down on southerners.
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
November: I know you are correct about the north having as many toothless individuals as the south. From my experience (which is limited) it seems that the rednecks in the north are mostly farmers. They are scarrier in some ways than the southern type. At least most of the southerners I know have traveled outside their state...or even country. Up north they see no reason to ever leave the farm. They just look at you like your crazy for ever wanting to travel just for the experience/fun of it. Then after dismissing you with a cold shoulder they go out and play cow pie frizbee. Oh the stories I won't tell.
No it isn't right to steriotype any areas people...but it can be somewhat fun if not serious. Although I supose still hurtfull to some. Maybe best not to do it at all. But why do local news channels continue to steriotype their own communities? It just doesn't make sense.
Posted by larry (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 11:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
HOW HIGHS THE WATER MOMMA??
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)
What is a Turkey mouth? I'm not sure if kw was insulting me or not. I love all cultures. Well almost all. I don't love cultures that promote war as a way to clense the earth. Oh wait, we do that sometimes. Now I'm really stuck.
Posted by countyresident (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 12:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
alive! You are too funny!!! He said turkey moNth!! As in fellow commenter November 162000. hehehe
Posted by CrimusK8T (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Reporters look for several things when it comes to whether or not they want someone from a storm battered community to speak on camera...
1. Must reside in a mobile home.
2. Males must be dressed in stained tee shirt (bonus points for "wife beaters")Trucker hats,tobacco bulge in mouth (or pants as long as it is visible in camera shot). Females wearing clothes with "Tweety", "Bugs", or "Taz",rings on every finger,sweat pants,and house shoes.
3.Poor communication skills. ( "Alls we seen was the sky gettin all dark,thats when we covered our heads up- next thang I knowed it got all quite and then there was this loud noise....it sounded like a train. We's just glad we didnt get kilt.")
Also....A few missing teeth are always prefered- but not required.
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 12:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Guess I better put my glasses on when I read. Thanks, countyresident. I'm sure glad I'm not a turkey mouth...I had heard of turkey neck and that could have been all too true!
I bet I typo a lot too without my glasses.
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 12:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
CrimusK8T and kw: You both have been very helpfull in explaining some things that have baffeled me for so long.
I always wondered what criteria were used by reporters. And now I know the effects of Nyquil. I'm so glad it wasn't my glasses...I hate wearin um.
Thank you!
Posted by njones (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ida thought this would create a lot of posts!
Ida learned from the past, these things can get silly.
Ida think I better stop now.
BTW, not everyone looks down on Southerners or Southern speak : Ida know - I'm from NJ!
Posted by alive (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
njones: I think the correct statement and pronunciation for you would be "I dnno cuz imma northerner"? I don't think everyone looks down on southerners either...but when someone says something that can be interpreted by a southerner as being talked down to...look out! Northerners, on the other hand, just look at you and go out to milk the cows and grumble under their breath...or threaten to sue.
I'm so happy it's raining!
Posted by cpw (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ought -- used to express obligation (ought to pay our debts), advisability (ought to take care of yourself), natural expectation (ought to be here by now), or logical consequence (the result ought to be infinity)
from Middle English 12th century not Refuge, Alabama says Merriam-Webster
Just ignore these country bumpkins Scott.
Posted by November162000 (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Apparently there are elitists on either side of an issue.
kw: " Not elitist looking down, just an antagonist having FUN! NOW!" So was I. I had run out of absolutely anything to do as the rain continued to fall and my backyard turned into a lake. :)
Posted by countyresident (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Uh oh! Now Rickey speaks Spainsh...and here comes the rain on him! I know how everyone likes to pick on him! Cuidado Rickey!
Posted by dottie2008 (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 6:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Normally the only folks that make fun of the way we talk is people from the north.
When we speak people know exactly where we are from.
Here in the south we just come up with any ole kind of language, And the folks from up north just talk proper.
Instead of us saying you guys, we say go over yonder and get that. And Ya'll come back now.
I am proud to be a southern and not afraid to say where I am from.
Kw seems like folks are always hating on you.
Posted by dottie2008 (anonymous) on November 10, 2009 at 8:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
kw you do have a way to get everyone going...
You know the saying sometimes the truth hurts...
And if the shoe fits wear it..
I like all the comments that you make.
At least you are being honest, and you don't admit to being something your not. Honestly is the best policy..
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