I subscribe to Lowe's 99 Hurricane Central, which some of you might like to subscribe to as well. (It was Lowe's 98 last year, of course.) When a tropical depression forms the service begins sending bulletins. (It's free.) This is their first message this season:

GRAY SAYS '99 MAY BE JUST AS DEVASTATING

National hurricane forecaster William Gray is sticking with his earlier guess about this hurricane season -- and it's still not looking good. Gray is predicting 14 tropical storms, nine hurricanes and four intense hurricanes. They are the same figures issued by the Colorado State University professor in December.

Find out what Gray has to say about Florida and how many billions of dollars in damage the next big storm could cause.

http://www.storm99.com

1926 HURRICANE WOULD BE COSTLIEST

Adjusting for how Florida has changed, the storms of the early 20th Century would do damage on the order of Hurricane Andrew, an unnerving prospect for the future, according to hurricane researcher Christopher W. Landsea. The No. 1 storm would be the Category 4 hurricane of 1926, estimated to cause $80 billion if it hit today. Find out what the other top storms would be.

http://www.storm99.com/about/comparedamage.html

Check out these reports and start thinking about preparing for what could be a remarkable season ahead. It officially starts June 1.

http://www.storm99.com/getready

Co-sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency:

http://www.fema.gov/

Subscribe by sending a blank message to:

storm-subscribe@lists.storm99.com or visit our Web site at:

http://www.storm99.com/email

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), April 09, 1999

Answers

Hey, Old Git, I can't subscribe with the link you gave,what am I doing wrong? Daryll

-- daryll (twinck@wfeca.net), April 09, 1999.

Sorry it didn't work, Daryll. Just go to the Web site and there's a form.

http://www.storm99.com/email

(It's not a hot link.)

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), April 09, 1999.

Thanks, Old Git!! Very worthwhile links! I subscribed & I'll be visiting those sites frequently.

Feels good to know I'm at least prepared with supplies if one should hit my area. I sure hope not, though. I'd hate to go into 2000 empty- handed!!

-->Very Happy to be Prepared in FLA<--

:~) <--- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- JA (JA4you@aol.com), April 09, 1999.