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The 2026 hurricane season continues… see & read updates every day during the season (until Nov. 30th) at “Talking the Tropics With Mike”. August genesis map for the Atlantic:
Sad news from the Flora-Bama, an iconic bar & restaurant on the Florida/Alabama state line, Perdido Key. Longtime co-owner Pat McClellan passed away at 76. In 2004, the Flora-Bama was devastated by Cat. 3 hurricane Ivan. A few months later I visited the area & was introduced to Pat at the Flora-Bama. The restaurant was still serving food & drinks as best it could… along with some live music. Pat has some history in Jacksonville having served locally in the Navy. 20 years after Ivan, I returned to the Flora-Bama to see how the business had recovered. Pat was – as always – ready to talk :)… & the Flora-Bama came back bigger & stronger than ever. You can watch the story near the end – at about the 18-20 minute mark – in “Preparing for the Storm”:
Pat’s 2024 interview in its entirety:
We turn the calendars to August. The averages at JIA:
