Just as I said, Alabama was originally projected to be hit. The Fake News denies it! pic.twitter.com/elJ7ROfm2p— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2019
People are dying and the storm has struck South Carolina, but let's just continue the farce, shall we?
I see, if you select "34 knot winds" which are projected as strong enough to "break twigs off a tree" on the Beaufort scale, the NOAA briefly included Alabama last week. pic.twitter.com/E03s1WS3cW— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) September 5, 2019
Oh, he wasn't through there:
I was with you all the way Alabama. The Fake News Media was not! https://t.co/gO5pwahaj9— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2019
The AL National Guard posted that tweet on August 30th. Later that same day:
Models are becoming more consistent with keeping Dorian (and major impacts) east of Alabama next week. There is still some guidance that suggests Dorian could get into the eastern Gulf before turning back to the north/northeast. Learn more at https://t.co/17qvPMnZgw pic.twitter.com/SLFjhmLsok— Alabama EMA (@AlabamaEMA) August 30, 2019
And the day after that, Trump said:
Looking like our great South Carolina could get hit MUCH harder than first thought. Georgia and North Carolina also. It’s moving around and very hard to predict, except that it is one of the biggest and strongest (and really wide) that we have seen in decades. Be safe!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2019
The same day the Alabama National Guard said:
#HurricaneDorian models are beginning to more consistently show the storm tracking away from Alabama. We stand with our @FLGuard brethren, however. We have troops and equipment ready to head south when you call. #OneGuard #OneMission https://t.co/ZuCweDslqU— AL National Guard (@AlabamaNG) August 31, 2019
So you can see it more clearly, here is the NHC tweet within that tweet:
Here are the 5 AM EDT Saturday, August 31 Key Messages for Hurricane #Dorian. A prolonged period of storm surge and hurricane-force winds are likely over portions of the northwestern Bahamas. Visit https://t.co/tW4KeFW0gB for more info. pic.twitter.com/aVMKOqAvfn— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 31, 2019
And the day after that, Trump, who was "updated hourly," apparently on the golf course, said:
Nothing so far explains the inclusion of Alabama in that tweet, and no mention of it in the prior tweet. Meanwhile, in the present:In addition to Florida - South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever. Already category 5. BE CAREFUL! GOD BLESS EVERYONE!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2019
As Dorian strikes the Carolinas, the president digs out old maps in hopes of proving that his original tweet was correct. https://t.co/sospEDcN3c— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) September 5, 2019
To be fair, Alabama was predicted to receive as much as 1-3" of rain in some areas near Georgia as late as August 30.
#Dorian is expected to be slow moving as it nears the Florida coastline, which could result in heavy rainfall. Here is the latest 7 day total rainfall forecast. @NWSWPC pic.twitter.com/4hnKZuUQBS— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 30, 2019
Which I would consider a good soaking.
Hurricane Dorian GA relief efforts for Bahamas underway— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 5, 2019
The good folks at @AOPA and general aviation pilots in the @aerobridge progran from across the U.S. are flying relief supplies and personnel to the Bahamas after #Dorian.
https://t.co/5fj2IOpbma
And the Alabama National Guard stands ready to assist if sister states call for aid. And the POTUS? He's still waiting for staff to bring him new maps he can tweet out over a controversy that nobody would have noticed if he'd have let it go.
This is not a well man. Good thing we have the 25th Amendment, right?
Right?
Right?
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