It's just after 2:00 p.m. and I just experienced our first of what will likely be quite a few feeder bands run through our neighborhood here in South Central Florida. This hurricane is a good 150 miles southwest in the Gulf of Mexico and not expected to veer directly at us, but we are on the easterly side of it which means we'll be getting a fair amount of wind and rain nevertheless. What's a little concerning though is as shown in the graphic above the spaghetti models predicting the eventual path of Hurricane Idalia, slamming into the Big Bend region of North Florida, ripping through South Eastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina, and then popping back into the Atlantic Ocean. And, according to at least one model labeled GEN, it'll loop back 'round and make its way back towards Florida in a beeline directly towards me. Oh hell no! Yes, I have seen this before where a storm circles around the state and loops around it only to hit it twice. It sounds ridiculous but consider Florida is, after all, a big peninsula surrounded by massive bodies of water. It happens. But not this time. I'll say this though you've barely arrived, Idalia, you're not welcome creeping 'round my back door.