Welcome to hurricane season! Technically, this has been going on since June 1, but with only a short-lived tropical depression to speak of, the first two and a half months of the 2009 Atlantic season has not exactly been in the forefront of everyone’s mind.
That’s changing, though. Tropical Storm Ana formed this morning, with Tropical Depression Three right behind it (expect it to become Bill soon). Where are they headed? While it’s too soon to say for sure, these two are storms we’ll want to keep an eye on in Charleston. (More …)
Chuck Boyd 12:00 pm on August 18, 2009 Permalink
Please make the date more prominent on this weather page.
I was reading along and happened to glance up at the tiny date and saw it was 3 days ago.
Not too impressive when seeking internet “instant” updates.
Thanks.
Jared Smith 1:34 pm on August 18, 2009 Permalink
Thanks for the feedback, Chuck. The design’s still very much in flux; I have a lot more work to do with it, but limited time to work with it.
I’m not thrilled with my performance updating the site, either. Life does tend to get in the way. However, with Bill not likely to threaten Charleston, I’m hesitant to accelerate coverage and blow a storm spinning in the Atlantic out of proportion. I’ve added an editor’s note to the latest post to hopefully explain this editorial position a bit better. I also need to put the “don’t use for life or death decisions” disclaimer back in, too.