Hurricane Dorian: Getting comfy with the storm lingo again

Definition: A person who becomes obsessed with the panicky, irrational quest to collect numerous pallets of bottled water any time a storm comes near, wiping out store shelves for a commodity that comes out of your home's faucet, even if the electrical power is lost.

Used in a sentence: "There was a line of H-2-Ogres outside Publix waiting for the truck to arrive."

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Term: http://www.infomaker.se/idf/1.0" id="strong-c480e0e8a7b5c28d9079198b594191ec">Cat creep

Definition: The gradual inflation of storm intensity forecasts over time as they get closer to shore.

Used in a sentence: "Dorian was predicted to hit Florida as a Category 1 storm earlier in the week, but after a few days of cat creep, the predictions had it growing to a Category 4 by landfall."

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Term: http://www.infomaker.se/idf/1.0" id="strong-23a5212551cbdc2fe87b6a96e583fd06">The scone of uncertainty

Definition: Wondering if the nearby Dunkin Donuts will be open the morning after the storm.

Used in a sentence: "Due to the rather large scone of uncertainty with Dorian, I'm buying a big box of Lucky Charms cereal before the storm hits."

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Term: http://www.infomaker.se/idf/1.0" id="strong-5908f74b60c4e9afb17b42f194eb9b93">Evacuation plan

Definition: Eating lots of bran as the storm approaches

Used in a sentence: "The roads may have been backed up by Dorian, but I surely wasn't."

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Term: http://www.infomaker.se/idf/1.0" id="strong-6dd80c32788df2c3c3c671592672d65c">Feeder band

Definition: Any rainfall that happens in your area within 72 hours of the approach of the actual hurricane.

Used in a sentence: "Yes, Weather Channel, I'm calling to report that a feeder band just knocked down a palm frond in my yard in case you want to send a crew."

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Term: http://www.infomaker.se/idf/1.0" id="strong-7b58bc03da1f8fd2fec436b839088c19">Live Doppler

Definition: Stuff hurricane weather people start talking about when they begin hallucinating due to a lack of sleep.

Used in a sentence: "You'd better go slow with those mushrooms or you'll start seeing Live Doppler.

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