[Eagle of Liberty]

Weather.com shows only small percent of isolated storms. I’m sure that will be updated very soon to show tornado watches in effect for the Charlotte area tonite. It wouldn’t surprise me at this point.

Me neither. Since Isaac is now gone, every time they give the "weather report", they somehow mention the DNC convention. TOO funny!!

[Eagle of Liberty]

Ha! And now on Weather.com!

Riskiest Convention Cities

Charlotte, site of this year’s Democratic National Convention Sept. 3-6, doesn’t make our list of riskiest convention host cities. But Charlotte is not immune to hurricanes and tropical storms. In September 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast and then passed just west of Charlotte. Winds gusted to 100 mph, downing trees and power lines. A total of 12 tropical storms have passed within 50 miles of Charlotte. Tropical Depression Danny in July of 1997 caused significant flooding in Charlotte.

Although we used only hurricanes in our analysis, a tropical storm could disrupt events for host cities as well. A five-day forecast projected path implicating a convention host city would likely cause anxiety and send emergency planners scrambling. Because conventions only occur during a few days during the six-month hurricane season, the overall threat of an interruption is low.