5:00 Melbourne Florida Frances update. I have to laugh listening to the news and the way they are grasping at straws trying to find something damaging in this storm. I am very happy that it has turned out this way, but the media sure can try to over do things. One of the local reporters just walked out in the middle of the road on the causeway here with her wind gauge. The guy interviewing her says it must be getting to hurricane strength wind now. She looks at the gauge and reports that the wind is gusting to 29 mph. Just to give you an idea the current conditions here. I have a few pics.
Taken from my porch this shows the strongest gust so far.
Some more palms showing a little more wind force.
A neigbors tree uprooted.
Now the report is that the storm has stalled.