Question about TS Hanna

[vik70]

I have been watching the weather and it now seems that TS Hanna may be affecting our area this weekend.  When is a decision made about whether we will swim or not? How will we be notified?  Is there an alternative date in these type of extreme cases?  A tropical storm going through here, even the night before, would really agitate the river.  Just getting a little nervous, because I really want for the swim to happen, but I want to make sure it is safe since it is my first time.  Thanks for your reassurances and information ahead of time.

[chillcop]

We will watch the weather very closely as the weekend nears. The forecast for Sunday, at this time, looks like it will be clear. We will send an email blast out sometime on Saturday evening as we know more about the storm. There is no alternative date for the swim so we will wait and see what the conditions are like on Sunday morning.

[lmjTtown]

There isn't an alternative date for the swim. If the weather is bad, the swim doesn't happen. In the past 16 years, this hasn't happened. This is my 8th swim and the previous seven all took place on perfect summer days!  We all just got an email from Diandra of LLS and she said the following:

"We will watch the weather very closely as the weekend nears. The forecast for Sunday, at this time, looks like it will be clear. We will send an email blast out sometime on Saturday evening as we know more about the storm. There is no alternative date for the swim so we will wait and see what the conditions are like on Sunday morning."


Even if the weather clears, my hope is that, as you say, the river is swimmable.  We'll have to wait and see what mother nature does.

Good luck, and don't be nervous!



 

[lmjTtown]

Just curious, did you swim on Sunday? I know you had reservations about participating.  I hope you did swim and that you had a good experience.  The currents were wicked! I hope you'll participate next year. What is fun, is the fact that the river is an ever changing body of water and each year's experience is unique.  The most important factor is that we are all contributing to a very important cause.  

Stay Strong, and we'll see you next year