Hurricane (cat 1) Lorenzo: Oh Come On Now

Seriously, this is a family blog. An admittedly, rather, ahhh, 'different' family but still.
First up, Reuters:

Hurricane Lorenzo strikes Azores, power cuts reported

TERCEIRA ISLAND, Portugal (Reuters) - Hurricane Lorenzo reached Portugal’s Azores islands early on Wednesday, causing power outages and knocking down trees across the mid-Atlantic archipelago, authorities said.

The hurricane, packing 90-mile per hour (150 kph) winds, was likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, with only a slow weakening forecast over the next 48 hours, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

The nine islands of the Azores lie about 1,500 km (930 miles) west of the Portuguese mainland and are home to nearly 250,000 people.

“This might be the strongest (hurricane) in the last 20 years,” said Carlos Neves, head of the Azores’ civil protection authority. “Although it shifted slightly in recent days to the west, it has affected us in a very aggressive way.”...MORE

And, as the storm goes extratropical, what may be our last posting of the NHC advisories
Here is the National Hurricane Center's map of estimated arrival times (I am so sorry), schedule subject to change:

We'll probably be switching over to European sources, for aesthetic reasons if nothing else.