Hurricane season’s here — time to stock up on our acronyms

Frank Cerabino

It’s hurricane season again, and the National Hurricane Center is doing its best to reach everybody in case of an approaching storm.

With that in mind, the government agency will be employing five Twitter accounts to establish what the hurricane center describes as “interactive outreach” with the public to include not only information about approaching storms, but also “fun facts” and responses to questions.

This is a great idea. Government-led chats about hurricanes on Twitter will ensure that this important news reaches that segment of the population who get most of their information through social media.

To make it really work, the National Hurricane Center needs to take the next step by adopting a whole new glossary of social media acronyms specifically tailored for hurricane season.

Don’t worry. I’m on the job. I’ve already compiled a listing of hurricane-season acronyms that can be used when tweeting with the National Hurricane Center (@NWSNHC) during this upcoming season.

Acronym: BFF Definition: best Florida forecaster

Used in a sentence: I’m not going to put up the shutters until I see what my BFF Jack Beven at the National Hurricane Center writes in the discussion section of the 5 o’clock update.

Acronym: OMG! Definition: oh my generator! Used in a sentence: OMG! It’s quiet outside — we must be out of gas.

Acronym: WTF Definition: we’re totally fleeing

Used in a sentence: WTF, the hurricane hunter plane just reported Category 5 eye wall winds. Acronym: LMAO Definition: leaving my animal outside

Used in a sentence: I was LMAO until I heard the dog scratching at the back door when the first feeder band arrived.

Acronym: IMHDO Definition: in my Home Depot opinion

Used in a sentence: I’m just saying, IMHDO, that we’re better off buying the plywood now