Praying about Storms

I have a lot of family that live on the south Texas coast, all the way from South Padre Island to Corpus Christi to Houston.  I am naturally concerned anytime a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico, aware that someone about whom I care deeply could be affected.  This week, as the world watches Tropical Storm Alex travel into the Gulf, I have received a number of emails suggesting that we pray for it to miss the Rio Grande Valley or Corpus Christi, hoping that the trajectories showing the storm take a southern turn are correct.  And, it's occurred to me that this is a difficult thing for me to pray.  I can pray that my loved ones are safe.  I can pray that the storm dissipates in the Gulf.  I can pray that the winds die down or that structures withstand the force.  I cannot pray that the storm miss them and hit others, particularly, that it miss the US Coast and hit Mexico.  Not only does Mexico have a much higher poverty rate than most of the US, statistics say that less than 2% of its population claim to be born again Christians.  I cannot find it in me to pray for a devastating storm to pass over my loved ones who have means to protect themselves and/or get out of the way as well as eternal security in their relationship with Jesus Christ and hope that it strikes others much more likely to lose their homes and/or their lives with much higher consequences at stake.  I just can't do it.  :-/