Posted on 08/28/2005 11:04:05 AM PDT by Howlin
If you or your family is in the path of Hurricane Katrina, if you would like to, please "sign in" here so that we can keep track of our people as this storm progresses, especially after the storm has passed.
Onyx are you out of the direct line?
My daughter is a freshman at UWA - Livingston, AL about 200 miles northeast of New Orleans) and she has never been in a hurricane or weather that caused her to even have classes dismissed. They have shut down classes for Monday and Tuesday and so I am praying for her as she weathers her first storm away from home (phoenix, AZ is home)...
I am just north of I-10 in Baldwin County, AL. It is dead calm right now. A tornado or two was seen 30 or so mile south of here before 7:00 pm according to news reports.
Hope everyone in Port Sulphur and surrounding area has made it out. You folks have stayed put throught most of the last dozen or more hurricanes, but this one is a killer. GET OUT. JMF, former C/E, S.S. Louisiana Brimstone
Really? I see from the latest path, Katrina will be causing me trouble about Weds. I doubt it will be too bad here in Northern Kentucky, but figured I'd post just in case.
Prayers to all in danger.
Yes! From everything predicted right now, I think we'll get rain and hopefully not too much wind.
What does the "12 hours" mean?
BTW, I linked your most excellent graphic on the main thread.
Wow! Great map Spiff. Have you devised a way to highlight each name as they check in after the storm has passed so we can keep track of who has reported in?
Very nice work. Thanks for your efforts
Yes. I can change the color of their name and their icon graphics and color.
That is the predicted location 12 hrs from now. I have no control over those labels as they come with the dynamic data layer that I'm using.
My children have all been calling. They're worried sick.
I told them we'll be just fine. You're going get FR mail in a couple of minutes...lol.
Below is a post that I've posted elsewhere that describes how to track the storms using Dynamic Data Layers and Google Earth:
Google Earth is the best thing for tracking a storm and it is FREE: First, download and install Google Earth. Then, click on this link to install the National High Resolution (1km) Radar Refectivity Mosaic from NSSl/U of Oklahoma. This is updated every 2 minutes and is overlayed onto the United States portion of Google Earth. It is truly awesome. You can zoom in and see exactly what is in the eye of the storm down to the building. (No, the satellite and aerial photos are not updated in real time). Try it!
For updated Tropical Data and NHC Storm Forecast Models click here and install this Dynamic Data Layer into Google Earth. It includes forecast plots as well as the latest satellite imagery and diagrams and such from various sources. These are all automatically overlayed on Google Earth and each layer can be switch on and off or combined with other layers.
Have you told them you're letting them see how you felt when THEY were the ones in the line of the storm?!
Praying it's calm for you there.
:-)
Hi sweet you! As you know, my daughter has hurricane experience,... (the children treasure their quilts) but our sons in CA are really worried, because none of them have been here yet, so all they see are maps and projections and they don't understand how far north we are from the gulf coast or that Vicksburg is built on the bluffs overlooking the MS river.
Your posts are treasures!
I guess I'm in the path, but it'll only be a TS when it gets here to Oxford, MS. Prayers for the people on the coast.
WOW, Spiff. Your posts are much better than live TV.
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