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Posted on 08/26/2005 10:25:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Forecast for today:
MIDDAY: Windy. A burst of Heavy Rain.
5pm: A heavy downpour is possible.
My fear is that Gulf Coast people are suffering from Hurricane fatigue and have seen predicted Force 4 go to 2 on landfall. So they will expect the same, and stay :(
..I evaucated twice last year, and tend to stay put if another one comes...
...but not if it's a category 4 and a direct hit...no way!
Our area didn't get a direct hit, but close enough...
..we are still rebuilding around here.....trees uprooted, many, many roofs damaged.
I felt like Scarlett O'Hara returning home....
..and my Tara was still standing!!
Yes--amazing.
My parents made fun of me when I told them to get out ahead of Hugo. Of course, Hugo shifted north at the last minute and hit Charleston instead of my parents' house . . . but if it hadn't swung around they would have been really stuck.
But a couple of false alarms tend to make people complacent. I hope the traffic isn't too bad. Surely there are back roads out of town?
Yes, I do! It was Juan or Kate, I think....in the mid-80's. We went to bed thinking it had passed us by only to wake up to it coming back!
It looks like NW Florida has dodged Katrina. We were packing up to evacuate. Our good fortune means someone else will take the brunt of this one. We haven't even finished repairs on our dock from Dennis!!
Update....per WWL
It is likely contraflow will begin this afternoon out of New Orleans "as early as 4:00 PM".
Did I just hear them say on the Weather Channel that the threat of wave action is today and tomorrow? New Orleans is going to be behind the curve if they wait until noon to make decisions.
That's the problem, Guen...they call for a 4, and well, we've seen less on landfall.
I don't know why, but this Krazy Kat scares me.
I'm sorry for your situation..Guen :(
Thanks--of course, it's still too early to predict landfall with pinpoint accuracy. The predicament is the need to begin 60-72 hours ahead of the storm. An impossible situation.
Unfortunately, N.O. is already behind the curve due to limited evac routes and population.
I mentioned earlier--this storm is giving me a sick feeling, usually reserved for a big storm headed toward Tampa Bay.
omG. this thing is turning into a real monster!
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-vis-loop.html
Anybody in the area should already have topped off his gas tank on any and all vehicles (as everybody else will get the same idea later this morning) and already have the wife and kids on the road to relatives/friends inland while daddy finishes up securing the house before heading inland as well. The NO evac routes will be a zoo very shortly
I have that pic on the refrigerator. It really does point to my house...
excellent pik :) but ya outta see the movie . . . lol
Ivan is now about 120 miles south of the Alabama line and is expected to come ashore early tomorrow along the Alabama-Mississippi line.
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