Of course I predicted a Biloxi-Mobile landfall 6 hrs ago LOL, so I guess I am with Joe on this one.
Just East of NO would spare them the brunt of the devastating winds, But as the storm approaches the northern edge will push water up the missippi and also into Lake P, and NO will still become a huge Bathtub full of water.
LTNS....going to catch up to the end of the thread, then take a break, get fed, get everything else out of the way...it's going to be a long night.
We need to see about chilling some of the wild eyes out. This may be rough, but there's nothing like panic over inaccurate early reports to make any situation even worse than it actually is.