Just now transcribing Chris M on PMSNBC
Chris: Can you actually project these almost constant geometric turns
The rest is all the WeatherDude:
Turns are very erratic
98 degrees with 102 degrees heat index for people on hiways in Houston
New stuff, winds down to 145 (still old report) but bringing it ashore as Cat 4.
NOLA now under TS warning
Raining hard
Could rain there for 72 hours
Official forecast track has not changed much.
If you are on the right side of the landfall, etc. blah blah
We have indications this storm is starting to slow down.
Some computer models show storm stalling out in Eastern Texas, showing "squirrely lines" after land fall.
One to two feet of rain
Then, tributaries lead to Mississippi, and "we all know where those little rivers go"
Beaumont, Port Arthur is projected now as area of landfall
Leaving Port Arthur now. We're scared to death.
The storm surge is supposed to come in in a matter of MINUTES. Up to the roof. I pray everyone is getting out and there will be no deaths.
The projected flooding here is unbelieveable, 40 mi inland. Whole area covered.
I know a lot of people don't know much about our little area, but it's real nice. Awful lot of people over here when you get right down to it, Beaumont is pretty big, the highways are unreal getting them out.
Thankfully now switching to contraflow on our route out. We're going to Shreveport.