[rwfromkansas]

Yeah, but it should pass WELL to the west, so it should bring rain.

[Caramelgal]

Yeah, but it should pass WELL to the west, so it should bring rain.

You may be right and let’s hope so except that WELL west would not be so good news for Galveston or Houston. It really all depends on how big Gustav gets and how much water it pushes out in front of it. Severe wind damage from most hurricanes is typically limited to a rather small area near the center of the eye. The greatest threat and loss of life from most hurricanes is from flooding due to heavy rain and storm surge.

Katrina passed just east of NO and as bad as it was, it would have been even worse if it had passed just to the west.