Posted on 08/26/2012 11:56:51 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
On August 24th, we warned on Forbes that Tropical Storm Isaac could pose a threat to energy markets and even rival Hurricane Katrina in its destructive power (Could Tropical Storm Isaac Turn Into Another Katrina?). While the computer models are still showing a substantial spread in solutions, it appears more likely that Isaac will make landfall somewhere near the Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast. This track will provide the storm more time to intensify over the very warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.
The entire Gulf Coast from Lake Charles, LA to Panama City, FL should be aware of the latest forecast model guidance. The reason for this large spread is because the computer models are split between whether a trough will capture Isaac or not. As of 8AM Sunday morning, it appears Isaac will not be captured and as a result, a more westward track is most likely.
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whats his twitter handle?
Check out 1947 dry icing(silver Iodide ) of hurricane in Sept./Oct.
Was supposed to cause storm to lose power. Caused SEVERE flooding of South Florida! Ft. Lauderdale to Miami under water.
This storm IS in the path of New Orleans.
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Joe Bastardi
@BigJoeBastardi
https://twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi
Why?? For a thunderstorm?? The thing has already passed with little damage...now headed to ms or la. coast. Are we headed for an epic Obama FEMA fail??
That’s where they were told to go.
Camille was much smaller and had more intense winds. Katrina was monster in size. It caused flooding from Layafette to Mobile.
On Sunday, the day before it hit, it went to cat5 with winds to 175. The winds died before hitting Mississippi, but the surge already had momentum and didn't diminish.
I believe the surge from Katrina was 10ft or so higher than Camille. There was a old blue boat with a marker of the surge from Camille. We saw it on trips to the MS coast. That was all washed away.
We drove to Mississippi and you could see debris on the side of the I-10 bridges. That was five miles inland!
I agree; $160 is too much to pay for a weather blog. However, a lot of corporations pay big bucks for the private forecasts offered by Bastardi and his firm, WeatherBell. True, they sometimes go out on a limb, but you don’t keep Fortune 500 clients without a strong track record. From what I hear, WeatherBell has a rather impressive customer list, and Bastardi took some big accounts with him when he left Accu-Weather.
If you want a good barometer of where the storm is going (and how bad it’s going to be), talk to someone in logistics who works for Lowe’s, Home Depot, or Wal-Mart. Those companies have a long track record of getting needed items to their stores in the impact zone before and immediately after the storm. If you’re on/near the Gulf Coast, and see a lot of trucks from those stores in your area, or staging within 100 miles of the coast, you can expect the worst from Isaac.
After Katrina, some academics did a study of the government response to the storm versus the Wal-Mart response. Naturally, the company was far more efficient at anticipating where the need would be the greatest, and getting essential items to their stores in those areas.
Well Daytona is a long way from the Ms. And La. Gulf coasts. I am sure Jindal is not waiting on the Feds to do anything and is already gearing up.
“This storm IS in the path of New Orleans”.
OK..I’ll rephrase: the sayings “another Katrina” or “it was no Katrina” should be reserved for AFTER New Orleans takes a direct hit from a hurricane. You missed my point.
Are you guys at NHC listening?
Don’t know if they will go.They work for private companies.
Don’t forget, they could also use a portion as the Nation’s garbage fill, cap it, then draw methane to power the city.
O’looterguy! Hahahaha!!!!! This should be a bumper sticker - I’d buy it.
If a Chocolate City gets watery, would that make it a Puddin’ City?
But seriously, hope this doesn’t become a natural disaster. Hope everyone down there comes out safe & sound.
A good amount of the land in the Netherlands was built up that way.
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