Hurricane Ivan -- Wednesday 9/15

NWS, NHC, various | 9/15/2004

[Theo]

Pretty nasty thunderstorm right now, hm? (I'm in Chesapeake)

[lainie]

http://www.nola.com/rivercam/

[Quilla]

Prayers for you too, commish!

[GOP_1900AD]

I was refering to the overall shape of the coastline from the LA - MS state line to somewhere out toward Morgan City. The coast looks like a bird's foot on a map.

[BurbankKarl]

W5WA reporting in from Vancleve MS

Barometric pressure 29.80
winds ??? wind direction 070 degree

seas 2 feet above normal, no severe wave action

[Alas Babylon!]

Good luck. Keep your airmen safe. Make the Lt's do the dangerous work!

[Truth666]

For the past hour Ivan didn't move !

[LA Woman3]

I have heard reports of people going back home since the traffic situation is such a nightmare.

[Quilla]

Wow, I'm surprised to see any activity on the Mississippi this morning. Maybe they're just heading for the Riverwalk. /tacky humor

[Eagle Eye]

http://pensacolanewsjournal.com


THE VERY LATEST: Updated @ 11:43 a.m.
• Landfall predicted at 1 a.m. in Mobile Bay
• Latest hurricane center dispatch
• Pensacola Bay Bridge still open
• Shelters
• Latest

[Types_with_Fist]

Okay. I see what you mean.

[Lakeside]

No! No one reporting from N.O. Someone posted earlier how oddly silent the news media was considering the storm is still moving that way. It's driving me nuts.

[shield]

Thanks for the ping...pong

[gopwinsin04]

Im beginning to think the NOLA weathermen are clueless..

[Quilla]

Before I left the house this morning I saw one Fox reporter in New Orleans. I can't recall who he was - maybe William Logginess (sp) - they were reporting from a deserted Bourbon Street.

[Types_with_Fist]

No one reporting from N.O.

No, they aren't. The problem is that if the storm hits there they can only "report" from a helicopter. I haven't noticed that Geraldo is "In the Eye of the Storm" on this one either. Maybe he's smarter than I gave him credit for.

[BurbankKarl]

29.78 Barometric Pressure and falling
gusts to 17mph


K5BQJ
Ocean Springs, MS

[gopwinsin04]

Im not surprised, the nearest hotels appear to be some cheap ones in Houston.

[independentmind]

The Weather Channel had someone reporting from New Orleans this morning before I went to work. Perhaps he was wise, and has relocated.

[No Blue States]

" believe the shape of the coastline is amplifying the storm surge. Not only the curvature from Big Bend toward the West, but also, the "bird's foot" of LA is acting as a dam."

Thats the same thing ive been thinking. Looking at the loops puts a pit in my stomach for New Orleans. Where is all that water going to go that Ivan is whipping around toward lake Pontchartrain?