On Saturday, when the tropical system in the Gulf was first being modeled, we were nearly dead center of the cone. Yesterday, the cone was slipping to the east, and we were on the left side of the cone. Today, we're out of the cone, and the newest forecast track of the center is somewhere near Vermillion Bay in Louisiana. That's good news for us, but New Orleans will be on the dirty side of the storm; whatever it does. It may be a hurricane, but some forecast are saying it will be only a tropical storm at landfall. Either way, there will be a surge, lots of rain on the east side of the center, and those on the coast will see some type of storm surge. Hopefully, it moves fast, and the damage is minimal compared to a storm that sits on the coast.
Farther west would be okay, we need the rain up here.
ReplyDeleteWhat surprised me was a report that stated the hurricane will give some dry places in Louisiana, and Mississippi some needed rain. I had the impression they had too much during recent times and the rain would be far from a relief.
DeleteWell it's a good thing Darth Cheney doesn't have his hurricane weather machine to steer it directly into N'awlins again.
ReplyDeleteButhe doesn't h8 blacks any more because he's all in for Que Mala.
...Or sumpin.
New Orleans will be on the dirty side of the storm, and could get some heavy rain. Whether they can pump it out is the big question. If I lived there, I'd be taking a short vacation.
DeleteYep, but wet is better than chasing your house down the road...
ReplyDeleteIt is. After sitting through Ike, I decided it's easier to drive away for even as much as a few hours, instead of sitting through the worst of a hurricane. Two hours east, or west, and the worst passes by.
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