Gustav strengthens, Fay still making rain, potential Hanna, Ike and Josephines?
Fay is now just west of Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama. She has moved up from Meridian in the last 12 hours. Thomasville, Georgia has gotten 27.5" of rain from this storm, and Lake Lanier, Atlanta's water supply, has gotten 3.41" so far, but probably more with this morning's storms.
Gustav is now a strong Category 1 storm with winds of 90 mph and 981 mb. He is expected to keep strengthening, especially before he makes landfall in Haiti today. In 5 days he is expected to be just west of the tip of Cuba as at least a Category 3, or a major hurricane. Everywhere from the entire Mexican Yucatan peninsula to the southern coast of Miami Dade and the Keys is in the cone of uncertainty by Saturday night/Sunday morning. As of right now, New Orleans is the most likely target.
In addition, there are at least 3 other potential waves out there, two of which with a moderate potential to form, that could turn into Hanna, Ike and Josephine. It's the beginning of the height of hurricane season!
In Atlanta metro, a tornado warning was posted during the morning rush hour for the entire city limits. Nothing was spotted, although the storm was located right over our house in NW Atlanta. Yikes. Things have cleared up a bit, but more rain is on the way and we're under a Tornado Watch until 7 PM this evening.
11:45 AM UPDATE: Gustav is about the same, but the track is going farther westbound and is still heading for New Orleans (listen to WWL for more details). Fay has now moved towards Courtland in Lawrence County, west of Huntsville. We're not getting rain now, but should get more this afternoon.
Gustav is now a strong Category 1 storm with winds of 90 mph and 981 mb. He is expected to keep strengthening, especially before he makes landfall in Haiti today. In 5 days he is expected to be just west of the tip of Cuba as at least a Category 3, or a major hurricane. Everywhere from the entire Mexican Yucatan peninsula to the southern coast of Miami Dade and the Keys is in the cone of uncertainty by Saturday night/Sunday morning. As of right now, New Orleans is the most likely target.
In addition, there are at least 3 other potential waves out there, two of which with a moderate potential to form, that could turn into Hanna, Ike and Josephine. It's the beginning of the height of hurricane season!
In Atlanta metro, a tornado warning was posted during the morning rush hour for the entire city limits. Nothing was spotted, although the storm was located right over our house in NW Atlanta. Yikes. Things have cleared up a bit, but more rain is on the way and we're under a Tornado Watch until 7 PM this evening.
11:45 AM UPDATE: Gustav is about the same, but the track is going farther westbound and is still heading for New Orleans (listen to WWL for more details). Fay has now moved towards Courtland in Lawrence County, west of Huntsville. We're not getting rain now, but should get more this afternoon.
Labels: Atlanta, Drought, Hurricanes, New Orleans
posted by Hurricanes and Zip Codes | 7:32 AM
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