Hurricanes update
Gustav is now in Little River County, Arkansas, near the Red River and Bowie County, Texas, closest to the town of Ashdown, Arkansas. Since yesterday afternoon he has moved this way. Rain up to 10" has been dumped in that area, and tornado warnings are still out in central Louisiana. Orleans residents are also now allowed to go home to check their property.
Hanna is at 60 mph and 996 mb. It should hit Charleston as a Category 1 hurricane around midnight Friday, but in the next three days COULD hit anywhere from Boca Raton to Morehead City, North Carolina (near Cape Lookout). The Clemson game could be moved because of it (they are playing the Citadel). In the next five days, it will make its way up the east coast, being in Maine by the end of the weekend.
Ike is still churning its way west. In five days, it should be a Category 3, and could be anywhere from Miami to the upper Keys, but in reality shouldn't quite be that far. New Orleans and Houston should be on alert for this one. Now its at 65 mph and 996 mb, but will most likely strengthen to a hurricane today.
Josephine is at 60 mph and 1000 mb, but will most likely stay out at sea.
No words on any evacuations, but The Post and Courier is showing the contraflow routes (although I don't know if they call it contraflow in SC).
2:30 PM UPDATE: Gustav is still in Little River County, Arkansas, near Winthrop, and still dropping heavy rain. Areas between Alexandria & Shreveport have gotten up to 17" of rain so far.
Hannah is now projected to make landfall in the Grand Strand area near Georgetown, but not until Saturday morning, and then skirt the coast and be over Boston as a tropical storm on Sunday morning.
9 PM UPDATE: Hanna looks like it now might be on course to hit Hampton Roads and the Outer Banks by Saturday afternoon...and Ike is a major hurricane that may follow in her footsteps.
Hanna is at 60 mph and 996 mb. It should hit Charleston as a Category 1 hurricane around midnight Friday, but in the next three days COULD hit anywhere from Boca Raton to Morehead City, North Carolina (near Cape Lookout). The Clemson game could be moved because of it (they are playing the Citadel). In the next five days, it will make its way up the east coast, being in Maine by the end of the weekend.
Ike is still churning its way west. In five days, it should be a Category 3, and could be anywhere from Miami to the upper Keys, but in reality shouldn't quite be that far. New Orleans and Houston should be on alert for this one. Now its at 65 mph and 996 mb, but will most likely strengthen to a hurricane today.
Josephine is at 60 mph and 1000 mb, but will most likely stay out at sea.
No words on any evacuations, but The Post and Courier is showing the contraflow routes (although I don't know if they call it contraflow in SC).
2:30 PM UPDATE: Gustav is still in Little River County, Arkansas, near Winthrop, and still dropping heavy rain. Areas between Alexandria & Shreveport have gotten up to 17" of rain so far.
Hannah is now projected to make landfall in the Grand Strand area near Georgetown, but not until Saturday morning, and then skirt the coast and be over Boston as a tropical storm on Sunday morning.
9 PM UPDATE: Hanna looks like it now might be on course to hit Hampton Roads and the Outer Banks by Saturday afternoon...and Ike is a major hurricane that may follow in her footsteps.
Labels: Hurricanes, New Orleans
posted by Hurricanes and Zip Codes | 6:39 AM
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