Gustav Impacts Reching Louisiana (Weakening Trend May Be Over, Signs of Strengthening)

[Hissyspit]

Source: The Weather Channel

Gustav Impacts Reaching Louisiana
Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
9:19 p.m. ET 8/31/2008

As of 7 p.m. CDT, Gustav was centered about 250 miles south-southeast of New Orleans and is moving at to the northwest at a pretty good clip at 17 mph.
View the Gustav Tracker. Gustav's weakening trend may be over and, despite some strengthening as it approaches Louisiana, the hurricane will likely remain a Category 3. Signs of some recent strengthening include a pressure drop to 952 millibars; down from 960 mb earlier today. This said, Gustav continues to be a dangerous major hurricane and will move into Louisiana Monday.

Hurricane Gustav should continue to move in a northwesterly direction with some slightly slowing through Monday. On that path and speed the landfall should occur Monday morning, however any turn to the west would prolong the landfall into Monday afternoon or evening.

Squally showers will increasingly brush the Gulf Coast from the western Florida peninsula and far southeastern Louisiana through this evening. Stronger outer bands of squally showers should move into the Florida panhandle, southern Alabama, southern Mississippi and more of the Louisiana coast tonight. The threat of tornadoes increases overnight in those areas as well. All interests along the Gulf Coast should pay very close attention to this extremely dangerous storm.

Read more: http://www.weather.com/newscenter/hurricanecentral/update/index.html

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Protected path and forecast viewable at link. Gustav's center of circulation will pass west of New Orleans, rather than miles to the east, making it a potentially stronger impact on the city.

[RantinRavin]

1. While it will be the slightly stronger side of the storm,

at least they won'y have the hours of southerly wind pushing the lake into the city.

[kestrel91316]

2. Yeah, they will. Lows circulate counterclockwise.

[jus_the_facts]

3. Been listenin' to a radio call in show in NOLA...thousands are stranded in their cars from MS to AL.

....one woman said it took her 19 hours to get from Slidell to Tuscalousa. :scared: :yoiks:

[MadrasT]

4. Oh no, still?

That is so awful...

[jus_the_facts]

6. Yes...still...stalled traffic all along I 55...so I'm sure it's no better along the others either...

:evilfrown:

[HeeBGBz]

5. I read another that took 13 hours from N.O. to Hattiesburg

People stuck on the road with the storm about to hit.

[jus_the_facts]

7. Another woman said she'd only gone 20 miles in 7 hours....

....they didn't close down all four lanes to go in one direction...fuckin' idiots. :argh:

[MGB67]

10. I noticed that also.......

but I did see in the aerial footage of the congestion one or three cars moving quickly in the otherwise empty inbound lanes. I hope that all those fleeing will be ok.

[jus_the_facts]

11. Hi..welcome to DU....

....hope all made it to their destinations safely too. :hi:

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Stuck in traffic happens during evacuations

Lottsa people, too few routes out of the SE Coast areas, few know the county roads, so use the Interstates, and sensible evacuation should be 2 days before storm, not 1

I watched I-65 turn into a parking lot 90 miles North of Mobile Al. while the hurricane rolled in, in '95.
Listened to news of same in subsequent hurricanes.

[webDude]

9. Sorry to hear that Louisiana is reching!(I couldn't help myself)

Seriously, hope all stay out of harm's way.