Hurrican Gustav... Live and Up Close
Hey everyone! Hurricane Gustav is heading toward the Louisiana coast as a powerful storm. I promised everyone a blog with tracking maps and live cams and here it is for you to check out. The images should update each time they get new information... just hit the refresh button.
Local Radar
![[Image of 5-day forecast of predicted track, and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL0708W5_sm2+gif/015746W_sm.gif)
Updating live cams from New Orleans...
Cam from Abbeyville Louisiana to the southwest of New Orleans...
Wave Heights
Hanna is still meandering around in the Atlantic and will do so for several more days. It will then begin to lift to the northwest and likely become a hurricane as it heads toward the Carolinas. Here is the latest from the NHC.
![[Image of 5-day forecast of predicted track, and coastal areas under a warning or a watch]](http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT08/refresh/AL0808W5_sm2+gif/025514W_sm.gif)
I may add some maps and cams to this blog as the day goes on. I will update things a little later Monday evening as well. Until then... say a little prayer for those in the path of our storms.
Take care.
Local Radar
Updating live cams from New Orleans...
Cam from Abbeyville Louisiana to the southwest of New Orleans...
Wave Heights
Hanna is still meandering around in the Atlantic and will do so for several more days. It will then begin to lift to the northwest and likely become a hurricane as it heads toward the Carolinas. Here is the latest from the NHC.
I may add some maps and cams to this blog as the day goes on. I will update things a little later Monday evening as well. Until then... say a little prayer for those in the path of our storms.
Take care.
Anybody else out there think Gustav is tracking a little to the east of the NHC path right now for the Center of Circulation?
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I just heard on the news that 90% of the people of New Orleans are gone this time. At least there is more respect for the power of these storms now than there was for Katrina. I just pray that the damage is not as severe. The cams and maps are extraordinary. We will be able to follow it's path in real time.
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Totally agree with you Shane, watch out New Orleans. It is also tightening up and forming an eye again. Could strengthen significantly over night. Also landfall is expected around high tide.
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hI I AM JUST WONDERING WHERE the hurricane is at the moment as i live in Australia and i am also wondering when the hurricane is going to hit.
Thanks if you reply
Zak
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I just heard the eye was 110 miles off the coast of New Orleans. I hope that helps Zak.
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Awesome job on the maps Chris! We all need to be praying for those down south. Doesn't look good for millions and I just hope they don't lose everything again. I sure wouldn't live there, but then again, you deal with weather anywhere you live. I'm from northern Idaho originally, and the wildfires up there are horrible to live through. Have a great Monday fellow bloggers.
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Thanks Chris...looks like the eyewall is about to hit the coast. Continue to PRAY for those in the path of the storm.
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T.S Hanna
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I am relieved that Gustav lost some punch and stayed on track. Unless there is a breach of the levees in NOLA, it looks like the main damage will be wind related in the Houma and Morgan City areas. I did just hear a report that there are three large vessels loose on the Industrial Canal in NOLA. That could cause a levee breach.
Loved that win with DEFENSE yesterday!
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It looks like the oil market likes the fact that the storm is not as strong as thought. Overseas trading is 111 for crude, 109 for Brent, and 2.75 for refined gasoline as of 11:00 AM today. Those are all multi month lows.
We still need to pray for those in the path though, 110 mph winds are nothing to mess with.
It looks like Hanna may bring some much needed rain here. The small shower Friday and general drizzle that passed last week did nothing to help my lawn. The creekbed is 100% dry now for only the 2nd time in my 5 years here.
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hurricane hunters have found a pressure of 983.6mb with their latest pass through the center of TS Hanna. This could easily be Hurricane Hanna at 5.
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We now have Hurricane Hanna with 75mph winds and T.D. #9.
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From the Hurricane Hunters on their latest pass
Remarks Section - Additional Remarks...
MAX FL WIND OUTBOUND AND MAX FL WIND 87 KT E QUAD 19:30:20 Z
GREATLY IMPROVED RADAR BANDING IN CENTER
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some water went over the levy system in New Orleans. Hannah rain chances a little higher today.
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We have our thunderstorms to deal with today as well, as several of these have fired up in south-central and west-central Kentucky this afternoon.
These are retrograding thunderstorms, so they're going in the opposite direction as what normally would happen. Most storms are moving northwest, and are most likely due to the outflow from Gustav.
Atmospheric conditions in west central Kentucky are favorable for storm development over the next couple of hours. Nothing currently in severe threshhold yet, but still interesting to watch.
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Hurricane Hanna has max. winds of 80 mph now and Tropical storm Ike is on her tail . Joe Bastardi from Accuweather just did a segment on FOX NEWS he is saying Hanna will hit the east coast of the Carolina's on Friday as a Possible cat. 3 or greater.... then as Hanna is making landfall, Ike will be in the carribean...WHAT A CRAZY PATTERN...This could possibly mean flooding rains for the app. mnt. regions. not to mention all the flooding rain and storm damage that will be possible along the coast. Gustav is causing flooding and and the levee's were holding water at capacity, some very amazing video's coming out of N.O. earlier today in the upper ninth ward where the water was white caping over the top of the levee's... scary situation to say the least... Definetely somewhere I do not think I would want to live...
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I drove from Richmond to Lexington today. The grass was so brown around Clays Ferry. Richmond city and Lex. city were greener than the farm land in between. We need rain!!
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Add another one to the mix...looks like we will have TD 10 sooner rather than later (to be named Josephine). An upgrade is expected at any time now, most likely with the 11pm update. What a season!
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Ok I've searched and searched on this hurricane and no one has the answer to if Kentucky is going to feel the affects of the storms coming from hurricane GUSTAV.
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