The storm has basically ground to a halt as it has approached. Don't worry, it will be there. I usually side with those that leave, but in the instance of this storm I can understand those that are out of flood zones staying...as rain will be the biggest problem.
Isaac has been hampered by less than ideal conditions. Some dry air to the north mixed with sea temperatures that aren't as warm as they normally are this time of year have stunted it's growth a bit. It's a best case scenario for a storm this large because adding ideal conditions to it could have been Hurricane Ike for New Orleans.
It's only going to get more boring if or when the power goes out. This is why I encourage stocking up on booze for these things. It helps the time go by more pleasantly. You have to spend 4 days hearing about this storm, then it finally comes and will most likely not live up to the expectations that the media builds it up to be.
This dark windy weather in the middle of a summer day is pretty eerie tbh though.
I'm using up all the 'lectricity and interwebs I can justify for as long as I have it. Once the power goes out, I'll start on the homework I've been putting off.
The wind, definitely. That was what finally chased me off my balcony. But it feels like a lot of this summer has been overcast.
The newest advisory has it projected a tad bit more west at landfall. That's not surprising as the trend of this storm has been more west than projected for 3 days now.
http://weather.wwltv.com/auto/wwltv/.../at201209.html
http://weather.wwltv.com/tropical/tr...209_model.html
Just have it turn due west right now and go.
read that they are having problems with looting in slidell
uhhh hurricane trekking was one of my favorite childhood pasttimes
dodging branches and . that was awesome. wait until youre in the eye. now that's spooky.
The winds are picking up with some pretty cool gusts. It's raining off and on but so far there has been no significant prolonged rain. The power is holding up but the worst will be overnight. The next 12 hours will be an experience. Even with just tropical storm conditions it's pretty eerie when a wind gust comes through. Anyone who stays for a cat 3 or above is insane.
sons a friend of mine who owns a bar in the French Quarter and is staying there saw one of the reporters from CNN today standing by the dock filming with a rain jacket on (despite very little rain at the time), and two members of his crew holding a huge industrial box fan aimed at him behind the camera to make the wind look way worse than it was. pathetic what the national media will stoop to in order to make a story look better (or worse in this case) than it really is.
Well ... now the challenge is conserving/prolonging your smartphone and laptop battery power.
I'd trust the Disney Channel before CNN or The Weather Channel for accurate hurricane news. I stick with the local channels.
I hope Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes drown...worst place I've ever lived by far.
Sucks how slow its moving. Its going to drop a lot of water and its going to funnel a lot of water into Lake Ponchatrain so there will definitely be flooding. As long as the levees hold then it should be fine, however.
So wrong but funny
lol sons someone posted this picture on one of the LSU message boards...
at least the calf is ready
That calf is gonna need it.
Looks like the last recon fix shows that its moved out away form the coast.
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