| Hugh |
| (Senior Storm Chaser) |
| Sat Aug 27 2005 07:22 PM |
Re: New Orleans Prepares for Katrina
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I live in the panhandle- Fort Walton/Destin/Niceville area. Should we be worried? Having dealt with Ivan and Dennis within just the past year I know what this is all about, but it's hard making a call on staying or leaving when it's not currently predicted to hit us head on. What do you guys think? Stay/Leave/Wait?
I live in the same area and I never leave, but if you live in a flood zone, leave. Even if the current forecast holds - which I do not believe it will based upon the apparent northward motion that others are now seeing too I think - FWB will get surge that will likely breach Hwy 98 yet again, and maybe some heavy rain too. I'm not expecting strong winds (maybe 20-30 mph) if the landfall is N.O. or west, but that could change rapidly.
We should have a better idea tomorrow morning - wait, I said that last night. Well, maybe it will be true this time. Either way I don't live in a flood zone so I'm staying.
ETA: The IR now shows - I think - that Katrina has reached the latitude that is was expected to be at in 12 hours... which is a definate northward movement, if that's true. When is next recon due?