* Boothville now reporting heavy rain with winds NE 44, gusts 61. They had a recent gust to 90 mph. * New Orleans Lakefront has NE winds gusting to 49 * 21 miles south of Venius in Plaquemines Parrish, a … Continue reading →

(REPORTS AT 2 AM CDT MONDAY) * Gulf Shores, Ala.,..cloudy, wind east 17, gusts 32 * Mobile Regional Airport…light rain, wind NE 18, gusts 29 * Andalusia/Opp, Ala.,…80 mostly cloudy, wind east 15, gusts 25 * Pensacola Naval Air Station…82, … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 30A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 100 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 …TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SPREADING OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AS GUSTAV NEARS… A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM … Continue reading →

* Only showers in Alabama at 11:30 pm were near the coast. Part of the northernmost spiral bands swinging out of Gustav. * At 10:21 pm, radar indicated a possible tornado 31 miles east of Venice, La., moving west at … Continue reading →

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAPLACE…RESERVE…DESTREHAN…NORCO… METAIRIE…KENNER…NEW ORLEANS…BELLE CHASSE…CHALMETTE… VIOLET 444 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 …HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT… …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING… … Continue reading →

* Satellite pix in the last two hours show that he is getting a little better organized and an eye is beginning to reappear. * Diameter of his eye is about 35 miles. * 12 foot seas extend outward 210 … Continue reading →

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 500 PM AST SUN AUG 31 2008 …TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS… AT 5 PM AST…2100 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED … Continue reading →

BULLETIN HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 400 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008 …GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO…HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED WESTWARD… AT 4 PM CDT…2100 UTC…THE HURRICANE WARNING … Continue reading →

* Brian Peters, enroute to Gulf Shores in the 33/40 Storm Chaser reported that police in the vicinity of Evergreen were standing by to reverse traffic on I-65 to all northbound if needed. * At 3pm, Boothville, La., at the … Continue reading →

That is always an extra problem in tropical storms and hurricanes. Indeed, a tropical depression can sometimes dump as much rain as a tropical storm or hurricane. Fay never had the honor of being a hurricane and look what she … Continue reading →