Skywatcher Philip Johnson gave us a heads up that a major levee at Braithwiate in Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana is about to break. This is across the river from Belle Chasse, just south of New Orleans. 200 homes are in … Continue reading →

We have been so busy worrying about Gustav that we put Hanna on the back burner. And she patiently waited for Gustav to exit stage left before rearing her ugly head. Today she has been strengthening, out from the stifling … Continue reading →

The center of category one Hurricane Gustav is just northeast of Lafayette, Louisiana this afternoon. It is moving to the NW at 16 mph. Top winds are 80 mph. The estimated central pressure is 966 millibars. Late reports from Louisiana… … Continue reading →

The tropical depression in the Atlantic has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Ike…
833 WTNT34 KNHC 012041 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 500 PM AST MON SEP 01 2008 … Continue reading →

WTNT52 KNHC 011955 TCEAT2 HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 300 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 AT 3 PM CDT…2000 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 91.7 … Continue reading →

BATON ROUGE/RYAN,LA (BTR) ASOS reports gust of 79.0 knots (91 mph) from ENE @ 1919Z (2:19 p.m.) CDT KBTR 011919Z 07040G79KT 1SM RA BR SCT013 BKN021 OVC025 25/24 A2901 And from Brad at WCNC…we are getting sustained hurricane force winds … Continue reading →

The Baton Rouge area is getting hammered by the northern part of the Gustav circulation. Numerous trees reported down. They just had a gust to hurricane force. Their barometer is down to 29.01 inches. New Iberia barometer down to 28.80 … Continue reading →

BATON ROUGE/RYAN,LA (BTR) ASOS reports gust of 64.0 knots (74 mph) from ENE @ 1850Z (1:50 p.m. CDT… KBTR 011850Z 06043G64KT 3/4SM RA BR BKN016 OVC021 25/24 A2902 RMK AO2 PK WND 07064/1850 PRESFR P0053 RVRNO And this from a … Continue reading →

Grand Isle has taken the brunt of Gustav. The low lying area has 5-10 feet of storm surge across the island. An inhabitant who stayed reports significant roof damage. At 11:52, a wind gust to 67 mph was reported at … Continue reading →

From our Skywatchers…a tornado is on the ground near Robertsdale in Baldwin County… (13:18:35) wlpowell63 in Foley, AL: TOTG Elberta county road 87. (13:19:04) ARobinson – Rainbow City: tvs and meso on that storm (13:20:07) wlpowell63 in Foley, AL: Alarm. … Continue reading →