More tropical mischief… It probably is already a tropical storm. Here is the official track… As you can see…that’s not good… WTNT34 KNHC 011443 TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 1100 … Continue reading →

9 a.m. observations from Louisiana… N.O. AUDUBON NOT AVBL N.O. INTL ARPT…29.24F…OTHER DATE UNAVAILABLE N.O. LAKEFRONT NOT AVBL SLIDELL…HVY RAIN…78F…E22G51…29.44S FOG BELLE CHASSE…RAIN…79…E36G59…29.22F BATON ROUGE…RAIN…76F…NE16G36…29.46F FOG SALT POINT…N29G48…29.22…FALING RAPIDLY…MAY SEE LOWEST PRESSURE HERE LAKE CHARLES…CLOUDY…N15G22…29.63F LAFAYETTE…RAIN…77F…N22G35…29.51F PATTERSON…NOT AVBL NEW IBERIA…RAIN…76F…N25G36…29.46F … Continue reading →

LATE REPORT: WDSU quotes Mayor Ray nagin as saying there are two ships broken loose in the Industrial Canal in New Orleans… Water is lapping at the top of the Industrial Canal in New Orleans. Great coverage on WWL in … Continue reading →

..moving at 83 miles per hour! ..Tornado Warning for Hancock [MS] and St. Tammany [LA] till 8:45 AM CDT …AT 826 AM CDT…AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STENNIS SPACE CENTER…OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF … Continue reading →

Wind gust to 73 mph reported at 8 a.m. at NAS Belle Chasse south of Gretna. At Grand Isle…mesonet observation measured ESE105 mph. rainfall updated to 14.76 inches. water level 4.04 feet. pressure 977.9 millibars.

WTNT32 KNHC 011301 TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31B NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 800 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 …GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE…EYEWALL MOVING ONTO THE SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COAST… A HURRICANE … Continue reading →

The center of Hurricane Gustav is rotating westward along the Louisiana Coast this morning. The eyewall is on land. The NHC has downgraded it to a Category Two. Full advisory text to follow. More notes… ..power is out in parts … Continue reading →

N.O. INTL ARPT…29.34F FOG…0.46 RAIN IN PAST SIX HOURS N.O. LAKEFRONT NOT AVBL SLIDELL…77F…NE23G32…29.48F FOG…0.35 SINCE 1 A.M. NAS BELLE CHASSE…78F…29.27F…TWO WIND GUSTS TO 64 MPH IN PAST FEW MINUTES BATON ROUGE…LGT RAIN…79F…NE16G26…29.55F SALT POINT…76F…N18G37…29.40F LAKE CHARLES…MOCLDY…79F…N13G21…29.66S LAFAYETTE…CLOUDY…78F…N21G30…29.58F PATTERSON…CLOUDY…75F…N28G40…29.42F NEW … Continue reading →

Here are some notes from the coast… ..A tornado warning has just been issued for Hancock Co. MS. ..Several tornado warnings blanket coastal Alabama and the Pensacola area. ..Plaquemines Parish EMA reports 9 foot storm surge at Pointe A La … Continue reading →

Making landfall…in southern Lafourche Parish. TCEAT2 HURRICANE GUSTAV TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 700 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008 AT 7 AM CDT…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 … Continue reading →