Tropical Storm Issac aims toward U.S.

[Lera213]

Any city town in the gulf when there is a hurricane in the gulf and especially if you live in a BOWL area, and the cone of uncertainly is close to you. I would suggest to not wait for a local official to tell you when to leave. Your life or quality of life is not worth jeopardizing your safety.

If I lived in NOLA, even a tropical depression I would leave....Florida, I would probably stay even with a cat 1 or 2.

Lost power here.....raining cats and dogs for days now!

 

[jjenny]

Any city town in the gulf when there is a hurricane in the gulf and especially if you live in a BOWL area, and the cone of uncertainly is close to you. I would suggest to not wait for a local official to tell you when to leave. Your life or quality of life is not worth jeopardizing your safety.

If I lived in NOLA, even a tropical depression I would leave....Florida, I would probably stay even with a cat 1 or 2.

Lost power here.....raining cats and dogs for days now!

There are a lot of people living in the area without means. It's not an option for them to leave when the cone of uncertainty is close to them.

 

[gngr~snap]

Ok I'm starting to identify the eye. It must be strengthening.

Oh no! Can you give a sister a lil linky?

I'm sure you have already so I apologize but I would like to watch as well all
I have at the moment is Weather Channel...

HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COVER AND NOT AIR
"STORM STORIES"!!!

It never fails when we have the worst weather in Atlanta,
they never have live coverage...

I do not need to hear about a storm 8 years ago when
the hail is about to bust my skylights and my trees
are doin the "hula dance"

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

There are a lot of people living in the area without means. It's not an option for them to leave when the cone of uncertainty is close to them.

There are options to them. Even if they do not have the means. City programs, friends, families, etc. There is no such thing as not having the means when a hurricane or natural disaster happens. There are plenty of programs that open up to them when a state of emergency is called.

 

[Lera213]

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/us-threat-ahead-20120821

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Oh no! Can you give a sister a lil linky?

I'm sure you have already so I apologize but I would like to watch as well all
I have at the moment is Weather Channel...

HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COVER AND NOT AIR
"STORM STORIES"!!!

It never fails when we have the worst weather in Atlanta,
they never have live coverage...

I do not need to hear about a storm 8 years ago when
the hail is about to bust my skylights and my trees
are doin the "hula dance"

Weather channel is going to have continuous coverage non stop. Cnn will also once the eye makes landfall

 

[Lera213]

Oh no! Can you give a sister a lil linky?

I'm sure you have already so I apologize but I would like to watch as well all
I have at the moment is Weather Channel...

HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COVER AND NOT AIR
"STORM STORIES"!!!

It never fails when we have the worst weather in Atlanta,
they never have live coverage...

I do not need to hear about a storm 8 years ago when
the hail is about to bust my skylights and my trees
are doin the "hula dance"

Look at the very end of the loop

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/floaters/09L/imagery/vis-animated.gif

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Cnn just showed where Hurricane Katrina was in 2005 and where Issac is now. Issac is exactly where Katrina was. And is taking the same path!

 

[Lera213]

There is a chance that Issac will move even further west, which wouldn't put NOLA out of danger because of the storm surge.

 

[Lera213]

 

[Lera213]

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

New information coming out next on CNN

 

[mysterygirl]

Remember, for Katrina ......New Orleans was on the "good" side

Upper left quad

But the surge from Lake Ponch. breached the levees......

Now the question is............how fortified are those levees?

 

[mysterygirl]

The guy on CNN just said said they are predicting a category 2 at present, with the rule of thumb ..........differing by one each way.

So could move down to category one or up to category 3 with current prediction.

 

[Lera213]

The guy on CNN just said said they are predicting a category 2 at present, with the rule of thumb ..........differing by one each way.

So could move down to category one or up to category 3 with current prediction.

I don't think it will because of a few factor's. 1-The deep sea temp isn't has hot as one would expect to generate such strength

2-Issac is moving too fast

3-There is some dry air which is keeping Issac from gaining strength of a cat 2 or 3.

 

[mysterygirl]

I don't think it will because of a few factor's. 1-The deep sea temp isn't has hot as one would expect to generate such strength

2-Issac is moving too fast

3-There is some dry air which is keeping Issac from gaining strength of a cat 2 or 3.

I hope not.

I just hate when it gets out into the Gulf and does that sudden slow down....

 

[Lera213]

I hope not.

I just hate when it gets out into the Gulf and does that sudden slow down....

yes and they have a mind of their own, they can turn and go some place. It is a science and then mother nature is so unpredictable.

 

[bessie]

National Hurricane Center forecasters declared a hurricane warning for New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana, and now predict that Tropical Storm Isaac will make landfall just east of the New Orleans area, at the Louisiana-Mississippi border, as a strong Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph Wednesday morning
http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/new_orleans_area_now_in_danger.html

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said this afternoon that at this time there are no plans to activate the state's contraflow plan, which reverses the direction of major interstate highways out of metro New Orleans during major evacuations.

As of mid-afternoon, however, officials said they don't plan to call for evacuations of areas inside the levees or the north shore -- steps that would usually require activating the contraflow.

http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/gov_bobby_jindal_says_compress.html

This kind of conflicting information is dangerous. It causes confusion, and makes it difficult for citizens who have jobs to pick up and go. Business owners are reluctant to shut down until forced to do so, and likewise they don't excuse employees who wish to leave early.

 

[Lera213]

With this image you can see by the brown/orange color (dry air) is all over the place...you cannot see it under the white clouds but there is some, and that is what is stopping Issac for strengthening more.

http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/ramsdis/online/loop_640.asp?product=tropical_ge_14km_wv

 

[Lera213]

another great link to see the table of probable intensity http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/212842.shtml?table?large#contentsRT