MSNBC:Even forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami were surprised at how quickly Gustav gained strength as it charged over Cuba.
Gustav had already killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean, and if current forecasts hold up, it would make landfall early Tuesday morning along Louisiana's central coast, sparing New Orleans a direct hit.
But forecasters warned it was still too soon to say exactly where the storm will hit, and residents weren't taking any chances judging by the bumper-to-bumper traffic pouring from the city. Gas stations along interstate highways were running out of fuel, and phone circuits were jammed.
NVDL: Jeepers, another nightmare begins.
NEW ORLEANS - Around a million people took to Gulf Coast highways Saturday, boarding up homes and businesses and fleeing dangerous Hurricane Gustav by bus and automobile as the season's most powerful Atlantic storm took aim at Louisiana.
At 5 p.m. ET, a hurricane watch was issued along the coast between High Island, Texas, and the Alabama-Florida border — an area that includes New Orleans. A watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours.
Even forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami were surprised at how quickly Gustav gained strength as it charged over Cuba. It went from a tropical storm to a Category 4 in about 24 hours, and was likely to become a Category 5 — with sustained winds of 160 mph or more — by Sunday.
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2 comments:
Okay I know that New Orleans residents will be upset with this. But I think we should abandon New Orleans if it gets whammied again by this hurricane. This hurricane looks like no joke and will basically wipe the ground clean. Not to mention that another hurricane is right behind Gustav and could make a beeline for New Orleans as well. I'm tired of seeing my tax dollars wasted like to keep rebuilding a city that is just going to get trashed again by Mother Nature.
I agree. Though it's probably easier to agree if you don't actually live there, or make a living there, or have a house there. This is the beginning of what might be known in future as Environmental Refugees. People forced to leave cities and other community setups due to breakdowns (due to climate change). Quite a scary prospect when one figures in that as climate change intensifies, so will our problems.
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