Gustav is on the same tract Katrina took.

Best of luck to everyone in the path of the hurricane(s) this season. Thankfully I don't know anyone that's been hurt so far and thank the Lord my family and home/car/etc haven't been damaged. I hate where I live during this time of the year.
 
Well back when Katrina hit, nobody knew it was gonna wash houses away. People should know now, and people are actually leaving through the N.O public transportation that was setup after Katrina.
 
My dad works for a steel company as one of their head network engineer's and they have offices around the area where Gustav is headed. He has to go shut down all their data systems and network connections (no he doesn't have to go down there), and he knows all the people in those offices.
 
This could be worse for N.O then Katrina.

When Katrina hit, N.O was on the northwestern side of the hurricane, which is technically the weak/dry side, they only recieved about 80-90 mph winds.. Mississippi, took the eastern part of it and stronger winds of the hurricane taking up to 135mph winds, which is whyGulfport, MS had total destruction.

So far, Gustav has turned a little East. This will make N.O. About 70 miles from the center, they'll take a direct hit from the Eastern/wet side of the hurricane.
 
Maybe in damage it'll be a little worse but it won't be tragically worse like Katrina was.

They got out of there this time.
 
Tymon said:
Maybe in damage it'll be a little worse but it won't be tragically worse like Katrina was.

They got out of there this time.
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This.

I looked at it this morning on the weather channel... man it doesn't look good if the projected path holds true. The outer bands have already started to make landfall. I guess we'll see it all in the news tomorrow morning though.
 
Tymon said:
Maybe in damage it'll be a little worse but it won't be tragically worse like Katrina was.

They got out of there this time.
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Yeah 1800 people won't be dead.

Right now, its calculated that 59,000 houses will be destroyed, and 8.9 billion worth of damage is gonna happen.
 
My prayers and thoughts are with everyone who are in the effected areas. A few days ago it was projected to be coming right to us before they charted it to New Orleans. So far we're one county away from the hurricane watch and just under tropical storm watch. I'm still glued to the TV because there has yet to be one hurricane I've ever been exposed to that went right as its been projected. Thankfully though, its being said to be moving more and more west which is good for us, but any more east and it's a threat to us simply because the storm is always strongest on its easter side. For a lot of you who are very quick to assume to just pack up and go have most likely not been directly effected from a natural disaster or are simply very wealthy. My last major hurricane a group of my friends had decided we would all gather at this one friend's place after debating on shelters, and what not. At the last moment I got this churning in my gut and decided I wanted to stay home. We had assumed her place was best because she was closest to one of the hospitals and thus we figured her power would be the first to come on, and the other friends place was surrounded by trees. When you work hard for what you have, its not easy to just leave it behind-- and in my opinion I'd be better off staying there in case anything did happen and could also watch out for potential looting.

Needless to say, it came to be the safest place we assumed was not the safest. A tornado came through her apartments. Tornados also were plowing through shelters. My place actually endured minimal water damage and we were very lucky. You could litterally feel the walls shake-- and all you can do is pray and wait-- but there's no true escaping mother nature. Moving is not a solution for most, and it's not for me. I think the only time I'd ever leave is if it was projecting a catagory 5 right at us. Other wise I want to be at my home front and ready to pick up the pieces and face what's in front of me.
 
Right now, the Hurricane is having an identity crisis which is good. To the west of her, their is a lot of dry air eating away at her, weakening her for the moment, which could possibly make Gustav a cat2 at landfall.

Either way, we're expecting sustained winds upwards to 60 mph, and heavy thunderstorms with gusts of wind up to 45 for five straight days. Colleges are have already shut down for at least three days here in Hattiesburg, MS.
 
I think that anywhere that you live there is some chance of a natural disaster. The difference with hurricanes is that you can estimate where it's going to go. It is hard to just move your whole life somewhere else especially if you have loved ones who refuse to move. Thankfully with most hurricanes you are able to have a good bit of time to prepare your house and evacuate if it's powerful enough. Unfortunately our society has desensitized us to damages and sometimes we underestimate nature. I say this as someone who was in the path of Hurricane Hugo back in 1989. It was a Cat 5 before it hit and then it was Cat 4 when it hit Charleston, SC. Only 107 lives were lost in this storm compared to the 1,836 lost during Katrina. Charleston is at 20 Ft elevation which is what New Orleans is at it's highest elevation. I also attribute the fewer amount of lost lives and property due to people being prepared and the difference in elevation. My family (we lived at 105 ft elevation) boarded up the house and stayed there and we were lucky that our home had minimal damage. There were many people in our town who lost their homes and businesses. As much as I love Charleston, I wouldn't want to buy a house in the historic district due to chance of a hurricane coming our way.

Another thing that you have to think about is a lot of people probably made their living by selling goods and services to tourists in New Orleans. They might not have the skills needed to just up and leave in order to work and live somewhere else.
 
Hannah is supposed to hit us by this weekend.

Bring it! :crazyest:
 
lmao everyone's going bat-shit crazy here because of storms.
 
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