Watching the hurricane

[Laura's Babies]

I am worried about this one, it looks like it is going to be a bad one and headed right to us. They said on TV this morning that there is a good possiability it will be a catagory 4 by the time it makes landfall. They are not opening shelters in Baton Rouge for the evacuees and are sending them further north due to what the storm could do in Baton Rouge.. remember, we are just outside Baton Rouge, only about 20 minutes away and a hour out of New Orleans... I am WORRIED! This one scares me! Conditions in the Gulf are such that they said it is going to really feed it and make it a strong one.

My plans right now is I am going to Rie's to ride it out but I am also considering me and my babies loading up and heaing out of here altogether. The one glitch in all this is that I am due back to work on the 10th.. The company will understand if I can't make it for crew change again but I will feel bad, knowing they are all back without me.. Some things you just can't help and I am sure if I can't make it back, I will have bigger concerns than that.

The irony of this is yesterday, they buried the final unclaimed Katrina victims in New Olreans... Now, here we go again!

Our new governor is on top of things and has a lot of things in place already. They are moving animals in the shelters in New Orleans already to safer places, getting the sick and elderly moved out to safer areas, he has buses, trains and planes ready to get those out who do not have transportation out of the danger zones and has supplies waiting to be brought in. This will not be a repete of Katrina if he can help it. Even with all of this, I am scared with a catagory 4, our home will be distroyed..

PLEASE keep us in your prayers!

Keep up with what is happening here..
http://www.wafb.com/Global/category.asp?C=4181&nav=0aWV

http://www.wafb.com/Global/category....6&nav=menu57_6

[Karen]

We have been thinking of you, and will keep you, and all the Gulf Coast, in our prayers.

[Hellow]

Good luck, and go North! I really wouldnt come this way, we have Hurricane Hannah heading this direction, plus, the way that Fay did, Gustav could turn back around and hit us again too.

[pomtzu]

Unfortunately, I just heard on MSNBC that it has reached a category 4 and could go to 5.
Please be careful - head north. This storm is turning into a monster! At least New Orleans is on top of it this time with getting folks out already.
Good luck and God Bless!

[Daisy and Delilah]

I think all of us are scared for you and your neighbors, Laura. I am already feeling lots of apprehension and I can certainly sympathize with all of you. I'll keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers. You people have been through way too much already. God Bless all of you. Do whatever you need to do to keep everyone safe. Please check in with us frequently.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[Hellow]

Unfortunately, I just heard on MSNBC that it has reached a category 4 and could go to 5.
Please be careful - head north. This storm is turning into a monster! At least New Orleans is on top of it this time with getting folks out already.
Good luck and God Bless!

The National Hurricane Center just made a special report over that, this thing has 150MPH Sustained Winds . Plus, it is not expected to make landfall for a few more days. Considering the fact that the thing strengthened into a Tropical Storm 2 days after it came off the cost of Africa, and the fact that it is getting slower, I would be surprised if it made it to Category 5 status. Everyone in the way of this thing: Get the heck out of there and go north.

[elizabethann]

They just showed the folks leaving the city and the highway is backed up for miles. It was amazing to see. I just hope the hurricane blows out in the gulf and peters out by the time it hits land.

[Hellow]

One of the 10 projected tracks has Gustav heading directly into Atlanta, so hope that i get hit and not Louisiana .

[Hellow]

Oh this is just wonderful:


Tampa is getting Rain Bands off Gustav and it hasent even crossed Cuba yet, I cant imagine how huge this thing is going to be once it even nears Mainland US.

[Scooter's Mom]

Laura, my thoughts are definitely with you. My immediate family (dad, brother/family, grandma) is all in Houston, except for my grandmothers younger sister who is in Mississippi and lost everything in Katrina. She rebuilt, though. (Stubborn is a family trait... lol)

[Catty1]

PRAYERS to everyone.

The traffic backups...gosh, I wish there was a faster way to get out. But if there's a few more days yet...

I hope no AH's jack up the gas and food prices, etc, to get richer off people in trouble!

[Ginger's Mom]

Prayers going out for everyone in the way of Gustav.

[Hellow]

PRAYERS to everyone.

The traffic backups...gosh, I wish there was a faster way to get out. But if there's a few more days yet...

I hope no AH's jack up the gas and food prices, etc, to get richer off people in trouble!

Well, they are already evacing people off the oil rigs in the gulf for fear of it coming into the gulf. Here is the projected tracks for Gustav: http://my.sfwmd.gov/sfwmd/common/ima...s/storm_07.gif

[molucass]

My parents are up at the lake, about an hour away from here, further inland.. We were supposed to be heading up there, and were in my dads car.... Our car has a busted head light. His car started getting hot due to having to sit in the traffic for so long, so we had to turn around and come back. I'm still not sure whether or not we are leaving..

They just recently issued a mandatory evacuation for our county by 6 am tomorrow morning..
We are in Orange County
http://www.kfdm.com/news/gustav_2758...cane_kfdm.html

[Scooter's Mom]

My parents are up at the lake, about an hour away from here, further inland.. We were supposed to be heading up there, and were in my dads car.... Our car has a busted head light. His car started getting hot due to having to sit in the traffic for so long, so we had to turn around and come back. I'm still not sure whether or not we are leaving..

They just recently issued a mandatory evacuation for our county by 6 am tomorrow morning..
We are in Orange County
http://www.kfdm.com/news/gustav_2758...cane_kfdm.html

Beaumont/Port Arthur area? I can't remember my counties.

Gosh, I hope this thing loses some of it's force before it hits - wherever it hits.