The New Orleans Metro Area and SE Louisiana will be going through a crucial time as Katrina turns northward and gets closer to the coast.
At 4 this afternoon, the city will change inbound traffic arteries to outbound only. Low-lying parishes started evacuations earlier today. This could become a traffic nightmare. Some press reports say that you now have to drive for 6 hours from New Orleans to find a motel vacancy.
A state pf emergency has been declared in Mississippi.
Here is the current official NWS forecast for New Orleans starting Sunday night. Of course, that may change later depending on later track forecasts.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Very windy. Lows in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms 70 percent.
Monday
Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hurricane force winds. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 40 to 60 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 45 to 85 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms 90 percent.
At 4 this afternoon, the city will change inbound traffic arteries to outbound only. Low-lying parishes started evacuations earlier today. This could become a traffic nightmare. Some press reports say that you now have to drive for 6 hours from New Orleans to find a motel vacancy.
A state pf emergency has been declared in Mississippi.
Here is the current official NWS forecast for New Orleans starting Sunday night. Of course, that may change later depending on later track forecasts.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening...then numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms after midnight. Very windy. Lows in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 40 mph after midnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms 70 percent.
Monday
Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the morning...then widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hurricane force winds. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds 40 to 60 mph becoming northwest and increasing to 45 to 85 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers and thunderstorms 90 percent.
on August 27, 2005, 3:08 pm
Are the models taking into consideration the slight wobble to the east that most, and I reiterate, MOST hurricanes take, when they get very close to a coastline? Dennis did this if I remember correctly, and it changed the course over 40 miles. If that were to happen with Katrina, it would put the MS coastline directly in the crosshairs. Very Camille-like.
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on August 27, 2005, 3:29 pm
thnx
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