OceanArcher
 

Hows this storm treating you ....................... ?

As of right now (10:15 pm CDT) the storm is roughly due south of me by about two hundred miles. So far, there's been no rain activity, and the winds are 10-15mph from ESE. If I were to act like a meteorologist, I'd estimate the storm surge in my area to reach about 6-8 feet in approximately 24 hours. The winds will increase to around 50-60 mph, and rain will be in the 6-10 inch range over the next 36 hours. We do not plan on evacuating, and will put updates here tomorrow as needed.

Let's hope that all this blows away quickly, with minimal property damage, and no loss of life ....

About 7:46am on Tue--

Winds now from NNE but still at 10-15mph. Nor rain since last message, but it's on the way. Can't estimate the storm surge (if any), the coastal areas are under evacuation orders. Traffic has dropped to about 10% of normal. Thanks to everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. I'll post again later ......

Hang in there dude. I've got friends in Gulf Breeze, FL and family in Mobile, AL and the New Orleans area. They're not leaving either. Say they're going to "ride it out". Prayers are with you all.

Now 4:10pm Tues --

The have finally judges this storm to be a hurricane (did so around noon). I did a sneak pass along the beaches, and it looks like the storm surge is about the three foot level right now. Winds are mainly from the due East, and in the 20-30mph range. Rain has started, but it's still sporatic. Another 6 hours or so should bring the heavy rains and higher winds. Still good to go here -- keep the faith ............

hang in there

OK -- About 7:30am on Wednesday

The rain has picked up significantly, and based on the radar pictures being shown on Intellicast, the rain will be here nearly all day. Winds have subsided - maybe got to 50mph around 9pm last night - but are around 30 mph with the rains right now. There was no loss of power here at my house, but scattered outages have been reported both north and west of the city.

Looking at the historical radar track on WeatherUnderground for this storm, I personally believe that it could have been much worse. That track shows a large portion of the storm was ripped off and meandered up the eastern Florida seaboard. We dodged a bullet with this one, thank the Lord ....

Hope your high and dry.

OK -- 8:45pm CDT wednesday

The storm has finally gone ashore west of New Orleans (around the Lake Charles area). In my area the squalls continue along with the rains, but the winds are slowly tapering off. Probably another 24 hours before things are back close to normal. The farther west one goes along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the heavier the rains and the winds. Storm surge in the Hancock county area (between Gulfport MS and Slidell, LA) reached 11 ft, and the rainfall is about 12 inches. Not a good night out for man nor beast, but I think the dawn will bring everyone relief ....

Good to see your on here. I guess it means all is well and thats a good thing.