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Forum & Graphics on Gustav

// August 31st, 2008 // Comments Off // Current Affairs

storm2k.org.

Forum

Thanks Pam for the sites.

What the Winds Could Be Like

// August 31st, 2008 // Comments Off // Current Affairs

This is a great slide that shows how powerful the winds are & could be as they move inland.  I've read a couple of places that Baton Rouge could get 100 mph winds.  Looking @ this Alexandria (in the middle of the state) could 39-73 mph winds.

HT: 2theadvocate

They also have contraflow maps on their site which are very interesting to look at if you are trying to figure out how they get all of those cars out of South LA.

Information on Gustav and Evacuations

// August 30th, 2008 // Comments Off // Current Affairs

NOLA.com (Information about and out of New Orleans)

2theAdvocate.com (Baton Rouge newspaper & television station web presence)

LSU Alert Center

New Orleans Evacuating

// August 30th, 2008 // 1152 Comments »http://williamguice.com/2008/08/30/new-orleans-evacuating/New+Orleans+Evacuating2008-08-31+01%3A27%3A50williamguice // Current Affairs

Mayor Ray Nagin late Saturday warned that Gustav is the “mother of
all storms” and ordered a mandatory evacuation for the West Bank of New
Orleans for 8 a.m. Sunday and noon for the East Bank.

“We want 100 percent evacuation,” said Nagin. “It has the potential to impact every area of this metropolitan.

Katrina had a footprint of about 400 miles, he said. Gustav is about 900 miles and growing, Nagin said.

“This is worse than a Betsy, worse than a Katrina,” Nagin said.

The mayor speculated that Gustav is so fierce Baton Rouge likely will experience 100 mph winds.

“You need to be scared and you need to get your butts out of New Orleans right now,” Nagin said.

New Orleans evacuation ordered – Hurricane Gustav News and Storm Tracking – NOLA.com.