Wednesday, August 27, 2008

"Hang on, Saddle Pals...!"

"NOW we're cookin' with...uh...tropical activity!" Lots o' areas of interest, and rightly so given statistics of hurricane seasons as we near the peak of activity.


Of course, we're currently dealing with almost incredulous downpours throughout much of the Piedmont of NC...Charlotte has picked up around 8 inches in the past 30 hours, and there have been numerous flooding issues. There were also some weak tornadic cells yesterday that made for a looooong day for myself and Jeff Crum out of the Charlotte office. I have to believe it will be much improved for this evening's commute.

Gustav's modeling continues to look rather ominous for Louisiana by the end of the weekend. Forecast tracks have been holding it pretty much on the same course since its formation. Click on the forecast track below to better read the information, etc.

While it doesn't show it, that last position on the track is for Gustav to be a Category 3 hurricane. Given the straightness of path and anticipated minimal resistance atmospherically, further strengthening would be anticipated. Not a good sign, for many, many reasons.

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Be extra careful today with the rains...and if you see animals going by two by two, grab your things...

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