BurningbirdNew Orleans wasn’t hit as badly as it could have been, but it was hit badly — the weather service says it is suffering from fresh water flooding, and there was extensive wind damage. Already the police are being swamped with calls to rescue people from roofs in the city and surrouding area. And New […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. DailyKos is running a board for folks needing shelter. There’s also something over at LiveJournal and a hurricane blog (links via Rogers Cadenhead). This is all cool and I love seeing people helping each other. Having said that… What the hell do you people think you’re doing? How do you know if that person contacting you […]
If Katrina makes it to a Category 5, as big as she is, and then hits Louisiana and the New Orleans area, well, puts things in perspective about some guy with a bomb in a subway. I cannot believe how poorly managed the preparations for this hurricane have been. If you read the comment thread at Dr. […]
The conditions look very good for Hurricane Katrina to be a very nasty affair when it hits land. There’s little or no shear to tear it apart, and the water in the Gulf is bathtub hot. If it hits on or near New Orleans, well, this is about the most Not Good of the Not […]
From Weather Underground: … Excessive heat warning in effect from 7 am Thursday to 7 PM CDT Sunday… The National Weather Service in St Louis MO has issued an excessive heat warning. Afternoon high temperatures will rise near 100 degrees with heat indices ranging from 105 to 115 degrees. Overnight low temperatures are only expected […]