#6878 Postby Steve » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:32 am
The Canadian presents an interesting scenario. From the beginning, I didn't think this was a New Orleans storm (MS/AL/WFL). But at some point you have to put yourself on notice of the potential IH landfalling threat where your world could change overnight. I saw about 15 family members today. Most of them were talking about the storm, where to evacuate (if necessary) and who's going with who, provisions, etc. I'm going to take care of gas-ing up tomorrow and try to beat the crowds for ice and batteries. The old lady plans on blowing town with the kids, my dad and my sisters. I'm going to say (sans a 5er) with my house, dog and things. She was speculating all the what ifs (blown out windows, blown up house, etc.). My 3 kids, who all LOVE tropical storms and Cat 1 brush-bys, are scared of Ivan. Most kids nowadays recognize the seriousness of F-5 tornados and Cat-5's hurricanes. I know mine have all been talking with their friends. Missing is the bravado of who's going to stay home and who's jetting for safety.
We've faced Lili, Isidore and Bill over the last two seasons, but I haven't seen people taking a storm this seriously since Georges. I, personally don't think Ivan is a Cat-5 threat at American landfall. But I think it's going to be strong enough that if it hits a population center (New Orleans, Gulfport/Biloxi, Mobile, Pensacola), it has the potential to have the worst impact on the coast since Andrew's two American landfalls in 1992. We'll see.
Steve
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Steve on Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:33 am, edited 1 time in total.
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