Isaac is now at hurricane strength. The storm track has shifted a little to the west, so NOLA is not taking a direct hit. FYI 8/29/2005 Katrina hit NOLA.

It looks like we are right in the path. Luckily we are further inland and not as low as NOLA.

I am considering drugging some hyper teenagers.:rolleyes:

This makes me a little glad that we did not end up moving to NOLA. I can handle blizzards but this hurricane would be freaking me out. Mr. LP's old school appears to be closed until Thursday in anticipation of the storms. Thinking good thoughts for the people of New Orleans!

Hearing from my friends in NOLA, Landmass Coast (a/k/a Mississippi), Destin, and family in Mobile that they've lost power. DH handed me a margarita without being asked, I just said, "Thank you."

It appears the remnants of Isaac are supposed to head right over my alma mater on Saturday, dropping 1.5-5" of rain in 48 hours! They need it though...

If only we could blow it over the midwest drought areas!

^^ It might. I was looking up the weather when getting dressed for class today and accuweather has a special weather statement up here that says:

...HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ISAAC ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.
WEEKEND RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
DESPITE CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...THOSE WHO LIVE OR WILL BE VACATIONING NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL WANT TO CLOSELY MONITOR RIVER LEVELS. DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE VERY LOW WATER LEVELS MOST CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. THIS WEEKENDS RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE RAPID...AND SIGNIFICANT...RISES IN WATER LEVELS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA...OR A TRUSTED INTERNET SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST CONCERNING ISAAC.

One of my favorite pledge sisters is in Baton Rouge. She moved there about a month ago so this is her first hurricane.

Tomorrow afternoon/evening will be the peak in Baton Rouge.

This is now wrong. Isaac has slowed even more and the peak for Baton Rouge is now predicted to be around 1:00am Thursday.

Really? :confused: My Destin-based parents have not had any power losses. There might be some places right on the coast that lose power, but they're the same areas that flood out anytime anything more than a thunderstorm comes up.

I'm headed there tonight.

She is right on the Coast.

All my friends and family in BR lost power, but at least my sister has her's back. Thank God, bc I have a plane ticket to land on Saturday and I don't want to spend all weekend stuck in a hot house!:D We didn't have power for 7days after Andrew and Katrina and my sister didn't have any for 10 after Gustav. Why do I pick Labor Day to visit? Dumb.

Because you had enough time to visit and you miss your sister? You're not dumb, the himacane odds just weren't in your favor this time ;) Hope you have a safe trip and your sister is okay.

Pretty much my whole family is there. I think they're fine. BR floods a bit, but no one in my family lives in flood prone homes. We'll see how bad it looks when I get there. Things were scary after Katrina, but it was a 2/3 when it hit BR.

yeah, we need the rain, just not all at once! And my parents were supposed to drive over for my son's 5th brithday party on Sunday. No way do I want them driving 3 hours in crazy rain!

Heck things were scary in MEMPHIS when the remnants of Katrina made it up there (before I moved to the promised land.) Tore the copper roof on the place I was house sitting in the Harbor Town neighborhood.

That is scary!

ALERT! Officials have notified GOSHEP and Tangipahoa Parish government that the dam at Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quinn State Park is failing. Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess is calling for a mandatory evacuation of all areas along the Tangipahoa River.

More about the Mississippi Percy Quinn State Park Dam failing - near McComb, MS

http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Tang...167994886.html

Jackson County Mississippi

MSEMA - MOSS POINT STREET EVACUATIONS AND FLOODGATE INFORMATION

NEW - At approximately 10 a.m. the Jackson County Emergency Management Agency was notified that Mayor Liddell and Police Chief Davis issued MANDATORY EVACUATIONS for the following areas of Moss Point:

Rose Dr.
Morningview St.
Fairwood Dr.
Eastwood Dr.
Gregory St.
Terrance St.
Canal St.
And the areas east of Karen Street in Kreole within the city limits of Moss Point.

The Mobile Floodgate was opened at 8:30 a.m. this morning and the impact has already happened. The opening of this floodgate has been minimal. The flooding in Jackson County is due to the amount of rain that has fallen in the past 48 hours. The estimate is that 30 inches of rain has fallen.

We just got power, cable, and internet back. So were did I go? GC!
LSU has class tomorrow, they never lost power, and public schools are closed.

"BREAKING NEWS: Ole Miss/Oxford/Lafayette County Mississippi under a Tornado WARNING until 5:32. A tornado was spotted in Ponotoc and is heading NW toward NE Lafayette Co."

This is one insane thunderstorm. Apparently we're expecting large hail and I'm supposed to stay away from a window but it's just way too cool to look outside.

AHHH LIGHTENING

Frankenstorm
 

The east coast is going to get slammed with this bizarre mix of Hurricane Sandy coming from the east and a winter storm coming from the northwest.

http://mobile.wboc.com/wap/news/text...le=Top+Stories

" An unusual nasty mix of a hurricane and a winter storm that forecasters are now calling "Frankenstorm" is likely to blast most of the East Coast next week, focusing the worst of its weather mayhem around New York City and New Jersey."

I just got home from shopping for hurricane supplies. :(

I had surgery 6 weeks ago on my cervical spine, and I have my first appointment with x-rays to see if I am fusing on Monday. I hope that I don't have to surf there.

I'm in Miami and we're fine. Sandy, I'm not scared of you. BRING IT. I bought supplies for a hurricane...party.

Meh, Sandy is not bringing me anything but pressure related headaches, some wind, and rain. I've lived through many hurricanes and tropical storms, and for us Tropical Storm Fay was the worst because we got 33 inches of rain in 2.5 days. :-P

Just got back from stocking up on food--I've always wanted to experience a landfalling hurricane, but I didn't think Washington DC would be the place to do it! Our grocery store was cleared out of bottled water and most non-perishables/paper products were being pillaged. Bring it Sandy...just make sure you bring it hard enough that the government goes code red!

It doesn't take much. :D

I experienced Isabel there back in '03. Although I was lucky and didn't lose power for more than a couple hours in the middle of the night. Friends weren't as lucky and had it out for days. A friend down in Annapolis discovered coconuts on the creek bank behind his house!

I hope it doesn't take much! I commute from Silver Spring to the BWI area and 95 wouldn't be fun in a hurricane. My contracting firm says if no code red, you have to take PTO if you're not coming in...which sucks since I'm new and don't have much PTO built up

Hypo's Halloween care package has turned into a hurricane care package. The last box I shipped on Saturday got there Monday so I'm hoping this one does too. I'm making pumpkin seeds for her. I have a bag of caramel apple suckers. I'm going to bake some cookies tonight too. I just can't decide between oatmeal and lemon bars.

Hypo isn't going to get her care package until probably Wednesday, at the earliest. Classes and mail service at Barnard and Columbia are cancelled for tomorrow. They received emails advising them to stock up on non-perishables and water. They are housing some food service staff in dorm lounges but limited meals will be served on a limited schedule by dorm floor because a lot of staff won't be able to get there.

Are y'all ready?

Even crazier, they were talking here that we can expect high waves on Lakes Erie and Huron which could cause some coastal flooding.

THE EAST COAST FREAKS OUT!!!

They've shut down the entire NYC metropolitan public transit system, which I've NEVER seen happen...even during other storms parts of the system were operating in some form. The plan is to restore service 12 hours after the storm passes--which might mean as late as Wednesday. Crazy!

What can I do? I have water, flashlights, batteries in the radio, snacks, and lots of non-perishables. I grew up in Florida, so hurricanes are old hat, but I still get prepared for them. The hurricane isn't as scary as the possible tornadoes that spring up. My cousin lost everything last year in Tuscaloosa so I'm definitely more scared of tornadoes.

Hypo thought I was being ridiculous about suggested hurricane prep, until classes were canceled and they announced limited food service. She's taking it seriously now.

My school hasn't done crap to alert us of this weather or make things easier. They sent an email telling us classes will go on as usual tomorrow morning. FML. Its already been raining steadily all day, the ground is a soggy mess, and its not even the hurricane hitting us yet.

All of my collegiate sisters are griping because Susquehanna hasn't closed yet. They won't close. Everyone around us is closed. This has happened before.

Honestly, whatever their reasons for not closing (they never elaborate), seeing that just about every other school in about a two-hour radius is closed and (more than likely) knowing their students are grumbling, I really think it would behoove them to put out some sort of statement as to WHY they're not.

For those far away who want some idea of what the weather is like in the tri-state area...

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...mid=fb-nytimes

Not much going on right now, but it'll pick up later.

I hate when you have to take your own time off! I just got the official email saying that NVCC is closed. My students will be thrilled as they were supposed to have a mid-term!

Stay safe!!