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WTNT34 KNHC 152255
TCPAT4
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HURRICANE IVAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 54A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
6 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2004

...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE IVAN BEARING DOWN ON NORTHERN GULF
COAST...

AT 6 PM CDT...2300Z...THE LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS CENTERED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 88.2 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES
SOUTH OF THE ALABAMA COASTLINE.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL...BUT IVAN
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...CATEGORY THREE
OR HIGHER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 931 MB...27.49 INCHES.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM
CDT.

FORECASTER PASCH

i used to live in mobile, and it sucks turning on the news and seeing downtown mobile all crappy lookin.....plus, they showed parts of gulf shores that were really hit....waterville, the water park there, is for REAL waterville.....it's so sad.....i recognize so much of what is being shown....i hope everyone i know there is safe. i've called some ppl, but haven't been able to get through. :(

So here we are in north Georgia, being pounded by Ivan. School let out at noon--good thing, because even the highways have some pretty deep puddles. There are tornado watches and warnings everywhere.

The kids are having a sleepover tomorrow night. I hope.

Where are my parents?

Why are "all circuits busy" on my phone?

Damn you, hurricane! :(

:(

My boyfriend's mother lives in Mary Esther, Florida, across the street from the water. She can't get to her house yet, but we're all pretty sure the house is flooded. It's just a matter of knowing how many feet.


It hasn't even been two months since she lost her husband and now she has to deal with this. It's just so sad how life can take such a drastic turn in the blink of an eye.

There are two more coming. Jeanne & Karl.

I'm not sure if anyone has already mentioned this. But Jeanne is supposed to hit the east coast of FL. I think Karl is a tropical depression or something

Karl is not expected to go anywhere. it is said to be going north and then away from the U.S.


ETA: karl has not even been named yet. is just 'TD #12'

Jeanne is predicted to affect Florida next week, but it will be weaker than the other hurricanes that have hit so far this year.

Karl has been named (it is officially a tropical storm now) but it appears quite content to stay out at sea.

I heard on the news that there's a good chance Jeanne might not hit Florida. Something about the remnants of Ivan pushing Jeanne off the coast of Florida. Good for us, bad for the Carolinas. :( Luckily, this one will only be a Category 2 storm when it makes landfall.

We're out of school today, although all we seem to have left are strong winds. Baby Berry and her bf came in from their college late last night because the school lost power....I just knew that would happen when she said, "We're brave! We're gonna stick it out here!"

Nope. New predictions are that it will make landfall between Daytona and St. Augustine. Oh boy!

I made it through here in T-town! We didn't even lose power where I am, though we did lose cable.

Lots of downed tree limbs. My parents lost a Bradford Pear over in GA.

ugh, Pittsburgh is feeling the wrath. Most everyone in my office left early. Everything is flooded, roads are closed, shelters are open, some people are being evacuated. I'm really glad that I left early.

Mr. Kddani works in Wheeling, WV.... which supposedly got hit hard as well, even worse. Haven't been able to get through to him. He called, the call dropped, and haven't been able to get through since :( I know he's safe, I just wonder if i have to go take his dogs out.... which I don't want to have to drive over there after dark!

But IVAN SUCKS!

Ivan did a lot of damage in VA. I work at a TV station, and we ended up having a 3 hour weather special this afternoon because there were tornadoes and bad storms everywhere from Ivan. I think there have been no deaths, but roads were horrible and schools that didn't let out early ended up keeping the kids in school until about 4:30. It was really scary with tornadoes out everywhere...

My electricity just came back on after 36 hours of sitting in the dark! I am so happy to have it back on! :D