Hurricane Gustav

[Lady D]

We were out around the Sycamore View Rd area here in Memphis today taking something to my son's apartment and decided to ride through the parking lots of the motels on Macon Cove and Sycamore View Rd., and there are at least 15 to 20 motels, just to see how many Louisiana cars there were. Every parking lot was full up with LA vehicles and one or two Mississippi vehicles from Hancock and Walthall counties wherever that is.

There are two motels right near our house and they were full up with mostly LA vehicles, a couple of MS vehicles also. Not surprised.

It has been very cloudy here over the past several hours. The temperature is 86 with a slight heat index according to our closest weatherbug station, with 19mph wind gusts so far. I am sure this is partly from the gulf, just haven't gotten the rain yet. But I think we will be getting it possibly tonight and tomorrow through like Thursday or Friday for sure.

Many people came up here with their pets and found out certain motels did not allow pets. Those pets are being put up at the new Humane Society building here that is out on Farm Rd., a huge facility. But I have seen many dogs being walked outside by their owners at some of the motels. Glad they are allowing them. There are supposedly 28,000 evacuees here.

 

[Beach Runner]

Water at bottom of the stairs in Seagrove. White sand is gone , lots of the black stuff visible. No rain, little wind.

That's what I saw just before we left today. So much sand is gone. Water is past our sand fences. Just hope we don't have to pay for a new walkover.

 

[2bohemians]

Hi, all! We got socked with Faye here in St. Augustine, and now are getting worried about the new Hurricane Hanna. Just got our first load of branches hauled off and trimming more. Been watching the Weather Channel today (family in N.O. and southern MS) and keep hearing about the Panhandle. How is everyone fairing? Are the beaches getting pounded? Take care, Auggie Gal.

Haven't really been out & about .... but did take a quick peek down at Blue Mountain Beach and it looked like the water is breaching the dunes / bottom of the boardwalk. It's been windy but and there have been off and on tornado warnings ...

 

[TreeFrog]

That's what I saw just before we left today. So much sand is gone. Water is past our sand fences. Just hope we don't have to pay for a new walkover.

I'm guessing that when the storm surge recedes, the normal water line will be much further out. I can already see a lot less height to the waves than from about 8:00 this morning.

 

[Matt J]

Kids are outside playing. Not ours, someone else's. At least they aren't in the water. :roll:

Looks like St. Augustine is on the very outskirts of Hanna. Good luck.

 

[Matt J]

Mother Nature doesn't take checks! I could give a rats ars about ocean front homes and I hope the turtle nest were moved before all of this. People may be surpised when they see more sand on the beach where there is no development and less where there is development?

Traditionally the sand builds up near the coastal dune lakes. It's the areas in between that have the biggest issues. A geologist explained that the development doesn't really impact mother nature too much. It's the attempts to correct her that generally fail and when they do it is a much greater impact than if nothing was done.

 

[Miss Kitty]

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

 

[Teresa]

....no one puts storm chaser in the corner.

 

[shakennotstirred]

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

Glad to hear that all is well with her!

 

[Miss Critter]

IBD just called to check in. She reports they are fine, except she can't get the computer to work. ;-) She has a house full of family. Power went out at 8:30 am, the generators work. They have lost some smaller trees, although they feel lucky since their neighbors have lost some big trees. She says Baton Rouge was hit harder than they had anticipated.

Yeah, by all accounts BR got slammed pretty hard. Massive amounts of trees and limbs down. Also, Mr. Critter said he saw that 85% of south(east?) LA gas stations have no gas.