Hurricane Gustav

[Just_In_Thyme]

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

 

[Miss Kitty]

For those of you wanting information on NOLA, go to www.nola.com , there are many reports and blogs.

 

[DD]

For those of you wanting information on NOLA, go to www.nola.com , there are many reports and blogs.

Wow. Lots of stuff. Intersting stuff.

 

[DuneLaker]

Where is/was Lake Tresca?

Lake Tresca is between Eastern Lake and Deer Lake off Lakeview Drive. There is a volunteer that will be doing LakeWatch.

 

[DuneLaker]

Some incredibly reckless people are letting their very small child play in the surf and outfall. It isn't high tide yet. A rogue wave could easily sweep that child out. Crazy.

 

[InletBchDweller]

Some incredibly reckless people are letting their very small child play in the surf and outfall. It isn't high tide yet. A rogue wave could easily sweep that child out. Crazy.

:angry:

 

[BeachSiO2]

Early reports are that the water is washing up to the dunes in most areas, even Grayton. The one thing that will be interesting to watch is whether those waves will be strong enough to carve into the dunes substantially, or if they will be depositing sand from the front part of the beach to the toe of the dune. In storms like these, we often see a narrowing of the beach, but a slight build up of sand at the toe of the dune and the burying of a few boardwalk steps. My thoughts are that we will see both, with some slight "carving" occurring in eastern Walton County where the beach is narrower, and "redistribution" where the beach is wider. That's what happened the last time a big storm hit New Orleans.

 

[Hop]

some pic of what the gulf looks like right now...
i'm guessing we'll loose some boardwalks..
http://www.mrsurfs.com/surf_report.php

 

[krafty]

"Hi krafty, what's up? It looks like you haven't posted on SoWal.com in quite awhile. Please take a minute and ask a question, give your two cents, or just say hello in one of the forums. Thanks for joining in!"

This message popped up so I thought I'd better do what I'm told!

I'm a weather geek, so after having visited sowal so many times I just had to check in to see what was happening down there. Sounds like tornados and the worst weather is west of you.
I appreciate the local pics. Thanks!

Stay safe, krafty

 

[DD]

Hey Krafty!! Long time, no post!! How's your weather up north?