Comments on: Gustav rapidly intensifies to Category 3 http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/ Brendan Loy\'s hurricane blog Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Exurban Jon http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Exurban Jon Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:24:31 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/#comment-387 Brendan, you are providing a great service to us weather laypersons. Living in Arizona, my hurricane experience is minimal (unless you count Miami playing in the Fiesta Bowl), so I appreciate your insights. Thanks! Brendan, you are providing a great service to us weather laypersons. Living in Arizona, my hurricane experience is minimal (unless you count Miami playing in the Fiesta Bowl), so I appreciate your insights. Thanks!

]]> By: Ernie G http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Ernie G Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:06:27 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/#comment-385 The Key West NOAA radar shows the eye very clearly: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/radar.php?product=N0Z&rid=BYX&loop=yes The Key West NOAA radar shows the eye very clearly:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge/radar.php?product=N0Z&rid=BYX&loop=yes

]]> By: Greg http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Greg Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:03:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/#comment-384 My uncle and his family spent quite a while on their roof after Betsy put 8-9 feet of water into St. Bernard and the lower 9. My family did without electricity for almost a week. Betsy did not flood west of the Industrial Canal since the levees held. This is an very well organized evacuation this time. I am impressed that we are affluent enough to evacuate dogs and cats with tags keyed their owners' tags. If the course changes and goes in over Grande Isle like Betsy but on a more northern passage, it could be worse than Betsy. The FQ is about empty right now. Folks are getting out of Dodge. My uncle and his family spent quite a while on their roof after Betsy put 8-9 feet of water into St. Bernard and the lower 9.

My family did without electricity for almost a week.

Betsy did not flood west of the Industrial Canal since the levees held.

This is an very well organized evacuation this time. I am impressed that we are affluent enough to evacuate dogs and cats with tags keyed their owners’ tags.

If the course changes and goes in over Grande Isle like Betsy but on a more northern passage, it could be worse than Betsy.

The FQ is about empty right now. Folks are getting out of Dodge.

]]> By: michael catrillo http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/comment-page-1/#comment-382 michael catrillo Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:38:38 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/gustav-rapidly-intensifies-to-category-3/#comment-382 as a new orleanian, that's a bittersweet possibility. We're ready, civil-services are ready, but our infrastructure isn't done being made ready, so a storm that hits elsewhere is good. Except for them. I hope this inspires speedier work after this is over. as a new orleanian, that’s a bittersweet possibility. We’re ready, civil-services are ready, but our infrastructure isn’t done being made ready, so a storm that hits elsewhere is good. Except for them. I hope this inspires speedier work after this is over.

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