Kevin_Lemanowicz's Blog

I held off on writing more about Gustav until now.  After all, it was the day after that the levees broke after Katrina, when the storm had moved away and the sun was out.  That did not happen this time.  Thank goodness.  There was still damage, mostly from the wind.  Water did slosh over some of the levees.  Still, the storm surge was greater closer to the center of Gustav, some 70-80 miles southwest of New Orleans.  This was very close to where the National Hurricane Center had said it would hit. 

Still, we here all about how New Orleans fared much better this time, that Gustav went easy on the Big Easy.  This storm wasn't as bad as feared, reports say.

Tell that to people in Houma or Morgan City Louisiana.  Sure, there aren't nearly as many people where this storm came ashore, but aren't they just as much in need of our support.  I am happy for New Orleans in the wake of Katrina, but don't forget those families devastated by this storm. 

In the meantime, three other storms have formed in the tropics.  The first threat is Hanna.  She is in the southern Bahamas, poised to move northward toward the east coast of the U.S.  We'll be tracking her, as well as Ike and Josephine behind her. 

Stay tuned...

kpl