Crap. is anyone else watching the Gustav coverage on CNN?

[Fleshdancer]

the sky is black now...earlier than expected. Anderson Cooper's camera is out. Drew is out too...the wind was just too much.

:(

[Muttocracy]

1. already?!

on edit - I thought it was still off-shore a long way - are the winds that strong? :scared:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at2+shtml/205241.shtml?3day?large#contents

[malaise]

2. Lots of rain with this system

I was watching Weather Channel and Mike Bettis (sp?) was getting blown around. One of these days I'm hoping one of these storms actually blows one of them away literally.

[Muttocracy]

3. it does set a stupid example when the press reports from a hurricane area. nt

[eshfemme]

4. This makes me think of Jon Stewart's snark about them all becoming weather dip sticks

because they were all vying for how deep they could go into the flooded waters.

[malaise]

6. The best report ever was some time ago with the bimbo in the boat

talking about flooding when another reporter just walked by with water barely covering his feet.

[City of Mills]

11. ROFL!

I remember that, it must still be out on the youtubes somewhere, that was great!

[SoCalDem]

9. remember the lady in the boat & a guy wearing shorts & flipflops walks through the shot

The water was just over ankle deep ..Jon nearly busted a gut on that one

[malaise]

12. That was one of the great TV moments ever

:rofl: She sure got busted.

[eshfemme]

14. What was even funnier when she tried AGAIN in deeper water

[redqueen]

5. That's lovely.

[liberal N proud]

8. Like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LTwMtLSLM8

[Tangerine LaBamba]

10. Gustav's bands are HUGH!11!!!

I'm SERIES!1111!!!

This storm, while being downgraded to a Cat 3, is still very, very big. Its bands are 'way the hell out there, still affecting the west coast of Florida.

[lonestarnot]

13. Nope I was wrong.

Sorry.

[redqueen]

7. Nope. Hate CNN. The Weather Channel. (nt)

[kestrel91316]

15. There is a big band of clouds ahead of the main body.

Check out the local radar for NOLA on Weather Underground.

The big bad stuff is hitting the tip of the Mississippi where it sticks out into the Gulf. Mobile AL will get hit before NOLA because fo the angle of approach.