Well, Gustav has weakened a bit, but the wind "swath" projections now show both Baton Rouge and New Orleans in the Category 1 zone. We're gonna finish getting the outside of the house prepped this afternoon, make one more "supplies" run, and then hunker down for The Wait.
New Orleans issued a mandatory evacuation (with all of the drama and exaggeration we've come to expect from Ray Nagin), as did Jefferson Parish for both the West Bank and East Bank. The area of real concern this time though, is the West Bank.
"Contra-flow" out of the city began this morning. Louisiana DOTD live traffic cameras for I-10 in New Orleans are here.
Glenn Reynolds notes one Mark O'Malley is planning to ride out the storm at his house in New Orleans' Mid-City, and will be live-blogging. Might want to check him out. If the levees hold, he should be all right. IF the levees hold......
UPDATE: Mark O'Malley finds an interesting silver lining. I've never seen it that way, either.
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We are holding down the fort in Diamondhead, MS. Had one Mass this morning at 8am. I told the congregation that since the storm was bearing down on us I would hold the sermon to under 10minutes; that got applause (hmmmmn, I wonder how they meant that?).
Friday we sailed the boat up a bayou and tied her off to some trees.
Capt Deacon Warren
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