Obligatory Pre-Landfall Gustav Entry
Update as of Sunday at 1 PM Central Time — Gustav is presently a Cat 3 hurricane but may strengthen to a Cat 4 before making landfall.
Unfortunately, Hurricane Gustav is already a Cat 4 hurricane after having made landfall on Cuba, and the storm’s expected to strengthen to Cat 5 status as it moves back over open Gulf waters. At landfall on US Gulf coast, Gustav is anticipated to be a Cat 4 or 5 and the projected path leads straight to New Orleans’ doorstep. As a reminder, Hurricane Katrina was a strong Cat 3 when it made landfall, although it reached Cat 5 status while in open Gulf waters and officially ranks as the third strongest hurricane on record to make landfall on the USA.
Tools & Resources
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WEATHER
- Automated Gustav Alerts via Twitter.com (@GustavAlerts)
- Hurricane Alerts via Twitter.com (@HurricaneAlerts)
- Weather Channel’s Hurricane Gustav Tracker
- Weather Underground Hurricane Gustav Info, Maps & Alerts
- National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
- National Hurricane Center & Podcasts
- Gustav on Twitter.com
- Hurricane Gustav Twitter Tracking (JazzyChad.com)
- Hurricane Gustav on Mahalo.com
- Gustav Potential Tracks & Radar Imagery (via Flickr)
- Twitter accounts to follow: @RedCross, TheHomeDepot (for those evacuating or needing supplies), @GustavAlerts, @GustavReporter (Chicago Tribune reporter), HurricaneAlerts, @GustavFeed
- GustavWiki
- Gustav Resources, incl. HAM Radio info.
- American Red Cross
- FEMA: Hurricane Gustav
- Gustav Information Center – alerts & info
- San Antonio prepares to accept flood of evacuees from hurricane zone
- Most Gulf oil output shut down as Gustav threatens
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EVACUATIONS / PREPARATIONS / PLANNING
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