Don't care why (Dr. Masters says it's the quiet phase of the Madden-Julian oscillation) the tropics have settled down, but each day that goes by without any storms means we're another day closer to October. Meteorologist Kim Vaughn looked back thru 1978 (my 1st year with FOX 8) to find only 3 named storms affected Louisiana (Juan 1985, Lili 2002, TS Matthew 2004)...that's 3 storms in 31 years. IF we can go another 2 weeks and get to October without anything developing near us, we may have seen the last of our tropical activity with Ike. Wouldn't that be nice? I'm not saying we're done...just that I like our odds the closer we get to cooler weather. Fall officially begins on Monday at 10:44 AM. FYI...VIPIR for the past 3 days has indicated a weak low may form down over the SW Gulf. IF that happens and develops into a tropical system, it should follow the front across the central Gulf and head towards the FLA. Panhandle. Chances seem very low for that to happen.
So glad many of you are expressing how you feel and what can/needs to be done to save SE LA. Spoke with my old pal up in Dayton, Ohio yesterday and his power was still out from when Ike roared past on Sunday. 3 days without power & the winds up there only GUSTED to 40-50 mph. I guess I shouldn't be too hard on Entergy since my power here came back 4 days after Ike? Haven't heard anyone say we shouldn't rebuild/fix Dayton or Louisville or Memphis or Houston after Ike. I think folks are finally learning that disasters can strike any part of the U.S. The key is to make where you live less vulnerable thru stronger building codes, stronger levees, raised buildings etc. Tornado Alley has safe rooms/storm cellars built into homes...Fire Valley has homeowners clear the brush around their homes before fire season...Earthquake Zones has built structures that will sway with the Earth. Yep, there are things man can do to keep folks safer. We know what has to be done. It's just a matter of costs and that's a huge problem without Federal help.
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Name: Ivan
Category: 3
Landfall: Gulf Shores,Mobile-AL; Pensacola, FL
Windspeed: 130 MPH
Destruction: Catastrophic in coastal areas, heavy others
Paddling: No in coastal NW FLA and Alabama for months
Many services and infrastructure destroyed
Last Update: 10-11-04
So close to October yet so far away.
Another Federal issue, along with levee/flood protection, is insurance. Florida has gotten tough with insurance companies with their state regulation, however Louisiana, as a smaller state, may not be able to do that and not have the insurance companies just say that they'll forget about Louisiana since they might think that they don't have that much to lose if they simply stop doing business here. Since a person has to be able to purchase insurance in order to be able to live and to do business there needs to be some kind of federal involvement to ensure that insurance is available and affordable and that in the event of a catastrophe claims can and will be paid.
Based upon the formulas given by Jean Meeus in his Astronomical Algorithms but without corrections for perturbations, so that the times may differ from the true times by up to 20 minutes, autumnal equinoxe begins at 15:40 on Monday.
"It's a huge problem without Federal help!"
Hey, so maybe we should all write to our congressmen/women, and demand that they get some of our money sent back to us!
Tell a few people, give them the address, and they just might write as well!
What a mess in Houma, eh Bob? Emergency Managers at the Saint's Games while folks are sitting in the dark with water up to their noses? I'm glad he's suspended. Maybe if we start holding those that we pay more accountable, they will do their jobs. Bet the NEXT EM won't take the job lightly!
Have a great day!
Stormzz
Bob, kinda a off subject: Is there anyway to tell if we could maybe get a little snow this year?Any cycles ?AS you know the Christmas before Katrina we had a little so maybe I should not wish for any! lol
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