Re: [Nolug] How's everyone doing?

Ron, you sound like a meteorologist. Nicely done; very informative.

Jeremiah

On Sep 2, 2008, at 10:44 AM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

> On 09/02/08 12:25, Jeremy (mailing list box) wrote:
>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> On 09/02/08 11:54, Jeremy (mailing list box) wrote:
>>>> I'm still in BTR. There is NO power in the entire city right
>>>> now. We're currently at the BTR Cox office working....
>>>
>>> As one who stayed, I'm feeling rather smug at the moment... ;)
>>>
>> I was planning on staying, but the mayor and the city council were
>> hyping this storm up so much that we left. In hindsight, we
>> would have stayed.
>
> Politicians who underestimated Kat had to over-hype Gustav.
>
> Trajectory, momentum and external effects are important in
> determining whether I leave or not.
>
> In this case, it was barreling NE towards Morgan City, and there was
> a high pressure system moving in north of us, which worked to
> inhibit a north/east turn.
>
> Also, the expected strengthening didn't happen over the warm loop
> current because dry air from Texas swooped down around and stabbed
> into the eastern side of the storm. The made the western side of
> the storm into the strong side.
>
> That is compared to Kat, which headed due north on a doomsday track,
> so I convinced my wife that we had to pack the van like we were
> never coming back.
>
> --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>
> "Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no
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