Hurricane Lili

[Ginny]

Here we go again, Gulf Coasters....Hurricane Lili is headed into the Gulf....No pitstop over the Yucatan to drain her....

Lili strikes Jamaica on track to Gulf Coast
Mon, Sep. 30, 2002 9:01 AM ET
By the Associated Press, Stevenson Jacobs

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Tropical Storm Lili set off severe flooding and damaged dozens of homes in Jamaica on Sunday while grazing southeastern Cuba, where thousands of people evacuated their homes in low-lying areas.

Lili was strengthening and could become a hurricane before hitting western Cuba on Tuesday, said Martin Nelson, lead forecaster at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Forecasters warned Lili could strike the U.S. Gulf Coast by the end of the week. It was too early to predict where Lili would come ashore, but coastal residents from Texas to Florida should be on the alert for a direct hit as early as Friday, said Stacy Stewart of the National Hurricane Center.

well at least the least the lil miracle hasn't consumed all 20 (snicker) cans of vienna sausage yet.....my Isi three day vacation rocked....i hope we get as lucky this time.......she's definitely one to watch......with nothing to slow her down.....

at least we all have our supplies!

(well except Dr. H, who i'm sure has consumed all of his Zapp's and will need to keep an eye on Lili so he can get to Albertson's)

 

[Secret Kate]

I was wondering this morning

as I was watching the news and weather - if you would be starting a Lili thread! Glad to see you did!

Last I heard this one could go in somewhere between Houston and New Orleans - so keep up the good work "Weather Girl Ginny"!

 

[Feelin' Naughty]

Ginny, Florida here, just thought I'd tell you that I don't even watch the weather anymore. I figure if it is a dangerous storm you will keep us informed. Thank you!

 

[brokenbrainwave]

there is something to consider though, if it takes a similar path that the one last week took, the water will be so churned up it very possibly will not be able to strengthen much.

 

[CoolidgEffect]

You guys have all the fun.

 

[Secret Kate]

You think?

You guys have all the fun.

Come join us for one of these storms - when it's a Class 5 storm and you won't think so!!!!

 

[celiaKitten]

damnit, I'm gonna cry. I just got done worrying about all of you. Now I have no nails to bite .. sheesh!

 

[CoolidgEffect]

Re: You think?

Come join us for one of these storms - when it's a Class 5 storm and you won't think so!!!!

I better not. I try and avoid class.

 

[someplace]

Thanks Ginny!

And no thanks to Dr. H -- I'll have to make sure I've got a good supply of Zapp's also. I also need to get more water -- we've kind of gone through it all.

 

[Hamletmaschine]

Well, I wondered what happened to ol' Lil.

And there she is! Shit.

Someplace, hon: Forget the water--go for the Abita.

 

[someplace]

I know...

Someplace, hon: Forget the water--go for the Abita.

It'll make me not care about the friggin' hurricane, right????


(But can you make coffee with it???)

 

[Ginny]

uggg...

i was hoping this would be a storm that the path was adjusted westward....way on down to mexico.....now they've moved projected path a lil further east....

 

[Ginny]

Hurricane Lili threatens Cuba
Tue, Oct. 01, 2002 5:23 AM ET
Matt Newman, Meteorologist
Tropical Update, The Weather Channel

Hurricane Lili has been steadily increasing in intensity and the forecast calls for this trend to continue. Lili will cross western Cuba today with the main impact being strong winds and very heavy rainfall. The official forecast brings Lili up to a category 3 storm (winds between 111-130 mph) by Thursday evening as it approaches the western/central Gulf Coast. Residents need to follow the progress of Lili very closely over the next few days.

 

[riff]

I guess the casinos will do good business this weekend?

 

[Ginny]

several of the evacuations routes for new Orleans were flooded shortly after it started raining.....from Hurricane Isidore.....god i hope this thang stays aimed way west of New Orleans...

this is an interesting lil article on it from the Weather Channel:

Isidore tested Louisiana's hurricane preps
Fri, Sep. 27, 2002 4:35 PM ET
By the Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Isidore took the track of southern Louisiana's worst nightmare. It just lacked the fierce power to make that fear reality.

As the floodwaters of the tropical storm began to recede Friday, Louisiana officials and residents questioned the state's preparations and abilities to weather a severe hurricane, the likes of which the state hasn't seen in years.

"This was the big one New Orleans had been dreading, but it didn't have enough oomph," Gov. Mike Foster said the day the storm made landfall, sparing lives but flooding hundreds of homes, businesses and cars throughout southeastern Louisiana.

Residents in the hardest hit areas waded through the wreckage while officials called Louisiana lucky compared to what could have been -- the Category 3 or 4 hurricane that originally was predicted to slam into the state.

But Isidore unveiled some crucial problems that could grow worse in a hurricane. Evacuation routes flooded, agencies disagreed on who should respond to a near breach of a levee, and the lone highway leading to the center of Louisiana's oil and gas industry was under water.

"It's a good thing that we found this out now with a tropical storm," Marsanne Golsby, spokeswoman for the governor, said Friday. "We hope this wasn't a dress rehearsal for a big storm, but it very well could have been. We have the opportunity now to address the situation before it becomes a real emergency."

Isidore dumped more than 20 inches of rain in some areas. Main evacuation routes in New Orleans and parishes along the Mississippi River got blocked by floodwaters.

A stretch of Interstate 10 that dips below a railroad track leading out of New Orleans filled up like a bowl, stranding motorists. Foster ordered a review of the situation from the state Department of Transportation by Wednesday.

"This is totally unacceptable," said state Sen. Francis Heitmeier, D-New Orleans, chairman of the Senate transportation committee. "We cannot have a situation in New Orleans where a crucial hurricane evacuation route is impassable. What would have happened if this had been a major storm?"

Foster said a $60 million construction project on the interstate includes new pumps to remove water, but that project won't be finished for more than a year.

"If we're not going to be able to use that as an official evacuation route, then we need to know that now," Golsby said.

Backup routes for I-10 include Highway 61, which runs north from New Orleans to Mississippi through several parishes along the Mississippi River. That highway flooded, too. People traveling on it from Kenner, a suburb of New Orleans, ran into a sandbag wall near St. Charles Parish, where water covered the road.

Tab Troxler, emergency preparedness director in St. Charles Parish, said he wasn't concerned that people were unable to leave during the storm. The storm wasn't that bad. The problem comes if there's another emergency in the parish and the waters haven't receded, then parish officials have to find another way out.

 

[Ginny]

I guess the casinos will do good business this weekend?

lol......oh i bet so....this back to back to stuff is sucking.....

 

[Ginny]

I was wondering this morning as I was watching the news and weather - if you would be starting a Lili thread! Glad to see you did!

Last I heard this one could go in somewhere between Houston and New Orleans - so keep up the good work "Weather Girl Ginny"!

lol...thanks, Kate....definitely another one to watch!

 

[Ginny]

Ginny, Florida here, just thought I'd tell you that I don't even watch the weather anymore. I figure if it is a dangerous storm you will keep us informed. Thank you!

lol....i will definitely keep projection maps updated.....once one is headed our way....it's pretty much all i think about...well.....with a lil nasty tossed in....the turtle is back from camping.......

 

[Ginny]

there is something to consider though, if it takes a similar path that the one last week took, the water will be so churned up it very possibly will not be able to strengthen much.

they were saying yesterday it might just get up to Category 1 or 2...this morning's forecast has it at least becoming a Category 3....yuck.....

 

[Ginny]

You guys have all the fun.

just order some Zapp's and Pat O's Hurricane Mix online....get some vienna sausages you can cut up and put on toothpicks for hors d'oeuvres (snicker)......and invite a few friends over....turn out the lights...light some candles.....and put on some zydeco music...****!....your own lil hurricane party

 

[Ginny]

damnit, I'm gonna cry. I just got done worrying about all of you. Now I have no nails to bite .. sheesh!

no worries you!

you go enjoy that new lil niece......you know these things move all over with early projections.....

(i'm gonna reply to your pm after i get to work.....off to bubble bath now)

 

[Coolville]

What is it with you and weather patterns, G?
They blow.
They're wet.
The eye looks alot like a butthole...?

 

[Hamletmaschine]

LOL - looks like an opportunity for another place to stick your cock, Coolville. I'm sure Ginny would enjoy seeing you try to fuck a hurricane.

 

[Coolville]

LOL - looks like an opportunity for another place to stick your cock, Coolville. I'm sure Ginny would enjoy seeing you try to fuck a hurricane.

As ever, I aim to please

 

[Ginny]

What is it with you and weather patterns, G?
They blow.
They're wet.
The eye looks alot like a butthole...?

you got it, cool one....it's the anus-like appearance of the hurricane eye....that draws me to them.......gets me hot... it's the hot puckery swirl.....


Dr. Hamlet had a great idea.....stick your penis in one: