Forecasters expect Hurricane Gustav to grow into a Category 3 hurricane and make landfall Monday or Tuesday on the Texas or Louisiana coast.
Weather watchers cautioned that the storm's track and intensity are difficult to predict this far in advance.
"We have a few days to wait and see," Frazier said.
If the hurricane aims for Louisiana, up to 50,000 evacuees could head for Texas, officials said.
"We know it's going to head into the Gulf. After that, we're not sure where it's heading," said Rebecca Waddington, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center.
Published Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:55 AM [clik HERE for whole article]
New Orleans city officials were also using the days ahead of the storm to prepare, making plans for a mandatory evacuation of the city should a Category 3 or stronger hurricane come within 60 hours of the city.
Gustav formed Monday and came ashore Tuesday as a Category 1 hurricane near the southern Haitian city of Jacmel, with top winds near 90 mph. It toppled palm trees and flooded the city's Victorian wooden buildings. The storm triggered flooding and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. It weakened into a tropical storm and appeared headed for Cuba, though is likely to grow stronger in the coming days by feeding on warm open water.
* The Associated Press contributed to this article.
2 comments:
"Imagine this pig exploding high up in the atmosphere, and floating down onto the village of La Quinta. Somebody should write a boring rock opera about it." (PD)
Gustav the pig.
When he goes to the first place he sees, a Dunkin Donuts, and goes to the phones where he meets a guy. And with his last fifteen dollars, he buys Whole Life Insurance and a time-share from the guy sitting in the booth by the phones.
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