Do you think Hurricane Gustav will take a quick jog to the west before landfall...?

Question

and come ashore at around Lake Charles?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Mmn, maybe. I hear next year's one will be the dousie.

Answer 3

According to Official track, this storm will make landfall near Morgan city.  It is at least possible for it to take a jog to the west, and the chances for a Galveston, TX landfall is very slim at this point.  According to wind models, Galveston, TX has a 8 or 9 percent chance of encountering hurricane force winds from now to 120hrs.  If it makes a west jog, probably the furthest west this storm could make its landfall is Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX area...LA is STILL on the dirty side and with this  storm...it isn't going to get spared!!!

Answer 4

you know, I think you might actually unfortunately have a point. I think it may actually go further west and hit towards Texas, maybe around Galveston. The path makes it look like it's headed west. Everyone in the coastal area needs to evacuate.

Answer 5

I'm in the UK and don't really know the geography in that area very well, but I genuinely hope that the folks of New Orleans will be spared the agony of another 'Katrina'.

I've seen news bulletins of people in tears fleeing for there lives, some having only just taken possession of their new homes - God Save Them All - God Bless Them All.

Answer 6

I don't know where Lake Charles is but after the Katrina fiasco I would have thought someone in New Orleans would have come up with some idea on how to protect the city from hurricanes

Answer 7

It will down grade to cat2 and make land fall just west of New Orleans, at least Ray nagin   is taking this one seriously.

Answer 8

It could very well go one way or the other, both Katrina and Ivan followed a similar track to Gustav, then jogged to the east.  That is why the major damage done by Katrina was along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and not New Orleans.  

But I have a feeling Gustav will go west as you do.   I am just glad the mayor of New Orleans is actually doing something about this one, and not waiting until after the fact like he did with Katrina.  As the storm surge could very well breach the levees again.