Will Hurricane Gustav hit Tuscaloosa, AL?

Question

These are all really good answers. Thanks everyone. And good luck to everyone who has to evacuate!

And you are right, ten h**r is like a castle. I spend most of my time in that building and it feels indestructible.

Answer 1

Probably only the outer bands, but the east side is the worse for wind and rain.  Now there were tornadoes spawned by Katrina all the way to Virginia, and trees were blown over damaging houses in Tuscaloosa.  Just a few miles south of Tuscaloosa but further east in Montgomery, Hurricane Ivan destroyed a lot of the trees and several houses in my neighborhood.  We were without power at my house for 2 weeks, but the eye passed over us.

Expect a whole lot of rain, thunder, maybe tornadoes and high winds.  It will come in waves, not just one storm, but a series of them.

Tuscaloosa will be a safe place to be, in my opinion!

p.s. Tornadoes in the spring and late fall are the real worry for weather in Tuscaloosa.  ten h**r Hall's basement is one of the best places to be in a tornado in T-town when the building is open, by the  way -- that building is like a castle!

Answer 2

IDK, But i no its gonna hit me hard! im evacuating

Answer 3

You will probably get the rain from the hurricane... I don't think you'll get the winds, but I'm not sure.

When I moved to New Orleans within the first month, we had to evacuate for a hurricane.  I drove to ATL to visit friends.

The native New Orleanians thought I was crazy.  Apparently, hurricanes tend to curve east so all the locals were going west towards Baton Rouge and Texas, or they went North.

Answer 4

Nope!!..    Gustav    sent me  an  e-mail...   .. he  changed  his  mind   about 2 79 km  north east of there!!

Answer 5

Go to www.wsfa.com and click on their interactive hurricane tracker it gives you a good idea of the projected path of both hurricanes. I understand your concern because I am a resident of Montgomery, AL. Even if Alabama is not directly hit by the hurricane we are usually affected by the heavy rains and high winds as the hurricane moves along. We were affected by Ivan, Katrina, and Rita and you might even remember Opal--that was sooooo long ago. The safest thing for you to do is treat this as an emergency situation and get prepared just in case. Buy water, flashlights, and a battery operated radio. Gov. Riley has already ordered the Alabama National Guard to get ready in case of severe weather and the I-65 lane reversal crew is on alert.

We've made it through a lot of storms and we know that the best thing to do is don't worry and be prepared.