Emily undergoes explosive intensification, now a Cat 1 hurricane. 90 MPH

[Maddy McCall]

Expected to plow through Grenada, which was decimated by Ivan last year, and then on to the Yucatan this weekend, which also was traversed by Ivan before landfall in Pensacola. However, Ukmet has it tracking straight for NOLA, after traveling through Cuba. And GDFL, a great forecasting model, has it tracking through the Yucatan channel and then into the Gulf. Texas just might be the destination of Emily.

See hurricane expert Steve Gregory's blog on www.wunderground.com for a very informative discussion of Emily.

Well, I've delayed my cabin reservations on Pleasure Island, off of Port Arthur's coast, for awhile. :)

Models:





And a satellite image or two from NOAA:




HERE WE GO AGAIN, GULF STATE DUERS.

[Maddy McCall]

1. .

[chalky]

2. Oh, great. The last time we got a hurricane 'round these parts

it bounced off the coast and landed on Austin.

And poor Cuba can't catch a break.
Say...any word on the prisoners' welfare after the last hurricane?

[Maddy McCall]

3. All I've heard is that a lifeguard stand was blown down.

You made me curious. Here's what I found:

The U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo escaped the brunt of the storm. Heaving surf tore away a lifeguard tower at Windmill Beach and winds destroyed a bus shelter. A few power lines and tree branches were knocked down and there was minor flooding.

"Actually, everybody fared real well," said Navy Cmdr. Anne Reese.

American troops fixed metal shutters over the steel mesh windows of some prison cells overlooking the sea at Camp Delta, which is just 150 yards from the ocean.

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