With Hurricane Ike set to travel nearly the length of Cuba today before heading into the Gulf of Mexico, residents from Texas to Florida face another week of worrying about whether their communities will fall in the storm’s path.
Some public officials said Sunday they are concerned that the frequency of hurricanes this year may cause [...]

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Hurricane Gustav continues plowing inland, and is now just a Category 1 hurricane. The storm surge has peaked and is falling in New Orleans and along the Mississippi coast. A storm surge of 12 feet was recorded at Northeast Bay Gardene, and surges of 10 feet were seen at [...]

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…Eye of Gustav nearing the Louisiana coast…hurricane force winds over portions of southeastern Louisiana…
A Hurricane Warning remains in effect from just east of High Island Texas eastward to the Mississippi-Alabama border…including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. Preparations to protect life and property should have been completed.
A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect [...]

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Just to keep up with the updates I started with this storm…

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Over the years in the convention business, I’ve spent a bit of time in the city of New Awlins. I have friends who call the city home. I have co-workers who called the city home and now live in Houston. So I am saddened to see the area in the sights of another storm.
NEW ORLEANS, [...]

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It’s passing Cuba and the models are looking more and more like rain, rain, rain…Even if we miss the winds!

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In 2005 the eye of Hurricane Katrina seemed to spare the low-lying neighborhoods of New Orleans as it moved to the east into Mississippi. Relief was short-lived as the backhanded surge of water from the storm breached levees and created an urban catastrophe that exposed fatal flaws in the nation’s ability to respond to natural [...]

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NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Gustav strengthened into a dangerous storm today, and as city officials started evacuation plans, some residents weren’t waiting to be told to leave.
Cars packed with clothes, boxes and pet carriers drove north among heavy traffic on Interstate 55, a major route out of the city. Gas stations around the city hummed. [...]

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