My brother Mike is back in the path of gigantic storms. Last time around, he got a spread in Time magazine of a photo he took of Ivan making land, just before the dock he was standing on collapsed. He was fine -- few scrapes. Lost a camera. We'll hope he's just as lucky this time around.
Here's an email my brother Dan sent about Mike's adventures so far...
All,
It’s 10:30pm EST and Michael is headed for bed. He’s got a room in a sturdy-looking hotel in Gulf Port, Mississippi, (Approximately 10 miles from the LA/MS border) where reps from some other big name media outlets are also hunkering down. It is three miles inland from the coast, so wave action shouldn’t be a factor where he is. The hotel pool has three dolphins sent by a nearby aquarium for safe-keeping, and he’s submitted photos of same. Check the paper’s web site to see if they put them up. He already has a number of photos up in the photos section He has a plane and pilot lined up for late tomorrow, and his game plan is to get aerial shots of the damage.
Looking at the maps and data, it is Michael’s belief that the MS/Al/FL areas in the NE quadrant of storm are going to take the heaviest wind hit, but that N.O. is going to take the brunt of the storm surge. The eye is tracking like it will go right over his house. If it does, Lake Pontchartrain will be inundated with a storm surge projected around 12 feet. The levees average 5 to 6 feet, and Mike’s place is about 6 feet below see level. Do the math, and it appears that Mike and Lisa may have some real hardship ahead.
NOAA radar loop of the storm
NOAA projected track of storm
Projected N.O. storm surge impact
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