EDIT: VERY IMPORTANT TOOL FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF RESIDENTS NEAR NEW ORLEANS OR SURROUNDING AREAS - FEMA has a website that tracks the location of people that have been displaced due to Hurricane Gustav. If you are displaced, go to this site and register to have the ability to have family and friends locate you. If you are searching for a displaced relative or friend, or have found or are in search of a missing child, you also must register for the site.
Visit FEMA National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System
If you're a weather geek like I am, you're probably glued to your TV looking for the latest information about Hurricane Gustav. Well, I've been keeping up with the impact on New Orleans with a program called GRLevel3. This program is awesome and includes many different features, including VIL density (hail potential), Storm Relative Velocity (wind speeds going toward and away from the radar, indicating possible rotation from tornades), Storm Rainfal Totals, Composite Radar and so much more. Pair this with premium services available from sites such as AllisonHouse.com or free ones from GRLevelXStuff.com and you'll have a radar setup as good or better than even the best TV weathermen.
I also started playing around with another software title, but this one specifically focuses on hurricanes. Tracking the Eye is a nice program that shows just about anything you would ever want to learn about an active hurricane. From wind speeds, current location, to specific miles away from the eye of the storm to popular cities. If you're wanting to keep up with hurricanes and severe weather in general, these two software titles are a must have.
Visit FEMA National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System
If you're a weather geek like I am, you're probably glued to your TV looking for the latest information about Hurricane Gustav. Well, I've been keeping up with the impact on New Orleans with a program called GRLevel3. This program is awesome and includes many different features, including VIL density (hail potential), Storm Relative Velocity (wind speeds going toward and away from the radar, indicating possible rotation from tornades), Storm Rainfal Totals, Composite Radar and so much more. Pair this with premium services available from sites such as AllisonHouse.com or free ones from GRLevelXStuff.com and you'll have a radar setup as good or better than even the best TV weathermen.
I also started playing around with another software title, but this one specifically focuses on hurricanes. Tracking the Eye is a nice program that shows just about anything you would ever want to learn about an active hurricane. From wind speeds, current location, to specific miles away from the eye of the storm to popular cities. If you're wanting to keep up with hurricanes and severe weather in general, these two software titles are a must have.
I have been tracking hurricanes for 26 years. Ever since Hurricane Frederic in 1979. I've always had mild disagreements with the computer models and have learned what directs a hurricane. There are a few hot spots out there that fuel them to increase strength, but with a track history, pressure map of the CONUS, and hindsight from experience I can usually get them pinpointed within 100 miles of actual landfall.