For everyone who thinks it must be paradise living here....
GUSTAV MADE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHWEST PENINSULA OF HAITI...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BARAHONA IN THE DOMINICANREPUBLIC WESTWARD TO LE MOLE ST NICHOLAS HAITI. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CUBA...FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...AND GRANMA.
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
INTERESTS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GUSTAV.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSONSCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS LIKELY WHILE GUSTAV MOVES OVER HAITI...HOWEVER RESTRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER APPROACHES EASTERN CUBA ON WEDNESDAY.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER HISPANIOLA...EASTERN CUBA...AND JAMAICA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
How Scary is that? We live on the sea and are expecting to be evacuated from our apartment tomorrow. I am flying out to Denver and Travis is moving inland to a friend's house. We have to pack everything we want to keep into plastic tubs and haul it to our friend's house tonight. There is obviously a chance that it won't hit us, but it is very stressful and scary waiting. I am sooooo glad that Trent is safe in Janesville. Wish us Luck! I will keep you all posted as soon as I get to Denver.
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Yikes!!
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