As of 8:54am CST, Hurricane Gustav was inching closer and closer to Louisiana and has now been downgraded to a Category 2 with maximum SUSTAINED winds of 110 miles per hour. As of now, the hurricane’s eye is 75 miles from New Orleans but is making landfall as I type this. The eye is expected to hit Port Fourchon any second now, which has typically the strongest winds of the hurricane (near the eye) before and after the eye passes.

So what about New Orleans? Did they get spared? Well, they are not getting a direct hit, but keep in mind that with Katrina, New Orleans didn’t have a direct hit and Katrina was a category 3 hurricane when it made landfall. Also, the levees broke a full 24 hours after the hurricane hit. Hopefully, everything is fine.

I am pleased to write that the hurricane is not as big of a monster as once feared (even as of last night) so thank you Lord for decreasing this hurricane!!! The winds have still not hit New Orleans to its fullest but they should in the next hour or two.

As of 9:06am, according to The Weather Channel, there are 14 tornado warnings in Louisiana and Mississippi. FOURTEEN potential tornadoes spun off by Hurricane Gustav. It’s just beginning!!!

Previous Updates/Warnings/Satellite Pics here.

Tags: forecast, Gustav, Hurricane, Tornado, Update

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