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Tropical Storm Bonnie forms in the central Bahamas
Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 5:17 PM Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:10 PM
The National Hurricane Center reported at 5:15 p.m. that an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft had recorded surface winds of 40 mph with the third tropical depression of the Atlantic season, making it the named storm Tropical Storm Bonnie.
As of 5:15 p.m., Tropical Storm Bonnie was centered at 22.9 degrees north latittude and 75.4 degrees west longitude, about 200 miles southeast of Nassau and about 415 miles east-southeast of Key West, Fla. It was moving to the northwest at 14 mph, with a minimum central pressure of 1,005 millibars or 29.68 inches.
Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency in order to get response mechanisms going, and said that some parishes may have to call for evacuations in areas outside of levees on Friday.
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Since I'm in Slidell, I'm betting on there. Besides, the storm tracks always seem to graduallly move east as the storm progresses. Already, they've moved it from the calcasieu to lafayette area.
Although, I will have to say, over the past 5 years we've had hurricanes hit NOLA, Lake Charles, and BR -- I think it's Lafayette's turn!!!!
Isnt it a little early to be declaring a state of emergency? Why dont we just live in a permanent state of emergency??? Shucks this storm is BARELY a tropical storm-- just got named, and the consummate politician Jindal scrambles to declare a state of emergency... oh yes, I believe there are many more powers granted to the government during states of emergency...Pretty soon it will be a state of emergency when Farmer Ted gets a hangnail.
Can he not get the "response mechanisms" in motion before the state of emergency is declared??? Just what are they?
From Katrina they want us ALL to learn to listen to "them" (those in power)--we didnt hear much about survival skills, just obedience. And those who would think to stay and defend their propoerty vie the second amendment..?..welll those folks got their guns confiscated...Lovely.
My advise? Get prepared...really prepared... and take care of your neighbors and your family...we know the govt doesnt deliver as promised.
Here is his reasoning:
Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency in order to get response mechanisms going, and said that some parishes may have to call for evacuations in areas outside of levees on Friday.
I tend to agree with him....don't wait until the last minute like Nagin and end up doing nothing.
I predict landfall at the Mississippi/Alabama border. Last night, the disturbance was located on the Texas/LA border. This thing has been moving steadily east since last night and I believe that wind sheer will continue to guide it that way. You always want it to be headed for LA when it is FAR out there, because it never ends up there in the end. Mark my words.
Yeah, I know the tracking always moves east, but it seems when it gets to NOLA is when it almost always turns due north.
I guess God just hates us for some reason: Katrina-Rita, Nagin-Blanco-Jindal, Oil Spill, etc. etc. etc. I'm wondering what the next 7 plagues might be??? An earthquake to completely rip open the oil spill?? Maybe a giant sink-hole sucking down everything south of I-10/12???
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