Hanna Headed for South Florida, Cat 4 Gustav Aims Fury at Louisiana

Tropical Storm Hanna tumbles slowly through the Atlantic. The latest forecast track brings her to South Florida at the end of next week.



Hurricane Gustav has intensified from a Category 2 (110 MPH sustained winds) to a Category 4 (150 MPH sustained winds) in just 12 hours. Hurricane warnings are up for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. They are evacuating!!

Hanna Stronger, Gustav off our radar

Tropical Storm Hanna is blowing at 50 MPH this morning and is predicted to make a strange loop to the south. We'll see. We're in the cone. Gustav is still headed to Louisiana. Just a tropical storm now, he's expected to become a hurricane again.

Tracking Tropical Storms Hanna & Gustav

Here comes Hanna with 40 MPH sustained winds.



Tropical Storm Gustav is showing signs of strengthening. His sustained winds are now 70 MPH.

Gustav Weakening, A new Depression Forming

Tropical Storm Gustav has weakened further. His winds are now blowing at 45 MPH. Meanwhile, a new storm is on the horizon. The red area to our southeast is expected to become a depression.

Gustav Weakening

Gustav's winds are down to 60 MPH and he's a tropical storm again.

Hurricane Gustav Heads West

5 PM - Gustav has slipped back to 75 MPH. The cone has lowered away from Florida. Still a hurricane.

11 AM - Gustav has strengthened to 90 MPH sustained winds... almost a category 2 hurricane. He's moving further away from South Florida, which is good... but still a possible threat. Stay tuned.

5 AM - It's now Hurricane Gustav with 85 MPH winds. The good news at the moment is that the estimated strike path has moved west and South Florida is out of the "cone." This doesn't mean we're in the clear... just in a better place.

Here comes Tropical Storm Gustav

5:45 PM - Just a depression three hours ago, Tropical Storm Gustav is now delivering 60 MPH sustained winds. An upgrade to hurricane is expected tomorrow. South Florida remains in the "cone of probability."

2 PM- This just in! A tropical depression has formed and is trekking up the same path as Tropical Storm Fay. At the moment, this depression is blowing with sustained winds of 35 miles an hour. Stengthening is expected and a name will likely be given in the next day or so. Stay tuned for updates.

Fay is STILL in Florida. More storms on the way?

Tropical Storm Fay is STILL moving through Florida on her zig zag path from bottom to top. It's as if every part of Florida has shared in her visit! While her winds once reached near hurricane strength at 65 miles an hour, she's now blowing at just 45 miles an hour. The good news is that she's brought much needed rain to our low water supply. Fay is expected to finish her tour through the panhandle within the next day or so. In the meanwhile, we have two new areas of potential storm potential to our south!

Nothin' Doin' with Fay

Fay made second landfall around 5 AM near Ft. Myers. She remained a tropical storm. It was quiet here overnight. We awoke this morning to find some standing water, intermittent squalls and gray skies. The newspaper was delivered and we expect things to be back to normal tomorrow. In the meantime, tornado watches, flood watches and tropical storm warnings remain in effect.

Fay Makes Landfall

Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in Key West at 3 PM. She arrived with 60 MPH sustained winds, higher gusts and tornadoes. This infrared satellite image shows our current condition, around 4:40 PM.

Excerpts from the 5 PM Advisory:

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH... A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH WITH A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... FAY IS FORECAST TO BE AT OR NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF FLORIDA.TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES.

Hurricane Fay on the Way

Broward County just announced shelter openings. Broward public schools will remain closed through Tuesday, 8/19. Here are excerpts from the 2 PM storm advisory:

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...FAY IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE AS IT NEARS THE SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA COAST ON TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES.

The Warnings are Up

Tropical Storm Warnings are up for South Florida, which means we will feel tropical force winds (39 to 73 mph sustained) within 24 hours. They say the weather will deterioritate this afternoon. It's already real gray out there. She's strengthening to become a hurricane.

Tropical Storm Watch

8:00 PM - Fay is predicted further west now. We are out of "the cone." But watches remain in effect and schools remain closed.

3:30 PM - Broward schools are closed Monday.

8:00 AM - Dade, Broward & Palm Beach is under a tropical storm watch. The storm's eye is not expected to go over us; however, "TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER" so we may feel something as it goes by.

Tropical Storm Fay on the Way?

Here she comes! Tropical Storm Fay. She may become a hurricane once she gets to Florida.

Will it Become a Storm?

These "formation potential" areas have formed and departed over the past few days. This is a new product of the National Hurricane Center. We've been riddled with "formation potential," this season, but few named storms so far. We're keeping an eye on these new red and yellow areas; they're close and they may turn into something.

A Hurricane Coming?

The map is littered with storm possibilities. The red area in the middle has the highest probability of organizing and is expected to become a tropical depression. It's moving northwest. In our direction.

Tropical Storm Edouard

Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the gulf LAST NIGHT and it's headed west to Texas! Wow, that's fast. Meanwhile, there's an area of low formation potential (yellow) to our southeast.