New Orleans is now under a mandatory evacuation order. Hotels in the city are being closed; the airport closes at 6 PM tomorrow.
Gustav went from being a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in less than 24 hours. It's expected to become a Category 5, possibly by tomorrow evening. That means winds over 155 miles per hour.
I read a comment from someone who believes this could be worse than Katrina. Not sure what there is to back that up besides fear, but...if it's true, well, I just don't even want to think about it.
Because I still remember miles and miles of this:
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Currently it's a Cat 3. We've been praying for New Orleans.
The winds are currently down to "only" about 115 mph. ;-)
They had expected the category to go back up as Gustav entered the warmer waters of the Gulf, but so far, the weakening trend is continuing. Yay!
We sang a song in church this morning about God being mighty enough to move mountains. If he can move a mountain, he can certainly hold back wind.
I've been encouraged by the number of people who are praying and especially by the ones who are rearranging their lives (or at least making the plans to do so) in order to head for the Gulf Coast to help if/when needed.
People can work so beautifully together in a crisis--it's a shame that's what it takes more often than not to get us to play well with others.
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