[DMCForum] Ivan update

["Farrar" <fhudkins@xxxxxxx>]

I forgot that I could post messages via Yahoo's website. Doh.

For those of you interested, the latest word here is that Ivan is not
going to make landfall quite as far east as they had expected
(hoped?). They're now expecting it to make landfall about 7am Thursday
near Gulfport, MS.

Gulfport's about 100 miles east, and the hurricane is about 200 miles
in diameter, so we're expecting hurricane-force winds here as the edge
of the storm scrapes by. The good news is maximum sustained winds have
dropped below 140mph. The bad news is they expect them to rise to
about 145mph before Ivan makes landfall.

Personal note: I'm glad I don't have any family to look after. And
although I have a flashlight which will run forever without batteries
and a brand-new windshield for my truck, I have a strong craving for
Doritos and Coca-Cola, and I have a feeling the grocery stores will be
a.) mobbed and b.) out of Doritos and Coca-Cola by the time I get to
one of them tonight. Drat. :\

I'll keep you, er, posted, as long as the Ethernet is working in the
control room.

Peace.

--Farrar

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