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Watches/Warnings/Closings/Evacuations/Updates/Links/Contact Info
Ivan Closes in on our Gulf Coast
MS Gulf Coast is beginning to feel
the winds and outer bands of Ivan
MS GULF COAST UPGRADED TO
HURRICANE WARNING AS OF 4PM CST 9/14/04
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Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials said a mandatory
evacuation of residents and businesses south of Interstate 10 in the three
coastal counties of Jackson, Hancock and Harrison was to take effect at 4
p.m. Tuesday. Residents were being urged to leave earlier.
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"I beg people on the coast: Do not
ride this storm out," Gov. Haley Barbour said during a
briefing in Jackson, where emergency officials said there
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-MOST RECENT UPDATES
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Batten down the hatches folks
and prepare to hunker down,
it's gonna be a long night.
- GCIS is estimating sustained winds
around 10-15 mps with gusts of 30-40 mph at 430pm cst here in Vancleave
MS
- Weather at GCIS location is still
"ok" 90% of the time with drizzling rain and occasional gusts at 430pm
cst
- If you are even remotely
considering going to a shelter please call them now, don't wait until
conditions deteriorate to call for help, they can't come out in the
midst of a hurricane.
- If you are "riding out the storm"
on the coast, we suggest you nap now, during the daylight hours, as the
storm is projected to hit during the darkness and it will be hard to
sleep with the noises and weather going on outside.
WTNT34 KNHC 152041
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE IVAN ADVISORY NUMBER 54
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2004
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE IVAN BEARING DOWN ON NORTHERN GULF
COAST...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA TO
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO
WEST OF GRAND ISLE.
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED
WEST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM MORGAN CITY TO WEST OF GRAND ISLE...AND FROM EAST OF
APALACHICOLA TO YANKEETOWN FLORIDA.
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 88.3 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTH
OF THE ALABAMA COASTLINE.
IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IVAN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE VERY LATE TONIGHT
OR EARLY THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL...BUT IVAN
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A MAJOR HURRICANE...CATEGORY THREE
OR HIGHER. OCCUPANTS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA CAN EXPECT HIGHER WINDS THAN THOSE EXPERIENCED AT THE
SURFACE...ABOUT ONE SAFFIR-SIMPSON CATEGORY HIGHER AT THE TOP OF A
30-STORY BUILDING. AFTER LANDFALL... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS COULD
TO SPREAD INLAND UP TO ABOUT 150 MILES NEAR THE PATH OF THE CENTER.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 290 MILES. SUSTAINED WINDS AT THE DAUPHIN ISLAND C-MAN STATION
WERE RECENTLY CLOCKED AT 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 59 MPH. A BUOY
ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH OF DAUPHIN ISLAND REPORTED 50 FT SEAS.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 933 MB...27.55 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 16 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
LESSER...BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT SURGE VALUES WILL BE EXPERIENCED
WHERE ONSHORE FLOW OCCURS WEST OF THE CENTER.
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...ARE LIKELY
ELSEWHERE ALONG THE FLORIDA GULF COAST.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH IVAN.
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS IN SOUTHERN
ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...28.4 N... 88.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 933 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 6 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT FOLLOWED
BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 10 PM CDT.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
National Hurricane Center Center
Probabilities as of 4pm on 9/15/04
From now to 1pm on Thursday 9/16/04
Pensacola Florida 45
Mobile Alabama 59
Gulfport Ms
52
Buras LA
39
New Orleans LA 16
-GCIS
WEBCAM LIVE-
AS LONG AS OUR CONNECTION STAYS UP OUR CAMS WILL,
A SHOT OF VANCLEAVE MS SKIES, LIVE, THAT'S ZIP CODE 39565.
ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF I-10, AND 2 MILES WEST OF HWY 57
LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI
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LOCAL INFO
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WLOX REPORTS THAT
HARRSION COUNTY ORDERS MANDATORY EVACUATION IS ORDERED FOR ALL HARRSION
COUNTY RESIDENTS IN ZONES A, B AND C, ANYONE SOUTH OF I-10,
ANYONE ON RIVERS, CANALS, BASINS, OR BAYS. THESE ORDERS ARE IMMEDIATE
AND MUST BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN NOON 9/15/04.
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20 SHELTERS ARE TO OPEN
ON THE GULF COAST BY 2PM, PLEASE CHECK
WWW.WLOX.COM OR WWW.MEMA.ORG FOR
LISTINGS AT OR AFTER 2PM 9/14/04
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CASINOS ORDERED TO
CLOSE AT NOON ON 9/14/04, ALL GUESTS MUST BE GONE, AND CASINOS MUST BE
SECURED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
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LOW LYING AREAS,
SPECIAL NEEDS PEOPLE, MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS PLEASE BEGIN YOUR
EVACUATIONS NOW.
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SHELTERS ARE OPENING UP
IN NORTH MS TO HELP HANDLE PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM THE COAST, CHECK THE
WWW.MEMA.ORG SITE FOR LISTINGS, CALL
FIRST, MOST DO NOT ALLOW PETS.
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JACKSON COUNTY
MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 90, ALL LOW LYING OR
WATER FRONT AREAS, ALL MOBILE HOMES.
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RED CROSS ASKS ANYONE
WITH CERTIFIED MEDICAL EXPERIENCE, RN, LPN, EMT, CNA, PLEASE CONTACT AMR
( AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE IN GULFPORT) TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES IN
SHELTERS.
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American Red Cross shelters:
- Crossgates United Methodist Church, 21 Crossgates Drive,
Brandon, MS
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3223 Poplar Springs Drive,
Meridian, MS
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Moselle Memorial Baptist Church, 62 U.S. 11 South, Moselle,
MS
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Faith Presbyterian Church, 400 Magee Drive, Brookhaven, MS
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Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27/Warriors Trail,
Vicksburg , MS
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Family Y in Hattiesburg, Veterans Memorial Drive,
Hattiesburg.
- Steckler Multi-Purpose Building, 311 Liberty Road,
Natchez.
- Collins
United Methodist Church, 405 Gadenia Ave., Collins.
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First Baptist Church, 77 Shelby Speights Drive,
Purvis.
- First Baptist Church, 407 Main St., Greenville.
- First Baptist Church, 814 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro.
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First Baptist Church, 900 High St., Columbia.
Jackson County Shelters include:
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St. Martin E. Elementary School, 7508 Rose Farm Road, Ocean
Springs, MS will open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
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Vancleave High School, 12412 Highway 57, Vancleave, MS will
open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
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East Central High School, 21700 Slider Road, Moss Point, MS
will open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Harrison County Shelters include:
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North Bay Elementary School, 1825 Popp's Ferry Road, Biloxi.
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Popp's Ferry Elementary School, 340 St. Mary Boulevard,
Biloxi.
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Thomas Reeves Elementary School, 214 St. Augustine Drive,
Long Beach.
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Quarles Elementary School, 111 Quarles St., Long Beach.
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Good Deeds Community Center, 15101 Madison St., Gulfport.
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Harrison Elementary School, 15451 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport.
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Lizana Elementary School, 15341 Lizana School Road, Harrison
County.
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Saucier Elementary School, 24052 First St., Saucier.
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West Wortham K-8 School, 20199 W. Wortham Road, Harrison
County.
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Harrison Central Ninth Grade, 10463 Klein Road, Gulfport.
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Orange Grove Elementary School, 11391 Old Highway 49,
Gulfport.
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Three Rivers Elementary, 13500 Three Rivers Road, Harrison
County.
- Woolmarket Elementary School, 12513 John Lee Road,
Harrison County.
- Lyman Elementary School, 14222 Old Highway 49, Gulfport.
- Central Middle School, 42nd Avenue.
- Central Elementary School, 1043 Pass Road, Gulfport.
Hancock County Shelters include:
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Hancock Elementary School (the old Hancock North Central),
Cuevas Town Road, Kiln, MS.
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The maps below have not been changed for this update
because they are virtually the same as the last updated info which was
10am 9/15/04.
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The Accuweather Forecast Map from
9/15/04
has eye landfall at the MS/AL border around 3am on Thursday 9/16/04.
REMEMBER----- Hurricane strength winds still reach outward 100 miles
from the eye wall, AND Tropical storm force winds reach 200 miles
outward from the eye wall. This means conditions will worsen much
earlier than Wednesday evening, even if you are not in the
direct
path of the eye. |
The national hurricane Center has
not updated this map since 10am
The National Hurricane Center
Forecast Map from 9/15/04 at 10am CST
has the eye landfall near the MS/AL state line on the
MS side. Between 10pm Wed and 10AM Thursday
Morning
Reading ongoing discussions from the Hurricane Center,
it is hoped the storm will decrease a bit in strength
to at least a strong 4, which is still a DEADLY storm.
Depending on steering currents and ridges, this map may
continue to be adjusted not only in direction but also in time,
in the event the storm speeds up or slows down. Please
keep posted hourly at www.noaa.gov |
Governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon and
signed an executive order placing the Mississippi National Guard on active
duty
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Robert Latham said if
people
evacuate from the state's three coastal counties, they need to drive as far
north in the
state as possible. "They need to leave with a plan. They need to know where
they're going,'' Latham said. The first emergency shelter was to open
Monday night at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon. Other
shelters will open, as needed, as far north as Tupelo.
Linda Rouse, director of Harrison County Civil Defense, said no evacuation
order had been issued as of late Monday, but she said officials were
suggesting residents leave the coast. Rouse said shelters could open
Wednesday "Leaving the area prior to the storm coming, that's the best
bet. Just because you're in a shelter doesn't mean you're safe,'' Rouse said
during an afternoon briefing with coast emergency officials.
Steve Delahousey, chairman of the E-911 Commission, said people with special
needs, such as the elderly and nursing home patients, should begin leaving
the region. He said officials cannot guarantee there will be a shelter for
people with special medical needs.
Why does the Weather Channel have their reporters in Florida ?
Well if you haven't been keeping a close eye on this
storm then you might not have noticed that at every single update from the
National Hurricane Center for the last 3 days they have continuously shifted
their projections to the west. They use ridges, fronts, low and high
pressure fronts and troughs that all guide the storm projecting when they
will move thru the area and meet up with the storm and what direction they
will push it in. Millions of dollars are spent on hundreds of
forecast models they take the most similar ones and call that the track,
they take the farthest outside ones and make that the outside of the cones.
Then they factor in their range of error over the past 10 years. It's
very complicated and the only sure thing is. There's a serious storm in the
gulf, and it's gonna hit land some where.
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From Accuweather at 11am EST on 9/14/04 this was a diagram
model of the wind radius of Hurricane Ivan, as you can see the
excessive winds are far reaching. |
From the National Hurricane Center at 10pm CST 9/14/04- this is a
wind speed
forecast model for the next 48 hours |
We ask that everyone on
the Gulf Coast prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. Please have
your hurricane kit ready, your food and water, medicines, supplies ready,
your evacuation plans in place, and keep a constant eye on this storm.
Even if your city does not take a direct hit, devastating weather
can still
affect your area. If you are new to hurricanes always remember to take the
approach of better safe than sorry, if you are elderly or need assistance,
please call your civil defense or red cross for assistance and planning now.
In an emergency you need to call 911
** BUT REMEMBER DURING THE MIDST OF A STORM
EVEN POLICE AND RESCUE CAN NOT GO OUT DUE TO DANGER**
For civil defense questions call your county
Jackson County Civil Defense
228-769-3111
Harrison County Civil Defense
288-865-4089
MEMA
24 Hr Emergency Line:
1-800-222-MEMA(6362)
FEMA
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
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