While it won't pack the punch of a hurricane it is disconcerting to see that Katrina is coming right at us. Masses of rain expected. The US weather service says for neighbouring Jefferson Co. NY:
Tonight...Rain...Becoming heavy at Times after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 mph or less...Becoming east 5 to 15 mph.While Environment Canada says:Wednesday...Rain...Heavy at Times. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 20 mph...Becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph.
Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers late this evening and overnight then rain beginning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this evening then increasing to 40 overnight. Low 18.Rain ending late in the day then cloudy with sunny periods and 30 percent chance of showers. Wind east 40 km/h becoming north 40 in the afternoon then becoming light late in the day. High 22.
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Alan - August 30, 2005 5:24 pm
An update from Environment Canada:<blockquote class="smalltext">For more northern portions of the warned area..Rainfall amounts of up To 50 millimetres are expected. However further south..And in particular for regions closer to the track of the system including the Niagara Peninsula and eastern Ontario from Trenton to Kingston And along the north shore of the St Lawrence to the Québec border.. Rainfall amounts will range from 50 to 100 millimetres with local amounts up to 125 millimetres possible. While heavy rainfall will be the main threat from this system.. Locally strong wind northeast gusts up to 70 km/h will also be possible especially for regions near the south shore of Lake Ontario and over the higher ground of the Niagara Escarpment.</blockquote>125 mm is 5 inches, right? About half the height of the screen you are looking at right now.
Alan - August 30, 2005 5:40 pm
All of which is immediately put into perspective by this sad sad news from New Orleans's CBS outlet's website:<blockquote class="smalltext"> 3:25 P.M. - With conditions in the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans rapidly deteriorating, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Tuesday that people now huddled in the Superdome and other rescue centers need to be evacuated. The situation is untenable," Blanco said during a news conference. "It's just heartbreaking."<p>3:15 P.M. - Charity Hospital is out of commission and they are trying to evacuate patients, but it is hard to get there because rising water is surrounding the hospital. They will try to evacuate the patients to other cities.</blockquote>