tropical storm

I worked with a Barbara one time. She could certainly stir things up! I would expect a tropical system baring her name to be a bit more stubborn. According to the National Hurricane Center the first system of the year will die while making an attempt to cross from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane season will soon be over but the tropics are still very active! Sandy has formed South Southwest of Jamaica.

Isaac made landfall this evening as a Category 1 Hurricane just southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River then moved back over open water and wobbled westward. Isaac has now made it's second landfall near Fourchon.

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Office of Emergency Preparedness are preparing a 5 p.m. press conference.  We'll keep you update with any news as it comes -- keep checking back for updates.

The path has not changed much in this update.

A is Tropical Storm Waqtch has now been issued for the Cameron Parish coastline. Now is the time to prepare!

I just don't trust hurricanes. They seem to change directions a lot. Here is the latest on Issac.

Sometime in the middle of next week, Tropical Storm Ernesto will likely be making landfall on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico — but exactly where is still a mystery.  And while Ernesto is throwing out winds of around 50 mph this morning, it’s still uncertain at this hour just how strong he’ll become.

As a precaution, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has issued a state of emergency declaration just in case Tropical Storm Lee heads this way. According to the jury, the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will remain active in monitoring the weather system and address any safety issues as they develop.

Tropical Storm Emily will move over the southwestern peninsula of Haiti later Thursday on its way to Cuba, with an expected landfall on the island country later today or early Friday, according to the latest National Hurricane Center advisory.

Tropical Storm Don is blowin' and goin' in the center of the Gulf of Mexico, but for the moment, he doesn't seen inclined to head toward Southwest Louisiana. Of course, tropical systems change their minds pretty quickly when they feel like it.