Right now, it is 6pm and we are still waiting for further calls from CT's office on whether we should evacuate or not. Highway towards east (I-10E) is jammed from the traffic news on TV as people are evacuating and driving towards the east.
2 Zones of Mobile has been issued a mandatory evacuation and it seems my area is not affected yet. The 2 zones are nearer the Mobile Bay area...so more prompt to the hurricane. However, the radar also shows there will be tornadoes up north as well...so it seems I am now stuck here in my apartment.
The news watch has been showing update of the hurricane in many channels and one channel showed the eye of the storm approaching the land and they measured the eye of the storm and it is 35 miles long!! That means almost 60km wide...bigger than Singapore. So, those area in the eye of the hurricane will have massive damage.
So now, not only is there a hurricane watch, but a tornado watch.. Hurricane is from water while tornado is in land..So, that is the difference. Many shelters have been opened up for people to go to. I have no idea where they are but in any case, it seems impossible to move now because of the jam and of the storm surge that can go up to 20 over feet...so impossible to travel on causeway now to other states..
It is raining on/off in my area now and all seems calm...though very cloudy.
Ok, that's all for my update. Pray for minimal damage. Thanks!
Monday, August 29, 2005
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