Hurricane Gustav

Mr. Sunspot called just now on his way to work. He said the beach is gone...water all the way up to the steps at the Whale's Tail. :shock:

uh-oh

Hi IBD: Where are you posting from? LA or SoWal? I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but I hope you're out of harms way if you're in LA.

morning! quiet night but a few small wind bursts this morning. Paula I am in Prairieville, La. which is just south of Baton ROuge

and hunker way down ya'll.

grand isle, la - bullseye

Grand Isle

Nature is once again putting the outfall at Eastern Lake exactly where it wants it to be. Last week some citizens (mainly one) badgered the county to open they lake. Public Works opened the lake with a front end loader, without appropriate guidelines being followed, there was no emergency and no proven need. Taxpayer money and resources were wasted once again. The lake was getting close to opening on its own. Hopefully the county will not waste money that we don't have pushing loose sand around again.

Water at bottom of the stairs in Seagrove. White sand is gone , lots of the black stuff visible. No rain, little wind.

For those of you wanting information on NOLA, go to www.nola.com , there are many reports and blogs.

For those of you wanting information on NOLA, go to www.nola.com , there are many reports and blogs.

Wow. Lots of stuff. Intersting stuff.

Where is/was Lake Tresca?

Lake Tresca is between Eastern Lake and Deer Lake off Lakeview Drive. There is a volunteer that will be doing LakeWatch.

Some incredibly reckless people are letting their very small child play in the surf and outfall. It isn't high tide yet. A rogue wave could easily sweep that child out. Crazy.

Some incredibly reckless people are letting their very small child play in the surf and outfall. It isn't high tide yet. A rogue wave could easily sweep that child out. Crazy.

:angry:

Early reports are that the water is washing up to the dunes in most areas, even Grayton. The one thing that will be interesting to watch is whether those waves will be strong enough to carve into the dunes substantially, or if they will be depositing sand from the front part of the beach to the toe of the dune. In storms like these, we often see a narrowing of the beach, but a slight build up of sand at the toe of the dune and the burying of a few boardwalk steps. My thoughts are that we will see both, with some slight "carving" occurring in eastern Walton County where the beach is narrower, and "redistribution" where the beach is wider. That's what happened the last time a big storm hit New Orleans.

some pic of what the gulf looks like right now...
i'm guessing we'll loose some boardwalks..
http://www.mrsurfs.com/surf_report.php

"Hi krafty, what's up? It looks like you haven't posted on SoWal.com in quite awhile. Please take a minute and ask a question, give your two cents, or just say hello in one of the forums. Thanks for joining in!"

This message popped up so I thought I'd better do what I'm told!

I'm a weather geek, so after having visited sowal so many times I just had to check in to see what was happening down there. Sounds like tornados and the worst weather is west of you.
I appreciate the local pics. Thanks!

Stay safe, krafty

Hey Krafty!! Long time, no post!! How's your weather up north?

Some incredibly reckless people are letting their very small child play in the surf and outfall. It isn't high tide yet. A rogue wave could easily sweep that child out. Crazy.

I'm heading to the top of the stairs to show the kids what it's like, but NO WHERE near the water!!!! (And not even the stairs if it's not safe!) Mama Nature doesn't play & I'm just not that careless. Praying the parents get some sense.

Hi, DD!

Thanks for asking. Today will be about 80 and breezy with chances of thunderstorms. Cold weather is hopefully a LONG way off, at least a few months.

Sounds like the SE is going to get soaked, and then there's Hannah.......

How's the weather in your neck of the woods?

Hi, DD!

Thanks for asking. Today will be about 80 and breezy with chances of thunderstorms. Cold weather is hopefully a LONG way off, at least a few months.

Sounds like the SE is going to get soaked, and then there's Hannah.......

How's the weather in your neck of the woods?

I always think of you when I hear about those first "cold fronts" in the fall.
Yep, I think the whole Gulf coast is getting soaked and pounded. I have my uncle here from LA.
The weather here is good today...hot and humid. I think the rain will get to us tomorrow or Wed. God knows we need it, but I hate it for the folks down south.

Thanks for the update on Gustav

Thanks for the update. Sitting here up north I don't get much hurricane news about SOWAL. All the attention is on NOLA (as it should be). Yet, owning a home in SOWAL can get a guy pretty nervous during these hurricanes. This is a great website to get information and pictures. Thanks to all for keeping me informed. And God bless the people who are being hurt in this storm.

Here's a good cam from Gulf Shores.

Here are a few pics this morning from Ramsgate access again.

Thanks for the pics!!!

Here's a good cam from Gulf Shores.

My family is from Baldwin County and it's good to see what's going on over there.

Thanks for the pics and updates... Could someone check out the watercolor beach and see how bad it is, possibly take some pics?

Thanks

Hope someone gets some pics for you soon. The pics posted by TNJed at Ramsgate are in the Eastern Lake area and are about 3 miles to the east of WaterColor. Imagine what is happening there is pretty close to what is going on at WaterColor. WaterSound is about 1 mile to the west of Eastern Lake. The big difference is WaterColor and especially WaterSound built far back from the shore.

Im sure its about the same all up and down the beach, I guess I am just wishing it wont be as bad there since we will be there this Friday. Its really small in the grand scheme of things. Just hope everyone remains out of the water and stays safe, especially the chidren!!

Thanks for the frame of reference to where WC is, I really appreciate it DuneLaker.