Hurricane Lili

Been watching weather channel about Hurricane Lili.... Get ready to start packing to get stuff together if we have to leave if it make landfall here. I know it will build stronger when it get into Gulf of Mexico.. Be ready.. This Sunday I have planned to go to Baton Rouge to surpise my sister birthday party.. Guess we have to cancel the party?? so we have to wait and see.... Redrose, Lisa, other residence.. be ready....

Mini, will be praying for your complete safety, and for RedRose, Lisa, and all who are in Lili's path.

Yes Mini the weather channel are predicting it makes landfall between 48 and 60 hours. My heart and prayers go out to all of you again. It's just too much too soon!! Please take no chances and God be with you!

Can't imagine having to pack and get out - let alone again already. Be safe all, we'll be thinking of you.

Bless your hearts, we're praying for everything to go safely for you guys. ((((Tricia)))) I'll hold off on mailing those seeds.

Kimberley.. Yes please hold the seeds and mail them off after the storm is over..

Oh yes, I already had packed from last week that I can feel should be have another hurricane there is coming "LiLi" hope not hit here or else too and just few more start to pack, it make me so worry that hope not get so bad happen here. Gardenwife and others to please hold for me seeds and plants until after the hurricane. Thank You!

If it really sure hit here so we will leave tomorrow night and will off computer so, we don't know for sure where we will go at yet. Boy my mind go crazy think to keep in touch our family to make sure where they will go at so we all can keep in touch eachothers. Cuz, I am already so tired.

((( Redrose ))) this must be exhausting for you guys.

Redrose: I am so sorry for you. To be disrupted from your home maybe twice in such a short time. I have your seeds ready to mail and will mail out when it is all clear. Will be praying that she goes by you. God Bless your whole family and whoever else is in the path.

Oh boy.. things are going crazy over here.. AT walmart.. there's already crowd and grabbing lots of water gallon and foods.. We all packed and few things to do then we will be all ready... no school for kids over here.. They all close tomorrow.....

they have closed the schools for tomorrow here too Mini, folks are scrambling. Yall be careful there.

Praying for all of you and your loved ones to be safe and to have all that you need, and that your homes will be untouched by the storm.

we are praying for you all in the path. and for your homes and communities too.

I think here have school tomorrow maybe go half day not sure so, I could not sleep so hard for me and keep walk around here inside and watch news about hurricane so, we will leave here tomorrow afternoon so still waiting for my DD what she have plan stay apt. or go up Alexandria also wait for my MIL let us know where she goes will find out what we plan go tomorrow.
Boy, I am sick to my tummy ache from nervous, I try not do oh well.

Oh how I wish this wasn't happening to you and others Redrose and no wonder you feel sick inside. Our continued prayers for your safety, for Mini and for Lisa and for all those who are going to be affected by this. I think you are wise to evacuate. I won't rest until I know it's over and you are all safe. God be with you all!!

Let y'all know we are going to leave to go up north neither
Alabama or Natchez, Miss. today and don't know when we will be back home, if no home "poof" that's problem for me worry about right now that we live trailer. I just hope nothing bad happen our home that I know the trailer is not strong enough. Oh well want to tell you all goodbye! Y'all take care and have a wonderful day. (((Wave)))

Redrose, Mini, Lisa, all our other friends in the possible path of the newest hurricane, please know that we are all praying for your safety. Redrose, even if your home is "just a trailer" it is still important for you, and I am praying that it will come through the storm safely. Best wishes. Please let us know you are doing well as soon as you can. (((( hugs ))))) Kathy

Rose, your home is your home. We will all be praying for your safety and for your homes. I'm nervous for y'all, can't imagine what you all must be going through. Please be careful.

God bless everyone who must evacuate, am praying for all to be safe and for their property to be preserved -- RedRose, Mini, Lisa, and everyone else in the path of this storm, God bless you in every way. Am also praying for your animals and their special needs.

Rose, Mini, God bless yall, take care, if Lili makes landfall there, I don't know how much of a town yall will have left :( This hurricane is going to be a catastrophe.

it's just been upgraded to a 3. :(

tiG, they are saying 4 by the time it hits, yall, please, please, please keep Mini and Rose in yall thoughts, if they take a direct hit...it is going to be horrible. This storm is going to be a killer storm.

Lisa, have you been ordered to evacuate? have they?? please be careful!

RedRose and mini, I have goosebumps just thinking about the devastation that they are predicting. Please please get out while you can. I will pray for the safety of your families and your homes, and towns.
God keep you during these trying times.

Our immediate area has not been ordered to evacuate, but they are urging people to leave now while they can. Some parts of my area (Grand Isle, LA) have had mandatory evacutaion. I would imagine that Mini and Rose will have mandatory evacutaion. They need to leave for their own safty.

here is a map showing all three of you (mini is #1). Looks scary to me for all of you. love you all, will be so glad when this is over.

tiG, thank you so much for that map! It makes the situation much clearer. It sure does look scary, am praying for that storm to diminish and turn its path to where it will do the least harm.

Don't forget to fill up your washer, bathtubs, and eveything else that holds water. Your homes may make it through o.k., but you won't have electricity to pump water or for lights. Lots of batteries and candles and kerosene for oil lamps are important. Also dried food and canned foods that don't have to be cooked. If you have a gas grill, make sure you have plenty of gas. If not, make sure you have plenty of charcoal and lighter. It's good to have paper plates, plastic eating utensils and disposable cups too.
Although I am in the mtns. of NC, these hurricanes that come into the gulf end up working their way east. We don't get a lot of wind, maybe 40-50 m.p.h. but we get a lot of rain. Isabelle dumped between 14-18 inches around here. So flooding dow in the valleys is our problem..

The more I read about this, the more scared I get.
Tig, thanks for putting the map up for us.

when will this thing hit? tomorrow? egads!

woodspirit, you too be careful.

Yes you got it right.. I lives #1, about 6 miles to the I 10.. I live out of town of Sulphur about 12 miles to DeQuincy. Well i gotta to go and talk you all later.. Keep praying for us. Bye bye...

Mini, Rose & Lisa,
Stay safe. :-)
We're keeping your in our thoughts and prayers.

Yes just about everything ready packed and put my van and my son truck when my husband get off work at 4 pm then we will be leaving at least 5 pm or less, cuz that really drive me nuts and wish could leave here now but his boss want him work today, boy how stupid the job are how they need to get stuff ready if they need go up north. I am so nervous could not wait outta of here.
Thank for thinking of us.

Great map tiG, I am a little more down than the Thibodaux marking, I am sitting right next to Houma. Closer to the town of Cut Off. They couldn't figure out where to put the town of Bayou Blue, where I actually live, so we have to claim Thibodaux -- (no post office in Bayou Blue)

RedRose, so sorry that your DH's boss wouldn't let him go earlier. Sure will be thinking about you all and praying for your protection, safety and longterm peace of mind in the midst of this turmoil.

Lisa, I lived outside of Houma for a while about 28 years ago. water water everywhere

tiG, yes, we have more bridges here than Venice due to waterways (that is true). THe hurricane is now a very dangerous catagory 4 packing winds of 120 mph. This is so unreal.

here is another good link
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATCPAT3.html

Sounds like this is going to be a really treacherous one, please all get yourselves to safe ground ASAP. We'll all be here for you when you get back.
Candee

and I found this too, which shows the storm