I am currently on the eastern edge of the Hurricane Watch area for Tropical Storm Karen. While I don’t anticipate any major problems, it has been a while since we have had a storm up this way, and the local infrastructure has not been maintained as well as it used to be.

If I disappear for a while, don’t worry about it. I know how to handle these things, but The Phone Company is new to the experience.

Oh, we tend to discourage outside media coverage of anything, apparently believing it will be bad for tourism.

Position: 31.8N 38.7W [ 4PM CDT 2100 UTC].
Movement: East-Northeast [060°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 70 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1010 mb.

Currently about 790 miles [1270 km] West-Southwest of the Azores.

The storm has become a remnant low. This is the final advisory.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

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Position: 24.2N 89.0W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [335°] near 10 mph [17 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 999 mb.

Currently about 340 miles [ 545 km] South of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Grand Isle, Louisiana to Destin, Florida.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Grand Isle, Louisiana to the mouth of the Pearl River.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Louisiana from Grand Isle to Morgan City, including New Orleans, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Pontchartrain; and Florida from Destin to Indian Pass.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]