Continuing blog coverage of Hurricane Gustav’s impacts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast…
Update 2:05 p.m. — And another tornado warning just south of us in Jackson County. This particular cell is moving at about 29 mph. Take cover, people!
Update 1:30 p.m. — I just shot another video in our front yard of Hurricane Gustav’s feeder bands. Not too dramatic, but hopefully it gives a sense of the rain and wind we’re getting (not as much as I thought it would be).
Update 12:25 p.m. Here’s a video of a neighbor in Vancleave of the effects of Gustav…Quite entertaining.
Update 12:10 p.m. Just got another tornado warning for the Ocean Springs area. This is our biggest threat right now. So far no reports of damage from these. I’ll keep you updated.
Update 11:35 p.m. Just got a Tornado warning for eastern Harrison County and western Jackson County. A tornado was spotted near Ocean Springs headed northwest at 48 mph. Had a warning earlier for northwest Jackson Co. of a tornado heading northwest at 51 mph.
Good morning, folks. It’s 10:30 a.m. here on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and we’re currently getting some heavy rain from Hurricane Gustav. We haven’t lost power at all, which is great. We have really been blessed so far with this storm — no heavy winds really or tornadoes — and our prayers are with our neighbors in Louisiana.
Here’s a picture I took yesterday when the outer bands of Gustav were moving into the area.
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