Hurricane Gustav has made landfall this morning along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, at approximately 8:25 central the eye wall came onshore near or just west of the Grand Isle, Louisiana. The storm made landfall as a category two hurricane, with winds sustained at 110 mph, and should weaken through the day and into the overnight hours. The eye is now just about half-way onshore, with a majority of the outer bands to the north of the eye and already affecting areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Besides areas receiving the damaging winds from the hurricane, several tornado warnings exist as the outer bands continue to spin around the center. A few reports of tornadoes have already been received by the NWS offices in New Orleans, and Mobile, AL.
Plenty of other coverage going on out there today to tune into. I do currently have my radar operating and uploading online to view if you wish:
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