Wednesday
Sep152004
Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 8:47AM
Crossing My Fingers
If the forecasters are correct, Ivan should pass to our east, which is the best-case scenario short of not getting hit at all. Our forecast calls for winds about 40 mph tonight at 8 PM going up near 60 mph by6 AM. It should be past us by 11 AM and the weather will rapidly improve.
On Tuesday, it was one of those emergency days. New Orleans was evacuating, and the interstates were in gridlock. At the hospital, we were discharging everyone we could so folks could get home and batten down the hatches. I expect we will lose power sometime this evening, but it usually comes back on within 12 to 24 hours. This is a very small inconvenience compared to the folks in the Mobile, AL area. They may take the direct hit and a category 4 hurricane is a destroyer.
I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I will keep you posted.
Until the next time
John Strain