The NYTimes's "The Lede" blog has continuous updates of the situation on the Gulf Coast-- evacuations, airport closings, interviews with residents and evacuees, weather information:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/countdown-to-hurricane- gustav/ http://tinyurl.com/5826ct Some interesting miscellany, including a link to a terrific story in USA Today from a reporter who hitched a dangerous ride on the Hurricane Hunter, the Air Force plane that flies through hurricanes to measure their strength: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/hurricanes/2008-08-30- hurricane-hunter_N.htm?csp=34 http://tinyurl.com/6k65st Also has a link to a nifty tracking map from StormPulse: http://www.stormpulse.com/hurricane-gustav-2008 Current wind speed: 115 mph.
