Monday, September 1, 2008
UPDATED: Gustav Gustav Gustav
Updated 01:48 p.m., September 1, 2008
What it looks like inside a hurricane such as Gustav.
As Hurricane Gustav hits New Orleans on Monday September 1, Dallas gets ready:
Mayor Leppert says we have it under control. Shelters in Arlington, Richardson, and Denton are getting ready, too.
Weather not so bad.
Some evacuees getting the run-around.
Pets were evacuated early (includes pic of person kissing chihuahua!).
In lieu of any major sporting event, it's accommodating of the weather to provide TV watchers with an entertaining event for the Labor Day holiday. Ideally, New Orleans will "win" this round and not get crushed.
Statement from Dallas City Hall:
The Dallas Convention Center shelter location has been accepting people that have self-evacuated to the Dallas area. There currently are approximately 500 people registered, and the operations are running smoothly. Buses traveling to North Texas from New Orleans are being routed to other D/FW area shelters in order for the Convention Center to continue to accept those who drove themselves.
People that have self-evacuated with pets should register at the Dallas Convention Center location. Currently 13 dogs and 1 cat are being cared for by Dallas Animal Services' temporary facility at 777 Sports Street near Reunion Arena.
People from New Orleans and other Gulf Coast cities who have self-evacuated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area should call 2-1-1 for assistance referrals.
UPDATE: Announcement from a City Hall spokesperson at 1:33 p.m.:
The Dallas Convention Center shelter location met its capacity limit of 1,000 as of 1 p.m. today. The Samuell Grand Recreation Center shelter location is also full. The shelters will remain in operation until guests are able to return home. The American Red Cross will direct evacuees to the Mesquite reception center.
Posted by T.G.
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Collin Gouldin says:
from what I can tell, it looked like the hurricane hit land at about a category 2 (not a 4 like they thought)... is this correct?
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John McClelland says:
Yes it made landfall at Category 2. I am just hoping we get some rain out of it up here so I don't have to water my lawn.
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Collin Gouldin says:
looks like they pulled a houston, although I'd rather everyone be displaced for a bit for nothing than have another huge disaster.
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Christin Richard says:
So now that oil prices rose on fears, and then plummeted on relief of Gustav, will fear of Hanna make them jump up again? My, how I long for the good old day (like 8-years ago) when half of the planet could have fallen into the cosmic abyss and gasoline prices might have gone up a penny or two per gallon.
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John McClelland says:
From my connections down South, I hear that New Orleans is without power. Mississippi also had a huge storm surge again, upwards of 17 feet.
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