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September 07, 2005
Major Concern for the Gulf States
Those living in or around the gulf states region should monitor the track of Tropical Storm Ophelia. While the storm is moving fairly slow at this time, the concern is that the storm will miss a connection to the NE as steering currents dip toward the Southeast.
This must happen within the next 36 hours. Should Ophelia miss this connection, it will either 1. cross over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the result-- a similar path as Katrina; or 2 - meander off the coast of Florida creating major flooding. If path 1 is taken, oil and gas prices may rise again as early as Monday and it will create a wave of concern among coastal residents.
The exact path of this storm is still uncertain at this time.
JR
Posted by Jeff at September 7, 2005 02:24 PM
Comments
Won't the storm lose some of its spark as it crosses Florida? It looks like it's going to go over a larger portion of it.
Posted by: Pete at September 7, 2005 06:41 PM