Nate?

Nate crossed the mouth of the river and went north into Gulfport/Biloxi. Because it was sucking in dry air from the west side, there were no effects in New Orleans.

Nate - 6 hours

The first rain bands are hitting now. Gutters are flowing freely and there is little wind. Weather Channel seems to be focusing on Mississippi/Alabama. Track seems to be east of NOLa with the worst weather in the NE quadrant.

Pork butt is in the pressure cooker and has about 30 minutes to go.

Waiting for Nate

Spent yesterday preparing for the storm. Got up on the roof to clean out the gutters and prune a few tree limbs that were against the house. Picked up all the loose stuff in the back yard. Gassed up the car and bought water, bread and cold cuts. Looks like it's still a Category 1 and most of the wind field is to the east so I'm confident that our winds should be minimal. The news is predicting 90 mph winds but if it's moving at 20 mph the west side will see about 70 mph.

Going to cook a pork butt today and make some pulled pork and cole slaw.

Nate

It appears that Nate is heading to New Orleans. As it's only a Cat 1 storm, I suspect I will stay and shelter in place.