Does Not Look Good

[Birdydoug]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7590332.stm


OMG

[PFCFitz,YellowArmy]

It looks like people are taking it seriously.
Hopefully it's simply justifiable alarmism and it is merely a good rain.
Any kind of storm is dangerous there though.

I wish them the best, but fear the worst.

I blame the Bush Administration.

[UEA_Hornet]

Coincidence that just as Russia ramps up the anti-Western feeling, the World Meterological Organisation comes up with 'Gustav' as the name for potentially the most ferocious storm to strike the States?

[afanof]

Coincidence that just as Russia ramps up the anti-Western feeling, the World Meterological Organisation comes up with 'Gustav' as the name for potentially the most ferocious storm to strike the States?

The list of hurricane names for the year is agreed in advance of the hurricane season. Gustav is a Swedish name.

[UEA_Hornet]

The list of hurricane names for the year is agreed in advance of the hurricane season. Gustav is a Swedish name.

I knew the first bit but not the second. Ta afanof.

(It was a TIC post though...)

[Walter White]

Doubt it will be half as bad as theyre making it sound, however if this ever happened in England i'd probably ***** myself.