Originally Posted by
mikensf74
I tell ya, if Ike makes it into the gulf and if staying on present course toward Louisiana (still many days and revisions away), would be sad to see Louisiana officials go through the drill again: "this is the big one" "get out" "evacuate the city"
You can see how well I've prognosticated in this thread (

) but IMHO this storm will be a Big Bend to Mobile threat. It really shouldn't make it far enough west to impact New Orleans. Of course, it shouldn't make it to the Gulf either.