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There appears to be a storm forming in the Atlantic, worth keeping an eye on it. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ There are a number of potentials forming up across the Africa, so it looks like in a week/ week and a half there is potential for the beginning of the main hurricane season. It might just be me, but it looks like they're tracking a bit more to the south than some years, which means a greater chance of making the Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico. A couple of years ago they formed further north and were blocked by an air mass before they got anywhere near the U.S. east coast.

Dtel: Thank you for the suggestion. The only problem with your suggestion is that I would have to use my McIntosh MC-30's all the time. Since the "original style" power tubes are very expensive, $125 a tube (five years ago and increasing in price), I don't want to over tax that system. A solid state system, AVR, would be a lot cheaper to operate. I found a speaker switcher which will also allow amp switching which would be ideal. I could leave the Cornwalls attached and then select the amp, MC-30 or AVR? That might work well, also allowing me to hook up the centre channel. The RC 3 II in the computer system is unbelieveable, especially with well recorded songs. The 2.1 Klipsch computer speakers provide the immediate detail; well, to the extent that they can. The RC 3 would also make an excellent centre channel for the tv. Of course, the funny part is the Rc 3 cost me 2 1/2 times less than the Rc-10. It is immediately evident at volume, where the larger speaker takes over.

I have a 52" t.v. and am looking to put a stereo with it to play the odd movie, sports, musical presentations (Olympics), etc... Yesterday, I picked up a RC 3 II centre channel speaker at a very good price. At the moment it's replacing a RC 10 as the centre channel for my computer system. It sure fills up the room with a sweet sound. Just a bit of overkill, but oh so good. There are a pair of RB 61's or Heresys available locally for about the same price. These speakers would sit on top of my Cornwalls (2 channel). At some point I will think about a sub, but it's not in the plans at the moment. I have an older Acurus amp and preamp that I could run the system through. I have a very good 2 channel system for just listening to music, but I would prefer that the A.V. system is balanced for music first, rather than explosions. There are also a number of AV receivers available, NAD, Harmon Kardon and the ususal suspects. At most, this will be 4.1 system with right, left, centre and sub speakers. I just want something more than the t.v. speakers. My main system uses tubes, so I don't want to run it as much as this new system. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Not that it will both you Dtel, but the Pearl River is now scheduled to crest at 19.5 feet. It will remain over 18 feet until Friday morning. The downside of being at the south end of a drainage basin and it was also raining upstream. The Pearl River is the only site that is still listed with major flooding.

This the latest projection for Issac before they discontinue them. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 20 MPH...30 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. HAZARDS ------- RAINFALL...STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. The biggest headache for Toronto is rain on the first day of school on Tuesday. We're not talking Hazel here, either the mayor or the hurricane.

Dtel: According to the NOAA website, the Pearl River will crest tomorrow afternoon, but remain equally high until at least Thursday, at 18.5 feet. The river is close to 17 feet at the moment. The normal flooding level is 14 feet, so you may have a hard time getting in and out of your neighbourhood for a while. Maybe you can rent that army truck to pick up groceries? It looks like it could get through the high water.

For Dtel, the cresting level for the Pearl River is 18.5 feet from Sunday through Tuesday. It might even get a bit higher on Wednesday. Issac dropped a lot of water, not just on the coast, but further inland.

WS65711 I had no intention to suggest that others were at less or more risk. I have an idea where Dtel lives and I was commenting on the river I believed that was closest to him. If the dam on the Tangipahoa River holds you should be okay, if not...? The NOAA site suggests that the river flowing down from the resevior is fine at the moment. Of course, that assumes that the resevior does not overflow the dam. I certaintly hope you are safe and sound, as is your family. We get some snow up here, but 12 inches is a major snowfall which is nothing compared to what you just went through. I have communicated with Dtel about hurricanes for many years now including before Katrina, so that's why I pointed out what he was going through.

WS65711 I saw the report on CNN about the Tangipahoa Resevior, but it doesn't feed into the area that Dtel lives. It is a bit to the east when I searched Google Earth and influences a different river basin. The people downstream of this resevior need to get out of the way, in case the dam can't retain the water. The Pearl River is cresting upstream and at a major flooding level. If you go back a year ago or so, you will see that the cresting of streams and rivers was a major problem. All you have to do is go back a year ago and check out Irene to see the flooding and damage it produced.The rivers around the coast are on a more gradual slope and located at the headwaters and will not yield the same result in fast moving water which cause a different kind of damage. Water flows downhill and the land further north of the Gulf of Mexico is higher than the land near the coast. Lots of rain upstream has to flow back towards the Gulf of Mexico.

Great to see that everyone is fine and making due with being stuck at the house and not able to leave. The weather radar indicates that in another hour or two, all of Issac will be over land. The last band of heavy rain is on the west side of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain. Of course, all the water north still has to flow south, so the cresting levels of rivers is very important. The Pearl River, that runs parallel to Slidel is about 6" below the level where it will flood, 13.44 feet with minor flooding at 14 feet, moderate at 17 and major at 18 feet. By Sunday at 4 pm the projected peak is 18 feet. Hopefully it be a bit less. Please send my best to your mom and family. This site will show you the rivers around New Orleans, the current water levels and the potential height at cresting and when it will occur. http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/forecasts.php?wfo=lix

The worst area right now seems to be the Louisianna-Alabama border according to the weather radar I just checked. The northeast area bands currently near Jackson also show a lot of rain. They also were mentioning flash flood warnings for Slidell. CNN was showing the flooding in Biloxi and Bay St. Louis not from a storm surge this time, but the sustained rainfall. It looks like the rain will stay until later today for those areas on the coast. Hopefully those of you in the area are safe. As much as you wanted rain, this might be "a bit more" than you wished for last week.

It appears that Baton Rouge is now under the eye of Issac. The biggest danger may be the two outward cells to the right which may cause disaster. Remember that the danger on the Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico, is always to the right of the center of the hurricane.

Jason, pretty hard to complain about the president when the there are 70 mph winds over top of where Air Force One could land a plane. Moving as slow as Issac is, it could take another day or two at least. From a political perspective, Obama needs to show up as soon as it is safe to do so and I would guess that is the plan. The current climate is not safe to do so. I don't think they want to repeat what was done during Katrina! Thankfully, Issac was a lot less than Katrina. It was very positive to see the mayor of New Orleans, the governor and the federal government all working to make people safe. We have come a long way in seven years.

The winds are still at 70 mph at the core and Issac is moving at 5 mph nearly 24 hours after it first hit the mouth of the Mississippi River at least 24 hours ago. The storm has passed over New Orleans, but at it's present pace, it is still a big rain maker. Other than a friend in Florida who Francis passed over his house, I can't remember such a slow moving hurricane, which keeps pounding the coast. The center seems to be south of east of Baton Rouge which means the Mississippi River will continue to receive rain and swell up to flood the surrouding area. I'm not sure what the ultimate roof damage will be with this slow moving of a storm. I think many will be lost with the amount of rain that has fallen over the past 24 hours.

Issac continues to move very slowly. The 6 am advisory had it moving a 6 mph after going nowhere for 4 or 5 hours, with winds up to 80 mph. Twelve hours from now they are still projecting 60 mph winds, so this isn't going anywhere very quickly.