[dennis1x]

Uh, you posted on 8/27 this "ill go against my usual bias which is right (lol) and say yes, they will have to shift further west....right now you have 2 main models in ms, 1 a little west of NO and 1 right over NO.....i think new orleans is in real trouble with this one.". So, two of the four models were saying MS and you thought that the models would have to shift west even more

first, i wasnt making the nhc forecasts genius, they were....i was wrong, they were right.....what does that have to do with your ignorant comment about the "focus" of the storm. second, get a map out and take a long look....any storm that hits new orleans is going to slam the mississippi coast with the ne eyewall. im done with you....you are completely offbase.

[kayak]

I think one crucial mistake that the media make is acting like a hurricane will hit one tiny little point rather than a large area. They seem to focus on one locale and not grasp that a hurricane can be huge ... and Katrina certainly was. Rather than talk endlessly about 'the spot' where the eye will make landfall, they should be talking more about how far out hurricane and strong tropical force winds extend.

From the tv coverage I've been able to watch (which has been limited), I think quite a few of the media who have been on location have had their eyes opened about how widespread the devastation can be. Hopefully, this will reflect in their coverage of future storms. The talking heads back in the studios don't seem to catch on, though, so probably nothing will change ... :-(

Everyone needs to realize that a hurricane is not like a tornado that covers only a few square blocks or, perhaps at most, a swath a mile or two wide. Hurricanes can do extensive damage for hundreds of miles ... without even counting the deadly flooding and tornadoes as the remnants head far inland.