Atlanta Water Shortage

I feel kind of bad calculating our odds of rain from these storms, due the horrific destruction that they’re likely to cause.  However, thousands of other blogs are covering that angle quite well, so we may as well stick to our roots and look at how these storms might impact our water situation.

Much like two days ago, Hanna still seems to be the most likely storm to bring us some rain.  Gustav will obviously bring a ton of rain, but it will almost certainly stay west of us.  Hanna, on the other hand, could find its way to our area and deliver a good bit of rain.

For a while, it seemed that Hanna might slip through the Florida keys, end up in the Gulf, and then decide where to go.  Now, however, it seems that she’ll make a turn to the northwest and head in our direction.  It’s certainly not a sure thing that she’ll bring us rain, but Gustav is almost guaranteed not to at this point, so that gives Hanna the edge by default.

There are as many as four other storms that are forming right now off the coast of Africa, but it’s far to early to predict if any of them will develop.  For now, all eyes are on Gustav and Hanna.

Tags: gustav, Hanna, hurricane

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