New Orleans bout to get slammed.

[ScottyB]

it is still a beautiful storm, very defined eye, and even rotation.

in a twisted way (no pun intended) yes, it's a once or twice in a lifetime type of natural powerhouse. its amazing something so organized and purposeful can just come out of nowhere like that.

i remember 2 years ago when the hurricane rolled through JMU, it was so surreal and creepy to look up at dusk and the clouds looked like they were 30 feet off the ground and going 100 mph. amazing but forboding.