Gustav Brings Rain, Tornadoes to Florida

Western Panhandle Gets FEMA Aid

3 September 2008, updated Oct. 27

From the Weather Channel:

"The remnants of Gustav are soaking nearly all of Arkansas and portions of Mississippi, eastern Oklahoma, western Tennessee, and much of Missouri as it sits and spins over southwestern Arkansas.

Rainfall totals have been tremendous. Here are some selected totals courtesy of the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center:

Jigger, La. - 20 inches
Larto Lake, La. - 19 inches
Near Jonesville, La. - over 17 inches
Bude, Miss. - over 11 inches
Hamburg, Ark. - over 11 inches
West Monroe, La. - over 10 inches
Hot Springs, Ark. - nearly 9 inches

The flooding rains from Gustav will slide north and east through Missouri and eventually into Illinois; providing a very wet day for the cities of St. Louis and Chicago on Thursday."

On Oct. 27, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Gustav during the period of August 31 to September 7, 2008.  The announcement indicated that federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by Hurricane Gustav in the counties of Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa.  Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures for all counties and tribes within the state.  Click here to read more about the FEMA declaration for Hurricane Gustav in Florida.