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I used my EOS300D ,it was my first attempt at capturing lightning so i just experimented and got lucky . Now i've got more of an idea how to do it I shall have another go when we get another storm in darkness.

A couple more taken between 9:15pm and 9:30pm August 26th.

Thanks Andy, no it was behind the house, shame really............................would have made a better picture if it had hit it

Taken 9.15 on 26th August 2005

Congratulations to you both :huh:

Well so far there doesn't seen to be much damage being caused which can only be a good thing.

Can't get that one to work Beka.

Whilst searching for webcams I found one in New O that was owned by a young lady, it must be warm in New O because she was taking her clothes off :lol:

Oooooo, Mondy is a clever boy. cheers mate.

Why is Yank TV coverage so pants, you'd think they'd at least be able to provide pictures that were good enough for you to be able see what's happening.

One part of me would love to be there to see it's power, but the other part of me is very glad to be sat here watching it on my laptop 1000's of miles away with just a light breeze outside.

Fox news report from the NHC said 145mph winds making it a Cat 4.

Cat 4 now according to Fox.

Some people are staying to have hurricane parties :o How stupid are the yanks.

Looks perfect for the wind to get underneath and rip apart :o Hope they are right and it survives with everybody inside.

That superdome that they are all packing into does not look like a building that will withstand this kind of violent weather

Given that it's going to hit and be devastating, why have they not got the military involved yet??

Huh? Fox just said 4am New O time.

Due to hit land 4am NO time, what's that in UK time? 10am?

First rain hitting NO now.

According to Fox there is still a hell of a lot of folks still in NO. Sea level on the coast already 3-4ft higher than normal.

It just looked like it was tracking further west than was predicted.

Has it changed track? looking at the animations it doesn't seem to be following the predicted track?

Is it normal for a storm to get organised this quickly?? It seems to have gone from having no eye to having a huge one in 4 hours???? http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/gmex-vis-loop.html

Not sure if this has been posted already but here you go.. WTNT62 KNHC 280950 TCUAT2 HURRICANE KATRINA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 ...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KATRINA GAINS MORE STRENGTH... ...AT ABOUT 420 AM CDT... 0920Z... AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN HURRICANE KATRINA HAD INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH. KATRINA REMAINS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. FORECASTER KNABB