As quoted from the pages of CNN, Storm Lee led the wind blowing hard, up to 65 miles per hour or about 104 kilometers per hour when the storm is 'touched' the continental United States.
The state of Louisiana had already declared themselves in idle state, as announced by Governor Bobby Jindal. In LaFourche and Grand Isle is also located in the state of Louisiana, has even set up an evacuation preparation. In addition, the mayor of New Orleans also announced the alert status.
"This will be a storm that moves slowly. It will also cause more rain falling, "said Jindal.
Meanwhile, in Terrebonne, officials have prepared a number of locations where people piled sandbags to prevent flooding.
"Nobody knows what could have resulted from this storm. We do not know where it will happen, we just set up what we could do, "Cory said Naquin, a resident, while piling sandbags.
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour also announced the state's preparedness. Some areas in south Mississippi is expected to be affected by Hurricane Lee.
Lee storm is expected to reach the American mainland in the next 48 hours. Currently, the storm was located around the warm waters of Mexico about 90 degrees. The storm is also expected to further strengthen in the next 24 hours.
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the storm was reported to have hit a number of oil refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. However, a number of officers at the refinery had been evacuated earlier. Then, probably arriving in the continental United States around Sunday morning. Morgan City will become the first city 'visited' Hurricane Lee.
While preparing for the possibility of bad, Louisiana City Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked its citizens not to panic. "Formation of the storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster for us. It was so close and unpredictable indeed, "he said.
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