One year ago, Chief Meteorologist Bob Breck, along with H.J. Bosworth of Levees.org, went up in a helicopter to check on what has been done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This hurricane season they went up again. Video

When city or parish leaders order a mandatory evacuation, going should be your only option. But if evacuation orders are voluntary and you decide to stay, there are challenges you may face. Video

Take a look at the Louisiana’s barrier islands and you will see a powerful reminder that flood protection often involves a trade off. Sure, engineering put in place decades ago does keep the river from flooding the city every spring. Video

Many who evacuated to shelters for hurricanes last season vow not to take the trip again this year if the destinations are the same. Video

Emergency managers claim that for the next storm threat, traffic flow through Mississippi will be much improved. The strategy calls for extending north-bound contra flow on both I-59, and I-55. Video

Contraflow was supposed to alleviate the grid lock experienced during past hurricanes. Unfortunately for Gustav, it didn't work as well as most would like. Video

You may have heard some recent predictions that call for less hurricane activity in 2009 compared to what ended up being a very busy season last year. Video

The science involved in hurricane forecasting is constantly evolving. The payoff is a greater degree of accuracy and meteorologists have become much better at predicting where a storm will come ashore. Video

The one-two punch of Gustav and Ike was a real wake-up call in a lot of ways. For example, their tracks remind us that the angle at which a storm heads for the coast is critical. Just look at the devastation Ike’s storm surge left behind in lower Lafourche and Terrebonne. Video