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Live Thread - Hurricane Katrina, Part IV (Update: Now a Category 5 )
NOAA - NHC ^ | 27 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

Posted on 08/27/2005 8:05:55 PM PDT by NautiNurse

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To: spycatcher

In a worse case scenario, if there is wide spread flooding in New Orleans that lasts days or even a week, and if they have 40,000 people stuck in the Superdome with nowhere to go, just exactly where do they expect all the sewage to go ??

I am assuming that the sanitary sewers will be knocked out by high water. 40,000 people can't hold it forever. If sewage seeps into the water or backs up, combined with the warm weather, we could be looking at outbreaks of sickness occuring very soon.

Putting 10,000 people in one place even on a normal day causes tremendous logistical problems. I can't imagine what it would be like to have 40,000 during a disaster. Why don't they have a plan to disburse these people and get them out of the area ?


1,681 posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:10 AM PDT by XRdsRev (New Jersey has more horses per square mile than any other U.S. state.)
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To: pies

Snakes, Alligators and fire ant mats are going to be everywhere, too. Very unplesant, those fire ant mats. When one of them grabs you, you have an entire ant colony climbing your body all at once. They float on top of the flood waters like little rafts.


1,682 posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:18 AM PDT by Laurita ("That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart . . ."Henry V Act 4, Scene 3)
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To: Dog Gone

Just glanced up at Fox News...and the headline said winds now 175MPH...Not sure if you all know this already or not..


1,683 posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:54 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: LibSnubber

WWL reports Katrina's western edge is bumping into dry air flowing from Mexico around the Texas coast---hoping this will knock Katrina down to a Cat 4. Also, reporting a slight shift east, which would move the brunt just east of NO; southshore would still be heavily hit, but the city would be spared a direct hit.


1,684 posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:59 AM PDT by Founding Father (According to the Pres, I'm a vigilante; according to me, he's a Fox butt kisser)
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To: Sender
can anyone tell me if traffic on 49 has been reversed?
1,685 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:08 AM PDT by 4everontheRight ( Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: oceanview

Honest, I was channel surfing and stopped on CNN because they had a live Katrina update. At the bottom of the screen it said Breaking News: Bush to speak about Katrina at Noon. I could have had a brain lock and mis read it.


1,686 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:25 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: Sender
Anyone who isn't sufficiently depressed yet should check out these computer models of a hypothetical cat-3 hurricane making a direct hit on New Orleans.

Hurricane Pam. Right click on each map and select play to see the model animation.

1,687 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:34 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: oceanview

Exactly. If these predictions are anywhere near to be accurate, this is a major disaster. The fact that 100,000 people have no means to leave the city and must be housed in the Superdome, is nonsense. Every effort must be made to get people out even if the President takes it over. Unbelievable. It is easier to get them out now then trying to navigate flooded streets to pick them up from the Superdome after the fact.


1,688 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:38 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Major_Risktaker

I wish they had started such an airlift about 24 hrs ago or more.


1,689 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:38 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: R. Scott
I'm about 40 miles inland.

The eye is 40 miles wide. Think about it.

1,690 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:52 AM PDT by Semper911 (Real estate is not real anymore.)
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To: Crazieman

That's a doozie.


1,691 posted on 08/28/2005 8:11:56 AM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: oceanview

My friend (doc who is director of all southeast VA hospitals) began evacuating VA hospitals yesterday in Gulfport, New Orleans, Biloxi and even Baton Rouge...


1,692 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:24 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve)
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To: Petronski

I did hear on the tv that the levees were made to protect against Cat 3 hurricanes not Cat #5's


1,693 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:24 AM PDT by mware (Trollhunter of Note)
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To: kenth

Well, at least she's changed her tune from yesterday when she said "We can make this a positive experience."


1,694 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:30 AM PDT by Howlin (She's here!)
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To: NautiNurse
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1,695 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:30 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: cyborg

um..the superdome can't handle CAT 5 winds..it will be torn apart and the roof will come off.with 40,000 people inside


1,696 posted on 08/28/2005 8:12:54 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: NautiNurse

We have decided to shelter at an emergency shelter in Prarieville, LA. Not as much worry about tree damage there, so we will be leaving this afternoon. It's only about 10 miles up the road. but it's north and west which is better.


1,697 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:03 AM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: IndyTiger

Not to mention no electrical power.


1,698 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:18 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Founding Father

Finally, a shred of hope. Thanks for the heads up. My live stream from WWL keeps going in and out.


1,699 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:29 AM PDT by LibSnubber (PRAYER AGAINST STORMS on my homepage... WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!)
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To: LibSnubber
I heard that B$tch Mary Landrieu on CNN yesterday politicizing Katrina saying are National Guard is tied up in IRAQ,Whaaaaa!!! Boot her A$$ out of office please.
1,700 posted on 08/28/2005 8:13:40 AM PDT by cmsgop ( Bong Hits, Fraggle Rock Reruns and DU is no way to go through Life....)
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