Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part V

NHC - NOAA ^ | 28 August 2005 | NHC - NOAA

[pollyannaish]

I have a really weird question...but I have no experience with hurricanes so go easy on me.

Why have they not opened up ALL the lanes of the highway to outgoing traffic. (They could keep one open for incoming emergency vehicles or something.) And why didn't they bring in buses from every place they could think of in the surrounding areas—yesterday—to help get some of these people out of there.

Finally, what the heck are they thinking putting so many people in the Superdome. Are they nuts??

TIA.

[Flyer]

unfortunately, smoking is not allowed inside the Superdome.

That, and no pets allowed, is why many folks don't go to shelters.

I guess avoiding a little second hand smoke is more important.

[hole_n_one]

What?

I think I was pretty clear.

[Dog]

I see Americans who may be dead this time tommorrow.

That is what I see.

[justche]

I saw that, it would make sense to not want guns and knives in there. I'm kind of surprised at how orderly it is as people wait.

[TomB]

That front to the West isn't strong enough to turn this baby.....watch out Houston....New Orleans could escape if it doesn't turn.....

Huh?

[Txsleuth]

Shep lives in that area, so he probably was home for the weekend, or asked to go because he is so "attached" to the area.

[Veto!]

When they started cleaning the church out to rebuild...they found most of the A&P's meat dept. inside the church! I will never forget those kinds of stories.

Good one. Everyonbe should take those stories seriously. An elderly neighbor of mine was a kid in Key West when the big one hit in 1935. The day after the 'cane, they found the railroad tracks a hundred yards inland and bodies draped over tree branches looking like a Salvador Dali surrealist painting.

Everyone should RUN, not walk, if there's any chance at all that a 'cane might change its mind and veer into your area. It's that veering that gets a lot of smug/stupid people killed.

[pax_et_bonum]

Hi, sfimom!

Prayers are the most any of us can do at this point.

[alancarp]

Sure - the Superdome might actually be one building that COULD survive this, given that shape.

[fishntex]

Jim Cantore on TWC is talking about gridlock on the interstate and is very worried. TS winds will be upon them within a few hours.

[kx9088]

My wife's aunt is in Birmingham, AL. She called earlier and they said it's voluntarily evactuations right now. She said her husband went an filled the car up with gas, did a few things around the yard and house to prepare and then started packing a bag, she turned and told him "sit your ass down, we're not going anywhere". LOL!

They moved there from Orlando last year.

[cyncooper]

Me, too, Dog, and I have a care for all of them.

[Crowcreek]

"Is that drop in pressure, from the 944 to the 902mb, is that what's referred to as explosive deepening?" Explosive Deepening: A decrease in the minimum sea-level pressure of a tropical cyclone of 2.5 mb/hr for at least 12 hours or 5 mb/hr for at least six hours. (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutgloss.shtml)

[Fudd Fan]

I'm sure that's true, and whew! I have some newfound respect for Janice Dean. I never disliked her, but I guess her mettle wasn't tested to this level before. She is just great.

[eastforker]

You are correct dog, that is what I se.

[IndyTiger]

Some unrest in lines...people chanting "let us in"

[Dog]

So do I..

[Peach]

The poor, poor people standing in line for hours. A woman holding an infant in her arms. OMG

Hungry, hot, tired, thirsty, worried. It's heartbreaking.

[dfwgator]

Let's just pray that the Superdome doesn't become a Super death trap.