"The mayor said the SuperDome can stand 200 mh winds."
Even if that is true, can it withstand hits by the LARGE debris traveling in that wind?
It is truly heartbreaking to watch this whole thing play out. I've not even turned on the news because I KNOW the newscasters will just be SALIVATING, as they deliver every juicy tidbit of the destruction as it unfolds, thinking of how high their ratings are as Americans watch for the entertainment value. I SINCERELY PRAY it turns and goes somewhere less vulnerable.
According to Curl, the assumption that the Superdome can withstand hurricane force winds is just that: an assumption. He says more analysis is needed to determine what the Dome can actually withstand because previous wind studies have become somewhat irrelevant since they did not factor in the new high-rise buildings around the Dome.
“They create a wind tunnel effect and that needs to be tested. There were initial studies that indicated 130 miles per hour, but we don’t know,” said Curl. He adds that the Dome is not impervious to the same elements other areas would be exposed to.
“If we were to lose power, if we were to lose plumbing facilities, if a storm were to hit and create flooding in the area; the Superdome would not be a desirable place to be,” he said.
Ron White has it right...
"It ain't THAT the wind is blowin'... it's WHAT the wind is blowin'."