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Posted on 08/28/2005 8:10:23 PM PDT by NautiNurse
I saw 2 flashes of green lightening in a Texas thunderstorm one night. That is very eiry sight! Never heard any explanation for it.
While I watched, it was constant, like the flashbulbs at god's last media event, for over an hour. My wife thought there was something wrong with our eyes, but I'm pretty sure it's due to the amount of water in the air.
I think that's certainly something to take into consideration, but I do think they are something folks can avoid. Sustained winds of 140-160 m.p.h. and a 30 foot storm surge are not.
Of course all these problems could be avoided if folks evacuated. The displaced snake problem may last for a while.
Trains would have been the best bet if they had started early enough, but by the time they got around to doing something, it was probably too late. The line that runs north runs right along the shore of the lake (Inches from the water and inches above the water). The line west crosses the Huey Long bridge (scary to drive across even in good weather) and then goes across low country on the west bank. The line east goes across the outlet from the Lake, and would just put folks in the path of the storms hitting the Mississippi coast.
"Ya know, even though this is a very powerful storm, it is also an unusually large one for its power. So am
wondering, could we see some weakening right before the eyewall reaches the city simply because the
north and west side of a notable amount of the storm will by then be over land, some of which is more
than just swampland?"
I think we're already seeing weakening due to part of the storm being over land now. Hard to say how much or how soon...we still have a while till landfall and with it slowing down, potentially even longer.
That's a double edged sword though.
Longer means more weakening, but also more opportunity for water to pile up against the coast in front of the storm.
That's the size of it. The governor had words similar to those at this press conference this morning referring to a phone call from W. He all but ordered them to pull the trigger or FEMA dollars would not be available. If you get the opportunity, watch the 'mandatory evacuation' press conference. It was spine tingling with the high levels of incompetence present.
(Slidell) KASD 290453Z AUTO 06015G24KT 7SM -RA FEW001 SCT021 BKN026 26/23 A2952 RMK AO2 PK WND 07029/0412 RAB01 SLP995 P0004 T02560233
(New Orleans Intl - missing)
(New Orleans/Lake - equipment malfunction indicated) KNEW 290519Z AUTO 04039G55KT 4SM -RA FEW018 OVC043 27/24 A2943 RMK AO2 PK WND 04055/0519 P0005 $
(Galliano - Larose? - 40 mi N Golden Meadow) KL49 290500Z AUTO 01031G44KT BKN014 BKN024 OVC050 26/24 A2925 RMK AO2 P0008 PWINO
(Mobile) KMOB 290456Z AUTO 07019G22KT 10SM FEW015 BKN031 BKN039 26/23 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 06027/0420 RAB41E54 SLP032 P0000 T02560228 TSNO
(Pensacola) KPNS 290453Z AUTO 07013G18KT 10SM BKN013 BKN021 OVC032 26/24 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 07028/0359 TSB0357E12RAE45 SLP047 P0021 T02560244
(Apilachicola) KAAF 290456Z AUTO 12016G25KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T02890250 403220267 TSNO
What about a town dependent on tourism that apparently had zero plans for evacuating tourists without cars, when the airlines shut down a day early, as did train service and bus service, and rental cars were sold out? Should they have walked to safety?
You are not the person I was talking about -- know you are a Republican. :) I just think this Mayor was way over his head and some of his statements were moronic. Sounds like NO has had a series of really bad mayors. Wasn't impressed with the Governor either or the Sheriff this morning in the press conference.
Seemed to be no plan for this which makes no sense. Every road leading out of NO should have been one-way -- OUT!
I give you permission to complain about the LA Mayor, site unseen.
Just... a hug. You are in my prayers right now, Jay. Even now, deep in the night - just on the other side of flickering electrons dancing on a screen - people are lifting you up to the God who made you. The God who loves you. You are in our prayers...
Great point. Some people just have to find a way to blame an elected official. I give politicians a hard time all day long (especially republicans that run as conservatives and then govern as liberals) but we should be realistic and a little more sophisticated before we start blaming officials for murders.
Self responsibility is a conservative position. Reliance on the government for guidance is a liberal position.
I know -- extremely fast according to Channel 2.
Is/Was there a real estate bubble going on? Last time I looked at Realtor.com there were some pretty pricey homes.
We all have different levels of trust for incoming information. This storm did blossom realtively quickly.
If nincompoops weren't in charge .. they surely would have. I've never seen such pathetic negligence from a mayor .. this will come back to seriously haunt him ..
They maybe be locally Dems, but nationally they went for Bush 57%.
Cut the guy some slack....you talk real big but until you are put in his shoes and overseeing and are SUCCESSFUL trying to handle a city with a million people in it then you can start bashing him.
I suppose at this point there's nothing else the emergency personnel can do.
I wonder if they'll shut off the Pontchartrain Causeway before they go into hiding? I'd hate to see any traffic on there when the worst of Katrina comes in.
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