Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII

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

[JeffAtlanta]

And as I asked someone else in another post - where are you going to take them?

And you will never get a realistic answer to that question.

[supercat]

At 50 people per busload, we are talking 2,000 busloads in 1080 minutes. If 20 sites for boarding were established throughout the parish, this would be an average of 100 busloads per site over the course of 1080 minutes, or about 1 busload every ten minutes for the entire period of time. With lots of training and lots of practice and perfect execution, this might be possible. In reality, I agree that such a rate cannot reasonably be expected to be attained, without proper education of the public in advance as to what they would need to do, coupled with adequate equipment and flawless logistics.

What would have been the effect of posting the normally-incoming side of the Interstates as two-way bus (incoming empty 20+ cap; outgoing 20+ px) and emergency vehicle traffic only, and inviting bus companies in the area to send buses to come haul away people?

[BurbankKarl]

Did you see the evacuee report that his car was broken into as soon as he checked in at Houston...his car stereo, and personal belongings.

[Ingtar]

She seems to be turning ever so slowly. For some reason I think that Slidell will take the worst hit.

[Diddle E. Squat]

As I stated in another thread, LSU for starters. Could also be a transfer point for evac shuttles to other cities, as resources permitted. The main issue is to get people out of the storm surge. 50 dying in the collapse of a the roof of a less than perfect shelter is bad, but not nearly as much as 5,000 (or 50,000) drowning in the NO area, or heaven forbid a lost roof on the superdome (which I do NOT expect will happen.) Why haven't new campus buildings been designed as emergency shelters?

[kenth]

OT: Isn't that sea of crimson one of the greatest sights you've ever seen?

[JeffAtlanta]

NO would have to keep 1000's of buses on hand to attempt to make these one-way evacuations.

And for an event that hasn't happened in 150 years.

[Ronzo]

There was a documentary type show on the History Channel (I think). The curators and zoo keepers help bunker in the especially vulnerable animals. The zoo on the show was the one in southern Florida during Andrew or Ivan... I can't remember. It was amazing how the animals had instincts to survive.

Yes, I remember that the zoo keepers were amazed at how many animals survied Hurrican Andrew, as was I! But the big difference between NO and Florida is that the Audobon zoo is below the Mississippi like everything else, and I imagine that zoo will be under water.

[nopardons]

You go get some rest and place your worries in GOD's lap. May angels watch over you, my friend.

[eternity]

They got to be kidding.

[Flux Capacitor]

Well, I've gotta get some sleep at last. I'll be up first thing to see what's what, hopefully in a refreshed enough state of mind to decide which politician to blame the biblically huge Category 5 hurricane on. ;)

Goodnight and good luck, everyone.

-Dan

[Howlin]

A person exposed to 100 mph winds is going to just as dead as one underwater

LOL! You've never been in a hurricane, have you?

[JeffAtlanta]

As I stated in another thread, LSU for starters.

LSU can't hold 50,000 - 100,000 additional residents.

[bonfire]

"Look, the guy may have been slow in ordering the evacuation but that is just a moot point."

moot point? The guy had to have the PRESIDENT tell him to do it! How embarrassing.

[BurbankKarl]

The crew on ABC2 actually are surprised there are outages already.

[PhiKapMom]

AWESOME is the word! Was in an airport in Manchester NH this spring wearing a Sooner shirt when I heard Boomer from across the way. Of course had to answer back Sooner!

[Howlin]

Oh! Isn't her "train" suppose to start in New Orleans?

[bonfire]

How about military bases?

[spunkets]

"Windmill power is proportional to V cubed."

Nah. Look at #1375 a little closer.

It's simple, so drag =1 there. Air is compressible, so real drag is < 1.

Only supersonic shock waves have v³.

[Miss Marple]

When you get done patting yourself on the back for your superior logic, have a good night's sleep.

At least you aren't sleeping in the Superdome.