To: CFC__VRWC
IIRC, the levee tops are 18' above the river.
545 posted on
08/28/2005 9:06:44 PM PDT by
Rebelbase
("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
To: Rebelbase
Question about "storm surge" -- does anyone know if this is really sudden, like a Tsunami, or is it a more gradual increase in flooding? i.e., is it going to wipe out just about anything in its path that's not incredibly well-built, or is most of the water damage more gradual, over days and weeks?
To: Rebelbase
High tide's right around the approximate landfall time too - only about a foot and a half rise there, but that could still be critical. They just can't catch any kind of break. Of course, if the surge hits 30 ft, the tide's kind of a moot point.
598 posted on
08/28/2005 9:11:24 PM PDT by
CFC__VRWC
("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
To: Rebelbase
High tide's right around the approximate landfall time too - only about a foot and a half rise there, but that could still be critical. They just can't catch any kind of break. Of course, if the surge hits 30 ft, the tide's kind of a moot point.
601 posted on
08/28/2005 9:12:05 PM PDT by
CFC__VRWC
("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
To: Rebelbase
IIRC, the levee tops are 18' above the river.
Earlier tonight on WWL, the mayor of the city said that many of those levees have settled over the years are in fact ten feet high or less. So, you know, just more bad news in a day full of bad news.
740 posted on
08/28/2005 9:28:19 PM PDT by
kingu
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To: Rebelbase
IIRC, the levee tops are 18' above the river Wow! That's not much protection tonight.
962 posted on
08/28/2005 9:56:55 PM PDT by
Colorado Doug
(Diversity is divisive. E. Pluribus Unum)
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