Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[SunnySide]

LA prospecting. Gawd......

[txdoda]

link to local news forum......

http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2229

poster 'cajungal' says she's between Houma & Thibodeaux, maybe she can give you some info

[oceanview]

Bastardi was saying that even a strike 30 miles east of NO, would push the lake over the levee. of course, in retrospect, now that we know which facts occurred - we can make excuses for these models and forecasts. hey, don't get me wrong, I am glad it went down this way. but it doesn't mean there should be no review of the pre-hurricane events.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Harvey/Gretna areas (I believe directly Southeast of the Superdome and Canal St.) are flooding due to pump failure(~5 feet).

Harvey and Gretna are on the south side of the River from New Orleans.

[NittanyLion]

Un-frickin-believable.

[Howlin]

Straight line winds are the absolute WORST, IMO.

We had them one time at 80 MPH; it was horrific!

[NautiNurse]

TWC reporting from Covington now. Some mild - moderate structural damage. Moderate flooding along the shoreline.

[CobraJet]

I have reservations in Gulf Shores for Thursday the 1st. Any word on conditions there?

[fooman]

good pt. It would be nice if the pumps were started too.

[Dog Gone]

Mike Keller, a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi, stands in the rain while mooning Hurricane Katrina just after dawn

Something tells me Mike Keller spent the night at a hurricane party.

[the Deejay]

Well stated, Howlin. ;)

[Howlin]

That is why everybody needs to be evacuated.

[monday]

"Maybe you would let someone die rather than "steal" medicine for them during an emergency, but I would not. "

Especially since it isn't necessary to "steal" the medicine at all. Leave an IOU. Pay for the stupid medicine later when the pharmacist has his business up and running again.

[rolling_stone]

I am frustrated too..the news needs to be more mobile..and use more resources...surely they have affiliates in these other areas..I guess all communications are down..only thing I can think of is Ham radio operators who can use battery power and get the word out..something to learn for the media for next time..

[Iowa Granny]

Onyx just called me and wanted me to tell you all that she's ok, but she's NEVER in her life seen anything like this storm.

My goodness. I wondered, when she checked in on the "Check-in" thread if maybe she wasn't posting prematurely, as I didn't think there'd been time for the storm to move that far North.

Thank you Hildy. I have a dinner meeting this evening and must hit the road about 5:00 in order to be there on time. I'll check in when I get home around 9:00. Thanks again.

[Howlin]

It's not looking good for your trip.

[cll]

Thanks again, NN. FYI TD 13 dissipated northeast of the islands.

[bkepley]

Insurance companies don't cover flood. That's FEMA (or whatever).

[r9etb]

Something tells me Mike Keller spent the night at a hurricane party.

Something tells me Mike Keller is currently in the emergency room and even the gay guys are wincing in sympathetic pain...