Posted on 08/29/2005 9:25:45 AM PDT by janetjanet998
we just had a mini tsunami...
New Olreans is flooding as I type this as winds turn north off the lake..
downtown mobile under water..record surge into Mobile Bay
J.C. from the weather channel...surge is 6 feet high in the 1st floor of his hotel which sits 27 feet above sea level..said it came up all at once..
6 feet of water at a hotel 27 feet above sea level 1/4 mile from the shore in gulfport ms
KB9VVP: * AT 1137 AM CDT...WIDESPREAD FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PARISHES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE PONCHARTRAIN IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA...AS WELL AS IN PORTIONS OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN EXTREMELY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THOSE SEEKING REFUGE IN ATTICS AND ROOF-TOPS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL. FOR EXAMPLE...THOSE GOING INTO ATTICS SHOULD TRY TO TAKE AN AXE OR HATCHET WITH THEM SO THEY CAN CUT THEIR WAY ONTO THE ROOF TO AVOID DROWNING SHOULD RISING FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE ATTIC.
RESCUE MAY NOT COME UNTIL THE STRONG WINDS ABATE AS DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA.
stay safe. Thoughts and prayers for you and yours.
We're Americans and can take care of ourselves.
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Actually, we have some who are still devastated from last year's crop of hurricanes.
They have benchmarks for storm surges. For a Cat 1 storm, you probably expect so many of feet of surge; for a Cat 5, it's obviously much higher.
Stay safe!
Quilla, is it really bad there now? My daughter and family live there, I talked to her this morning and she just laughed and said its a reallly lite drizzle. I'm afraid they don't take storms seriously.
The surge comes from gulf waters literally being pushed ashore by the WIND --- CAT5 -- heavy rains and broken levees nmay contribute to flooding, but have absolutely nothing to do with causing storm surges.!
Even the tsunami didn't have a Category designation.
Hurricanes are rated by category ... not tsunamis! (DUH?)
What's the closest big city? I may be able to google a tv or radio station nearby.
Bangladesh and Eritrea will make contributions.
If you're talking about the Mississippi Gulf Coast, all that sand was trucked in.
That beach is naturally muddy.
It was for a little while - it seems to have slacked off considerably. I'm in a metal building which seems to accentuate the sound. I'll let you know if anything changes.
Please. We are at 250% capacity of Islamics. Much more destructive than any hurricane.
I visited my sister near Destin, Fl...just up the coast, and all they did was brag about their native white sand.
Those were huge beaches around Biloxi, Gulfport, etc. It's hard to believe they're phony....but...live and learn.
It's all dang scary. Where I live, we get the remnants (massive amounts of rain) which is bad enough. This right now is just too much.
Thanks and stay safe!
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