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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:08:51 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Hurricane Katrina made landfall today at 6:10AM CDT, and she continues to drive northward into Mississippi and Alabama. Several local radar sites are down. Tornado and flash flood watches and warnings are widespread.
President Bush has declared major disaster areas, clearing the way for federal aid.
The following links are self-updating:
Public Advisory Currently published every 3 hours 5A, 8A, 11A, 2P, etc. ET
NHC Discussion Published every six hours 6A, 11A, 6P, 11P
Three Day Forecast Track
Five Day Forecast Track
Navy Storm Track
Katrina Track Forecast Archive Nice loop of each NHC forecast track for both three and five day
Forecast Models
Alternate Hurricane Models via Skeetobite
Images:
Montgomery AL Long Range Radar
Storm Floater IR Loop
Storm Floater Still & Loop Options
Color Enhanced IR Loop
Other Resources:
Birmingham AL Weather
Meridian MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Jackson MS Weather (Radar down at this time)
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12
And lots of wood shingle rooftops, too. Yeah, that caught my ear, but am guessing we are talking 2 different area. The cameraman said the affected area stretched for 10's of miles.
They actually let some of them go out on the catwalks to smoke.........LOL.
I'm scared of the word Camille! Maybe it's something you never forget. jennifer
"Can't use the strips until someone drops in by airdrop or chopper to walk it over"
Definitely, have to glean for small debris too. Hadn't thought about underlying soil though.
Well, when the media says months, it usually turns out to be just weeks.
I have been reading your link with all the posts from people Who live in the NO area. They are mad as He** about the MSM's coverage. I think that if the MSM would get in a helicopter and take some footage like WDSU and broadcast more than 5 second clips of it then these people would be so much better off. They want to know about there homes, but they are also worried about loved ones who were left behind. Some in Nursing homes.
Thank you! I thought I was seeing things! (mostly because everyone just ignored it!)
Sorry if that was a repost... following like 10 sources now. ;)
Oh yes....you know, it looked bad after the Northridge earthquake in the dark....then five hours later seeing hundreds of firetrucks roll in from Orange County etc made everyone feel better......within three days there was so much aid at Van Nuys Airport that I think they gave it to groups in the end....the hangers were stacked with water, etc.
Thanks for the information.
Per WDSU.
OK, here's an update from Alexandria/Pineville, LA, with a link to local newspaper coverage at:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Remember the cute little car I said I was glad to have rescued from certain submersion in Houma? Well, it hasn't fared too well here in Pineville. Although I was up for most of the night trying to follow these Katrina threads on FR, I didn't hear someone breaking into the car to steal my car stereo and speakers. When I came down to drive my daughter to school, I found the trunk popped and the window smashed in, and called the police.
It turns out that there were several similar robberies committed during the night. The police officer who responded speculated that the thief was counting on the city's resources being directed toward hurricane efforts and used last night for an opportunity to go on a spree. However, to present a balanced picture, when the Chief of Police heard about that officer's comment, he was very quick to dispute it, saying that Pineville had added extra staff in order to prepare for Katrina.
At any rate, I wasn't on the threads all day because I had to run around taking care of repairs, etc. after the breakin at considerable out-of-pocket expense. I hope they catch the bastard responsible, because even though it's just a car audio system, it's the principle of the thing, that someone would exploit a natural disaster for an excuse to commit multiple crimes. To me, this is every bit as lowdown and dirty as the looting in New Orleans.
OK, off the soapbox about that, and onto the evacuee update. The hotel scene in Alexandria is starting to get ugly. Every place is still sold out, and all the restaurants are packed with evacuees. People who aren't staying in shelters are camping in the parking lots at the local K-Mart and Wal-Mart SuperCenters. They interviewed the manager of the Super 8 on KALB tonight, and she showed these warning stickers she puts on the hotel registration cards indicating that you can't stay past the date of your original reservation because there are too many people on the waiting list for your room. No wonder there was a police car there last night; people have no home to go back to right now, the Governor is on TV telling them to stay put wherever they are, yet they're probably being forcibly evicted from their motel rooms. I'll bet the Town Talk classifieds will be full of help wanted ads for front desk clerks any day now.
As for people asking about Slidell, KALB did show some footage from Slidell on the 10 pm news. It was brief but just enough to show you that things are really bad there.
I was really sad to hear how bad things are in Kenner. They recently did a complete renovation of the old Airport Plaza hotel near MSY and turned it into a really super-nice Radisson. Everything was brand new and the hotel staff was delightful. I really hate to think that all that renovation work was for nothing and all that new furniture might have been destroyed. What a waste!
What I will be watching for on these threads now is the fate of northwest Mississippi. My daughter and I spent some wonderful vacation time listening to blues in Clarksdale, MS, and I would be heartbroken to learn of serious damage there. There are elderly musicians living in that area and wonderful old musical instruments that are truly irreplaceable.
Those casinos in Tunica County, MS could be hard-hit as well, and I would hate to think of the ancient artifacts at the Horseshoe Casino Blues Museum being damaged. Horseshoe is next door to the Hollywood Casino which contains a similar tribute to movie memorabilia, all super-rare collectors stuff you wouldn't see anywhere else.
Prayers to everyone in that region -- stay safe and dry!
I locked him thread. :-)
Mightn't we forget those? Gack! gack!
We shouldn't forget the drug withdrawal.
Big Easy's finest. It is going to get rough.
fireboats pump 18,000 gallons of water per minute. OK, you have to modify the intake somehow for "city draining" duty, but its possible.
Yes, all this came out also in the aftermath of 9-11: the Red Cross was exposed, especially by Bill O'Reilly , once and for all. But here they are again, ready to accept millions of dollars in donations, which , COUNT ON IT, will NOT all be diverted to the real , current tragedy it was intended for, but split off into several contingency funds for "future" usages. This clever strategy assures that the RC will ALWAYS have reserves, and NEVER be strapped or go begging, thereby assuring their existence in perpetuity , whether they "perform" or not. They are exactly like any other bureaucracy , and are probably more politically connected than any of them. I hope O'R has the wherewithal not to let this one get by him.
They are too large to ship intact. The Corps of Engineers has a *lot* of them dismantled and ready to ship from US bases, but they will take time to get there and time to set up.
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