[silentknight]

Sand boils being reported in a number of areas in New Orleans - meaning that additional breaks are likely very soon. [B]These boils are in areas that have never been flooded before.[/B] IF heavy rainfall continues through the night in New Orleans then that city will be facing another catastrophic event (which appears to already be well underway). The areas that were flooded the first time are flooding again and new areas are likely to be flooded as well.

This is likely going to be worse than Katrina for that city.

Questions remain as to how much rain will fall in the basin.

Big problems for New Orleans.

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Storm surge likely to be catastrophic along the Southwest Louisiana Coast and portions of Northeast Texas. Red Cross being told to expect another long term operation across this region. Major concerns for the Beaumont area and to their east.

Make no doubt about it THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC event for many areas. The discussions about how much this thing is weakening are akin to those same comments when Katrina hit land. This is an extremely dangerous hurricane.

[nwctwx]

Good points, current trends look like she might try to go back to cat 4 as well... for a time at least.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

The discussions about how much this thing is weakening are akin to those same comments when Katrina hit land.

Bump!

[Cboldt]

Sand boils being reported in a number of areas in New Orleans - meaning that additional breaks are likely very soon.

Any specific locations being given?