I agree.
A gate like that standing open would be on TV, posthaste. As you note, it makes for dramatic video.
Still, I hate to discount flooding reports out of hand. File it under unconfirmed and we'll see what happens.
OT, NBC live just showed some street in Beaumont, six inch flooding, "may have dodged a bullet".
I believe my eyes, but not that phrase.
the eye wall is dumping 2-4 inches and hour with totals now 6-9 inches all along the river north of buemont I mean if following the river channel perfect all the way up... ignore media "not so bad" reports..remember new orleans?..the same thing happened after andrew in south florida at first
Nobody is going to know who dodged what until that storm moves out of there. From what I hear Rita seem partial to that area and may just stick around awhile.
Oops, this is from the Times Picayune!
.The water rushing through the damaged levee was not the only concern. Hurricane Katrina damaged the locks dividing different water levels between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. "They are not functional," Rodriguez said of the locks. "You can't open or close them, and right now they're open."