Posted on 09/24/2005 9:58:36 AM PDT by Howlin
I heard there was flooding in New Iberia this morning. But that was from 8:30.
Everybody OK? any reports of damage on your property yet?
No but Lufkin and Nacodoches, NW of Polk, are in a bad way, significant structural damage.
I think you're being a bit premature. If I can read the weather charts at all correctly, nearly all of western LA has just been HAMMERED by Rita, much as Katrina totally hammered MS and AL (but the OldMedia didn't cover).
TX, especially coastal TX, seems fine, but just you wait until you hear the stories out of LA before getting too optimistic about this.
Thanks!
Agreed.
Tell the TP.
They reported it, along with one other anecdotal account.
Love it !!!........"Crawfish Capital of the World" !!
Glad to see your neck of the woods made it without much damage
exactly- remember after Katrina..we kept wondering about some of the parishes no one heard a word from..
I imagine this would be consistent with the western side of the eyewall. How wide was the eye at landfall? 30 miles? That would put the eastern edge around Lake Charles.
The damage swath should be like a path carved by a 30 mile-wide F2 tornado coming ashore between Beaumont and Lake Charles.
Everybody OK but no watr or electricity. I talked to our mayor and he can't get out of his neighborhood. His pine tree is in the street and he said he counted thirty down from his front yard. He's upset because they need a generate for water. They bought one Wed. ($29,000) and it went out.
LOL, well you can relax now, wife has. Told her a while ago that there was an empty milk jug and an ice tray on the cabinet. She said "there is no more room". Think we have enough water and ice to last through the end of the year.
They're pushing an agenda. They've been saying this is why the lower ninth has flooded since the day of Katrina. One of the urban legends, like the blowing up the levees.
If they rebuild, they just ought to let that hole in the ground become a marsh.
Bastardi couldn't find his own butt with both hands and a flashlight. I agree 100% w/ your assessment of Wack-u-wx.
LOL... yeah - if we could swing it, I'd be happy to give you first dibs, even though I've been on the 'net since 1991 (I used to post oodles on "Aviation Digest" and similar "gopher" forums) - somehow I think we're going to be outvoted by all the newbies, though... blasted capitalism/democracy...
YAHOOOOO...W landing in Austin!! GOD BLESS YOU MR. PRESIDENT!!
Knit, I'm with you if that River is allow to backflow into the Industrial Canal that would be a mess. I'm trying to get elevations of the non-River levees. From what I've seen on the news and my recollection of New Orleans the River levees are much higher.
you are correct..FR will be hours ahead of the old media as far as damage reports right now all the big three cable news networks are showing the shots from the air of galveston...they didn;t even have 70 MPH as far as I know, big deal might as well cover a thunderstorm in the midwest..WHAT is going on in southern LA and NO is the key
I'm so very thankful for that. My prayers and condolences to all who are affected by the storm -- especially those who can't read this because their power is off.
Dallas report: Winds kicking up here, hitting about 10-15mph in gusts. Mostly out of the North to East sector but getting some other random directions at ground level.
I saw that and wanted to shout "Bravo!"
Perhaps General Honore's admonition to the MSM stiffened the spines of other federal officials.
The press sounded like two year olds whining about who took the blankie last. Pitiful!
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