[jeffers]

Ok, so we have waist to chest deep water at Laffite, which runs from 13 to 16 feet above sea level.

We have water running "upstream" in the Vermillion River at Lafayette, the lowest point of which is 20 feet above sea level.

Two sources putting surge around New Orleans at 20 feet, give or take, fair enough?

The surge gets deeper over towards the point of landfall, but for now, let's just stick with 20 feet.

Take a look at this:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/jeffers_mz/Rita/20footsurge2.jpg

Incident of National Significance?

[SE Mom]

WOW.

[conservative in nyc]

That would be very bad. But which Laffite are you looking at? The one in lower Jefferson Parish? Or is there another Laffite?

[2111USMC]

Holy Cow!

[gpapa]

neat map of river stages sw la: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/forecast/tributaries/status_calc.shtml

[justa-hairyape]

It is beginning to look as if over the eons, Hurricanes have had a hand in defining the coastlines within the Gulf of Mexico.

[LA Woman3]

Two sources putting surge around New Orleans at 20 feet, give or take, fair enough?


This would explain Blanco's speech today...."I'm concerned about the levees".

[laz]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/jeffers_mz/Rita/20footsurge2.jpg Incident of National Significance?

I would say so. However, after all that has happened in Katrina's wake, any hurricance which causes less destruction, or is perceived to have caused less destruction, is not going to get the attention it should.