"On the morning of the storm I was listening to short wave reports from NO and there was a report of levee breach, not topping, about 9 am or so. I rushed to watched the tv and nothing was on, all day. I was stunned. There was that one report on short wave and then nothing on radio or anywhere. And the report was live from a sheriff's deputy interviewed in his car during the storm."
I did the same. In fact, the videos from helicopters showed water overtopping the levees but NO breach of levee structure. Too many similar but totally different terms used interchangeably. That is not good.
IIRC, when Rita was doing its thing, many news organizations and in particular FoxNews were on site at the Industrial Canal Levee, showing an overtopping. They persistently referred to it as a breach. LOL. Anything to hold viewers.
Excellent summary of levee issues: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1517817/posts
I have seen the 30' wave. It's on video. Homemade. A camera that was secured to a utility pole. Many in NO are well aware of it. How high would the walls, levees, etc., etc., etc., (all those things that are described as 'breached') need to be to stop a 30' wave?
yep but this deputy said breached and I knew what he meant. He was describing water coming in under the levee at the base and he was in a car in the midst of the storm.