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I'm right on the Orleans/Metaire line. Our street is flooded, as are most in thearea, but they drain fast.A few gusts of wind, about 35mph, no thunder or lightning. It's not much of a storm, really. Things like this mislead people. A good strong tropical storm is worse than this. I've seen worse thunderstorms.

I really wish they'd wait to name these things until they have an enclosed eye. Minimally organized systems like this lead people to understimate real storms.
The only thing is the street flooding, and inconsiderate drivers who will go down streets and wash water into homes.
But then, that can happen every day in a strong thunderstorm here.
Yes, we are WAY below sea level. All rainwater has to be pumped out of the streets into canals and lakes. When those fill up= you just get out the pirogues.