Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III

NHC-NOAA ^ | 27 August 2005 | NHC-NOAA

[Termite_Commander]

Well, this storm's pretty kooky, so I don't know if we really can be sure where it's going until it's actually there. I suppose that New Orleans is pretty much nailed down now, though. I think every model shows it impacting directly or very near NO.

[Types_with_Fist]

Jesus! That's dead on New Orleans. Worst-case scenario. The big one.

[ElisabethInCincy]

I have read this all day... IS IT TRUE THERE IS NO MANDATORY EVAC OF NEW ORLEANS YET ????????????? WHAT ??????????????????//

[cerberus]

I am in Slidell.

I have Lake Pontchartrain in my back yard...I'm about 11 feet above sea level. Unless there's a significant change by the 5 a.m. report, we'll be getting out of here.

[NautiNurse]

Looks like this is the time to post the new thread. Will have it up in a couple of minute with the ping list.

[ex-Texan]

I hear you about those web cams. Tomorrow will be interesting. Katrina is going to cause major damage and terrible flooding from New Orleans through the South to D.C. and all the way up to New England.

[Termite_Commander]

For the entire city; no, there is no mandatory evac.

I think there are select sections of the city that have been ordered to be evacuated though.

[Tall_Texan]

I'm flying from Houston to Mobile tomorrow afternoon on an Embraer ERJ-145. I wonder if there might be some risk for problems?

If you go in the morning, you should be okay. The longer you wait, the dicier it gets. Happy flying. Take a raincoat.

[ghostrider]

A Redneck fixed my tractor with duct tape three years ago. He said it was too simple to charge for it. The repair shop wanted $79 for the contact switch, $75 for labor and $60 dollars for the service call. The redneck left the duct tape at my house and showed me how to replace it when it came off. So far the tape is holding. I think I read where they used duct tape to make a cutting tool to fix the last space shuttle in orbit.

[Godebert]

"if something like actually did happen then you would be one of first people they would come looking for."

Well....at least it wouldn't be "Bush's fault".

[Revel]

I took that off the KTL TV4 stream. It seems the line is actually at the AL/FL line according to the advisery.

[Termite_Commander]

Cerberus, I would get out of there now. By 5 AM, the roads might be jammed with traffic. I've heard the roads are pretty clear now (compared to earlier).

[dennis1x]

A tiny little eye is pretty discernible on infrared satellite now

the eye is rather large right now, around 30 miles diameter...tiny portions of the eye are beginning to warm and clear on IR though.

[RobFromGa]

You would think that somewhere along the way, the folks would get it. Then again, maybe not.

Makes you wonder how the snakes and turtles are smart enough to sense and leave the impending storm, yet people are too brain-dead to leave the "storm" that is the liberal Democrat party.

Nice job on these threads to everyone who is spending all the time to stay current. It is a huge job and we all appreciate it.

Prayers from Georgia for those in the path of Katrina. Praying for a shift away from N.O.

[abb]

Nagin live on WWL!!! Now!!

[jwalsh07]

Our prayers are with you Johnny and all others in the path of this nasty gal.

[Palladin]

Time to start praying.

God help all the people who do not have the means to evacuate.

[LA Woman3]

Mayor Nagin is putting his wife and kids on a plane tomorrow....

[ElisabethInCincy]

Omg this mayor on wwl ... This is gonna be bad .... Talked to someone at hurricane center said in his 33 yrs hes never seen anything like this.. Its the Big one they have all talked about

[yield 2 the right]

WWL has the N.O. mayor on now...in short "This IS THE LONG FEARED HURRICANE"