Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III

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

[beyond the sea]

GREAT profile page.

[STARWISE]

What If Hurricane Ivan Had Not Missed New Orleans

[Torie]

Ya, I heard East St. Bernard, Plaquames (sp), and Terrebone were under mandatory orders. Myabe I heard wrong.

[Palladin]

>>>I feel like I'm watching a train wreck that's inevitable. This is exactly what we've always feared. It was a virtual certainty to occur within the next 100 years, but I never expected it to happen next week.<<<

This does not look good at all. 50,000 people an hour? That is assuming they have their own transportation, and the money to buy gas. Last year in Pensacola, my two grandkids did not even have gas money to evacuate. They sheltered in place. Thank God they both made it through the night in good shape.

[SauronOfMordor]

Man, I googled the Huey P Long Bridge . . . built in 1936, looks like an old truss-and-pier bridge

You also don't want to think about what corners were cut in its construction, in one of the most corrupt administrations the state ever had

[Types_with_Fist]

I heard more than a few Audrey stories from my family when I was young.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Can someone tell me what's up with the Weather Channel?
They just had a live report with Jim Cantore on a Gulf Coast beach. He started by saying "As hurricane Katrina continues to head north..." It hasn't yet.

[SVTCobra03]

The looters wont have long to enjoy their loot before they drown. The last time NO was threatened with a hurricane, I read somewhere that there is a large number of low-income citizens of NO that have no access to private transportation and that public transportation is woefully inadequate for evacuation purposes.

[Palladin]

What year was Audrey? What was the casualty count??

[Types_with_Fist]

I would imagine -- just a guess -- that lower Terrebonne, Lafourche and all of Plaqueminnes would be evacuated. They don't have a lot of time.

[rwfromkansas]

People said tornadoes always turned before hitting my hometown. That was until 1992. Luckily, it was a narrow one.

[pax_et_bonum]

People could die in their cars as they try to evacuate if they do not act now.

That's what I'm worried about.

[shield]

There were other things that occurred as well, and I'll not report them in this forum.

That's for sure...turned out to be a nightmare...preparations for Andrew were lacking to such a degree...proved to be quite deadly... ;o(

[abb]

1957. I can still remember it. I was 7 years old. IIRC, there were about 500 dead and missing. It was a June storm.

[Types_with_Fist]

Hurricane Audrey.

[Founding Father]

The looters wont have long to enjoy their loot before they drown.

Very true, but if Nawlins dodges the bullet they'll get away with it. This is one of the balancing acts the governor is pondering over.

[rwfromkansas]

how many are boarding up, getting supplies etc?

[Darlin']

Beats me. I gave up on the Weather Channel last night.

[Palladin]

What a terrible scenario. I pray to God that this will never happen. It would be as bad as the Christmas tsunami last year.

[Types_with_Fist]

Just saw a blip on TWC. They are calling for a direct hit at the mouth of the Mississippi... casually, I might add.