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Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Radio just said a 200 mph gust was recorded. Also said evacuation advised, not mandatory for Ascension Parish.
Agree. Same here.
The highways are all one way out of town since 4PM yesterday. You just can't see on those blasted video cams that the contraflow starts outside their view. The inbound lanes are for westbound traffic, and the outbound lanes are for eastbound traffic.
LA already has a WestNile Virus problem. This is going to be ugly. Praying for a downgrade.
They will close the causeway before that point.
Thinking about the rain...8 inches of rain by itself, New Orleans is going to flood.
Tell me about it. I thought I could beat 'em by drowning them one time. I was amazed when I saw them float away en masse. I have seen documentaries where whole mounds of fire-ants float on top of rivers.
I find it inconceivable that a city built in a bowl that experiences Cat 4 or higher every 30 years or so does not have an evac plan that includes military transport, both ground and air. And yet here we are.
Tell me about it. I thought I could beat 'em by drowning them one time. I was amazed when I saw them float away en masse. I have seen documentaries where whole mounds of fire-ants float on top of rivers.
All the commercial buildings I put up (in non-hurricane territory) were spec'ed to withstand 40 pound per square foot lateral (wind) loads. This translates to a windspeed of 100 to 120 mph.
Unfortunately, wind loads increase with the cube of the velocity.
Actually, the Mississippi River is unusually low at this time, even for late-summer - so some additional rain at points such as Memphis will be a bit of help for barges to make their way downstream (the problem, of course, is will there be anything LEFT downstream....)
Easier to run the full set outbound - you'd need someone to put up cones for the full length to run only one lane inbound.
Far easier for inbound traffic to use highways like US 90.
yes, it truly is. It is irreplaceable.
I just talked to my sister in Breaux Bridge, La. They are battening down. She said that I-10 is packed bumper to bumper.
You need to step up and provide a source - or Bubye baby!
The red car has moved almost one car's length in the last 30 minutes. http://www.wdsu.com/wxcam/1475332/detail.html
Good point. Undermining would be a big problem, too.
Dear God in heaven. I have never read something so chilling from the NWS...
Some good news:
WWL reports a cone from west of N.O., going north of the city to west of the city is showing a pressure drop, which is greater on the east side. Hurricanes will follow the path of lower pressure. Some hope that there will be a shift east. N.O. will still suffer a heavy hit, but not the type that totally destroys the city.
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