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Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Formula for figuring wind pressure.
P=K(Vsq.) K=.005 over 100mph,= .004 below 100mph
That translates to 175mph= 153 lb/sq. ft.
I truly believe that the active military & Natl. Guard will have to be called in to help.
Anyone stationed in Europe during the cold war was at least minimally aware of massive evacuation plans for planes into Europe with troops/supplies---refuel--planes out with dependents. BTW---the most expendable soldier was assigned to "escort" dependents to the departure airport.
And then add that windspeed to right side....
Oh my.
I understand it. The river has been trying to do that for years and the effort has been to keep it from happening... part of the reason the fears are so great for the New Orleans area in the face of this storm.
Most of us who have been posting on these threads realized the seriousness of this storm days ago, thus we're not messing around.
well, the forecasters all say its going to turn more north. we shall see.
Most freepers understand that with events like this, not all posts addressed to a person will be answered.
I can vouch for that!
Go to the bathroom, and you missed a couple hundred! - lol
I thought it was an interesting article...I hadn't thought of the marine life that'd be effective...
one of my friends from tulane showed up here in Pensacola yesterday. They kicked her off campus so your son shouldn't be there.
The Army Corps of Engineers has built a series of canals and dams North of New Orleans where the river makes that big sweeing turn from the North to the East and is trying to divert to the Atchafalya River.
They monitor silt levels and fresh water levels to divert water as necessary. They also have concrete levees along the river in that area but whatever they do the river undermines the concrete.
The Army Corps of Engineers has already said that one day the river is going to win the fight and that they are just forestalling the inevitable. New Orleans will be a ghost town and the Atchafalya will become the river of choice for a port.
"As I understand it, New Orleans is south of the lake, so in reality the eye passing to the east may be worse than to the west. Wind from the northeast may force water over the floodwall and into the city."
Yes, that's what Bastardi said on Fox News.
Thanks for the update--looking forward to seeing that vortex data.
thank you.
any of the networks have reporters in GulfPort Mississippi?
Just thought of all the above ground grave yards. How will they hold up? Is there a possibility that the graves will "pop up"? Anyone know?
Not a problem.
My cousin that kept saying that she wanted to stay with her house has been talked into going to her sister's. They're still too damn close for my comfort, but they are at least in a safer spot.
I pray it doesn't hit at high tide.
Not really. Even if Gulfport, MS gets the worst of it, there will still be at least CAT 4 winds blowing south on the west side of Katrina - driving Lake Ponchartrain right into the city. The Superdome might not cave in from 200 mph winds, but the flooding will still amount to a worst-case scenario.
I have never read an "official" report that was that dire. I am not really questioning whether it is correct or not. If a hoax, someone has gone to a lot of trouble.
I would think that C-130s would be hauling people out of there or at least tons of National Guard trucks would be running the streets to take people out. It just seems odd to me.
We rode out Alicia in Houston in the 80's. The wind screamed and whistled through the cracks in the doors and windows for hours. You could almost feel the house straining to hold together.
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