Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[alarm rider]

I was just thinking about that song.

[SittinYonder]

oh god, why are the headlights of that chevy truck ON!!!

I noticed that, too. Wonder what they'll find when they dig it out.

[Peach]

Big chunk of roof landed 3 feet from Steven Harrigan. He's lea ving area for now.

[battlegearboat]

That nut Harrigan is out of his cage again.

[Diddle E. Squat]

When Shep talks about persons on their roof to escape flooding, he's probably talking about the east/southeast section where the levee broke. It is the smallest of 3 separate areas of the city with their own levee systems creating 3 different bowls. So that flooding shouldn't affect where he's at downtown/French Quarter. With the winds from the north and west now, any major flooding (besides of course the rain) where he is at will come from Lake Pontchartrain's waters overtopping or breaching the level on the north or west.

[silentknight]

That is old. FOX is replaying their old crap.

[Steve_Seattle]

"They dodged a bullet? Damage is extensive and the city is now flooding. Not sure he should be saying that. Geesh real stupid."

Compared to some of the speculation last night, they WERE lucky. I heard one guy predict 50,000 dead, CNN's Aaron Brown said we might "lose a city," and a CNN expert (a professor) said there was a 50/50 chance that the city would be virtually destroyed and flooded with toxic wastes. And almost everyone was predicting major flooding in 50-75% of the city. Maybe I'm wrong, but so far nothing that's actually happened seems anywhere near those scenarios.

[bwteim]

It's a classic.

[cyborg]

That's a repeat clip I think. I recognize the whoooooah and the camera dude wiping the lens.

[Drumbo]

Louisiana 1927
~ Randy Newman ~

[ohioWfan]

Repeat. I recognized the "WHOAAAA" from a previous report. :)

[al baby]

They dodged a bullet? Damage is extensive and the city is now flooding. Not sure he should be saying that. Geesh real stupid

THis just in Florida falls to George Bush

[1Old Pro]

Cajun white types? In New Orleans? Don't know much about the area, do ya?

let me restate, many of the folks looked like Carville.

[NormsRevenge]

There goes that wacky Harrigan again...or is this a repeat segment?

Repeat..

He's nuts.. standing by that sign.. He could have been swatted like a fly.. hhmmm? swatted like a fly..


Where's Whore-aldo when ya need him? lol

[ohioWfan]

LOL! GMTA.

[Ranxerox]

"Only up to my shoulders around here Shep..."

Note: This is NOT a hurricane Katrina photo.

[dirtboy]

When the news is overblown and exxagerated, I will point it out.

You don't friggin KNOW what is overblown. I'm watching several radar and sat maps - and the danger point for surge in NO was when the eyewall was due east of the city. The winds might have reduced, but there was still a lot of danger at that point.

So, once again, please either post some content or lurk.

[cyborg]

Well check this genius on Fox in the water!

[cfo]

Refineries capable of processing some 1.6 million barrels a day have shut down, they include:

-- Chevron's 325,000 barrel a day refinery in Pascagoula, Miss.

-- ConocoPhillips' 255,000 barrel a day Alliance refinery, south of New Orleans.

-- Valero Energy Corp.'s 260,000 barrel a day refinery in St. Charles.

-- Murphy Oil Corp.'s 120,000 barrel a day refinery in Meraux, La.

-- Exxon Mobil Corp.'s 183,000 barrel a day refinery in Chalmette, La.

-- Motiva Enterprises' 225,000-barrel a day Norco refinery, and its 235,000-barrel-a-day Convent refinery.

-- Marathon's 245,000 barrel a day Garyville, La. refinery.

[cgk]

Seriously?

I am WAY lost on this. From what I've heard/read about hurricanes - it takes a couple hours to pass. The radar shows the hurricane still in the area.

I've heard flooding to ceilings & rooftops in N.O., seen pics of structural collapse in N.O., heard a levee broke in N.O., it's still raining, still strong winds (per radar), and they're going home? I am very confused.