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Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
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| 29 August 2005
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Posted on 08/29/2005 2:47:45 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: deport
It might be possible to make some aerial inspections of the oil facilities south of the mouth of the Mississippi late today, although no crew can make it out there until tomorrow.
BP's Thunder Horse facility nearly capsized after it was evacuated for Hurricane Dennis. It took a much more direct hit from Katrina. We'll just see.
To: foreverfree
Jose lasted about 18 hours, IIRC. Popped up as a TS in the Bay of Campeche, then right into Mexico. Non event here.
3,642
posted on
08/29/2005 12:12:44 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
To: cgk
wdsu.com
they are showing some out of town reporter getting blown away in 100+ mph winds...to show off for a NY Times reporter
To: MozartLover
I just heard from relatives in Leakesville which is east of Hattiesburg. They have a large tree down and their fence is missing, but no major damage.
3,644
posted on
08/29/2005 12:12:51 PM PDT
by
6ppc
To: conservativewasp
AL sending two batallions National Guard to help out MS.
To: BurbankKarl
WDSU still asking for Slidell residents to call in. Worrisome.... none of the 30K residents has called yet?
To: GOP_Proud
Speaking of gamblers:
Closing coast casinos costs Miss. $500,000 a day in tax revenue
(Jackson, Miss.-AP) August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina has dealt Mississippi's economy a major blow.
The powerful storm silenced slot machines and halted card games on the flashy casinos that dot the Gulf Coast.
The gambling houses are built on barges anchored just off the beach, and Governor Haley Barbour said during a midday briefing that emergency officials have received reports of water reaching the second or third floors of some casinos.
Barbour says there have been no reports of casinos breaking loose from moorings or having any other structural damage. It's unclear how long the gambling houses will remain closed.
Large industries, from shipyards to chemical plants, operate along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines. Storm damage could delay production for days or weeks.
About 14,000 people work in the dozen casinos along the Mississippi coastline. Each casino has a land-based hotel, and thousands more work in those.
At Treasure Bay, a flashing sign said: "Closed due to Katrina. Katrina Go Away."
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=3779085&nav=6DJIdsNG
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To: Diddle E. Squat
That will put it between Montgomery and B'ham. Our local station just announced that the airport here might have to close. They were advising everyone who has a flight out to check with the airlines or airport site. They also said we might have tornadoes plus wind and floods. We are on a high hill so that won't bother us but our basement always has water in it when we get a lot of rain. NW AL will get the worse rain, etc. The dividing line is I 65. I am worried about my family in northern MS. The line looked like it was going right over that area. My 101 year old mother is in a nursing home there.
3,649
posted on
08/29/2005 12:14:34 PM PDT
by
MamaB
(mom to an angel in HSV, AL)
To: BurbankKarl; conservativeinferno
post #3643
Thanks, BurbankKarl. :)
3,650
posted on
08/29/2005 12:14:44 PM PDT
by
cgk
(We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
To: MidwestOpinion
MSNBC video of NO with cars covered in water up to their roofs!
To: MidwestOpinion
Wow. But IIRC that was a pretty old bridge.
To: BurbankKarl
wdsu.com Their feed is having major problems. I'm looking for something else...
3,653
posted on
08/29/2005 12:15:03 PM PDT
by
Not A Snowbird
(Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
To: txflake
No...some people here earlier were asking about it too....
To: SandyInSeattle
Try the ABC link at the top of the thread.
To: BurbankKarl
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Monday, August 29, 2005
Kenner flooding serious
Monday, 1:45 p.m.
Willliams Boulevard in Kenner is flooded north of I-10 to just before the lake levee, officials said.
Officials said the flooding appears to be more severe than seen on May 8, 1995. However, Lake Pontchartrain did not overtop levees. Throughout Williams and elsewhere in Kenner, businesses, homes and apartments are dealing with flooding and significant roof damage.
Chateau Boulevard is a zig-zag of trees and power lines blocking one of Kenner's main arteries.
To: Abigail Adams
Did you catch the fishy's swimming by the Post Office drop box?
3,657
posted on
08/29/2005 12:16:31 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(This space waiting for a post election epiphany it now is: Question Everything)
To: Palladin
If you've seen Les Miserables, I'm not sure Inspector Javert is a character you want to be quoting.
To: Abigail Adams
Our state is the greatest! I am from MS and live in AL.
3,659
posted on
08/29/2005 12:16:45 PM PDT
by
MamaB
(mom to an angel in HSV, AL)
To: txflake
There's always that disturbing delay in Hurricane damage reports . . . all seems fine, because everyone who's okay checks in and says "okay here" . . . but no news is not good news in the "quiet" areas . . . and the Media is very inept at getting the story out . . .
3,660
posted on
08/29/2005 12:16:45 PM PDT
by
LikeLight
("You will regret any attempts to turn these posts into a comic book.")
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