Hurricane Katrina Cat 4, and 90 miles south of New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina Cat 4, and 90 miles south of New Orleans
river cam still up.
thanks for new thread alert, I guess I was talking to myself again :)
You are doing a great job helping to create a very wonderful and educational thread here! You are helping to preserve history. It will help me teach my children about hurricanes and such (and I've learned a lot too!). Thanks so much - to everyone on the thread, too!!!
Prayers for everyone touched by Hurricane Katrina!
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/uv?07374550
Nine inches of rain recorded so far in Venice, LA near the mouth of the river.
Just curious, I wonder about the nuke powerplant in Taft, LA which is in the storms path. I m surprized the Media hasn't glommed onto this.
For another hurricane link try www.hwn.org. Lower traffic than official govt. sites.
barbra ann
Morning, all.
I'll be here for an hour before I have to leave for work.
Shep checked in - he's okay, and he's definately still in the French Quarter.
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. 29/10:02:00Z B. 28 deg 59 min N 089 deg 36 min W C. 700 mb 2381 m D. NA kt E. NA deg nm F. 098 deg 109 kt G. 349 deg 035 nm H. 918 mb I. 11 C/ 3047 m J. 18 C/ 3050 m K. 15 C/ NA L. CLOSED M. C25 N. 12345/ 7 O. 0.02 / 1 nm P. AF306 2112A KATRINA OB 08 MAX FL WIND 128 KT NE QUAD 08:57:50 Z
Hiya. Shep's been saying that all the hype hasn't panned out. Sounds good but is this only because the worst hasn't reached him or has Katrina fallen apart?
Just got up. Raining here with a minimal amount of wind. Still have electricity - Yay!
Msnbc says storm to make landfall in an hour, I don't get it.
Excellent post!
I remember that my Mom was really scared of them, so we would go to a big hotel in downtown St Petersburg to ride them out.
I can remember seeing the plate glass windows in the lobby 'breathing' and stretching from the pressure, and seeing loose objects like metal trash cans, stop signs etc flying by.
Somehow our home escaped major damage each time. Of course the house was made of concrete and (real) stucco, with a heavy tile roof.
May God protect those people in NO and nearby regions who are unable to leave or are simply unaware of the magnitude of this thing. And thanks for the great threads!
Steve's getting knocked around, anyone smaller could get blown away.
I noticed that there is a sense of disappointement among some reporters that Katrina was not as bad as they wanted it to be, i.e., the worst storm ever to hit the United States.
Offering my prayers to all in the path of this monster.