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Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Various ^ | 30 August 2005

Posted on 08/30/2005 6:51:27 AM PDT by NautiNurse

Catastrophic damage occurred to Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Major bridges are destroyed. Mobile AL suffered its worst flooding in 90 years. In New Orleans, a large section of concrete levee broke last night. Water continues to rise, threatening, among many things, Tulane Hospital with 1000 patients. New Orleans officials: Do not attempt to return to the city at this time if you evacuated. It is too dangerous.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula

Gulfport News via Topix.net WAFB Baton Rouge

Slidell, Mandeville, and Covington Updates Warning: website is overloaded due to heavy traffic

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: hurricane; katrina; livehurricanekatrina; prayanddonate; tropical
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To: Torie

These fellas were engineers and seemed to have all their ducks in a row. I am not the one to say who is right (hell no!), I'm just passing on the engineerspeak.


1,361 posted on 08/30/2005 10:36:57 AM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: Torie
The superdome is between the sea level and 6 foot high topo lines on the map I looked at.

The ground level of the dome is there. The water probably can't get any higher than the first row of seats, and probably not even that high.

1,362 posted on 08/30/2005 10:37:32 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: Heatseeker

As long as the water doesn't rise above the exits, they should be okay.


1,364 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:27 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: seamole
The video yesterday just didn't look like that. All the looters were kids, all of them clearly enjoying themselves.

That was yesterday, and yes we always have those types of predators with us. But today N.O. is in basic survival mode. The groceries are going to be ruined anyway and people have to survive any way they can. Sure, maybe the honest ones will come back and pay for them later, if there is any place left to pay. For now, they have to do what they have to do.

1,365 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:34 AM PDT by WVNan
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To: Torie

The floor of the Dome is (IIRC) about 3 feet above sea level.


1,366 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:35 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: rwfromkansas

The problem with Fox is they are too focused on issues with a smile and then as much as I love their military coverage...there is life that goes on inside of this country. Not just Aruba,Iraq, and Israel.


1,367 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:36 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache ("Scientology is dangerous stuff,it's like forming a religion based around Johnny Quest and Haji.")
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To: Lizarde

Shep Smith reporting water is now rising along Canal Street on the edge of the French Quarter.


1,368 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:46 AM PDT by Rebelbase ("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
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To: r9etb

r9etb posted:

Bush has assigned a 3-star general to the area and made the zone a military operation. They will
take over search+rescue, airlifting, MASH units and tent cities if necessary.Will be formally
announce this afternoon and National Guard Units (more) are being sent now.

Well, j, from your lips to W's ears...."

Ha, so why doesn't he return my calls?

Seriously, NBC interviewed a two star in Biloxi a few minutes back and reported 7,500, maybe two brigades total Reserve guys in the area or headed in.

I'm guessing this will end up a multi-division effort.


1,369 posted on 08/30/2005 10:38:55 AM PDT by jeffers
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To: Lizarde

I hate to say it, but I suspect it'll be more than that.


1,370 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:00 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: dawn53; Howlin
WDSU update: St. Tammany is closed. 24/7 curfew.

Boil water for ONE HOUR warnings.

1,371 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: Howlin

OMG .. I just heard on CNN that someone had jumped to their death in the Super Dome


1,372 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:09 AM PDT by Mo1
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To: Steve_Seattle
That doesn't make sense; the situation in the Dome is rapidly deteriorating, and they are trying to get the people out who are already there.

I suspect the Dome will be used as an intermediate staging area; have SAR folks ferry from the hospital to the Dome, and another set of people evac'ing them from there out of the city.

1,373 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:13 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: Petronski
I monitored a comm on shortwave between the Sidell EOC and the Hurricane Center in Miami yesterday. Since the message had to be relayed through New Mexico, then to Miami due to atmospheric conditions, I heard everything pretty clearly.....this is what I posted to the thread yesterday:

Hurricane Center asking if ham radio is the only communications available to Slidell....asking if officials have notified their family....

States no other ham radio operators on Slidell are on the air. Operators niece stuck on second floor of building, unable to get to her due to flood waters

Roads are flooded, streets are blocked,

Lake Ponchatrain now extends to OLD SPANISH TRAIL Cell towers down, repeaters are down, no cell service, no phone lines, no broadband, the La. State Trunked system was down, the local city radio system was down...

Police chief's house was destroyed, the ham operators house was destroyed.

1,374 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:13 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Lizarde

So do I....my gut says otherwise....if not from drownings...then disease/pestilence.


1,375 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:17 AM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: Steve_Seattle

I'm guessing the folks at Tulane didn't know what the conditions were at the Superdome when they made that statement.


1,376 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:27 AM PDT by mhking (The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
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To: jpsb

Has anyone seen a picture of the breech on the 17th street canal?? I have not purused the entire thread, perhaps I missed it. The report of a two block breech would be an incredible sight. I used to live about a half mile from the lake right on that canal. I am sure I would recognize the area. Man that is one heck of a lot of water if the report if factual and the breech were total.


1,377 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:39 AM PDT by strongbow
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To: Alberta's Child
I think some folks are getting too hung up on the predictions about the track of the storm.

The track of this storm IS the very reason we are where we are this very day.

They had plenty of warning -- they just didn't pull the trigger when they should have.

Unless, of course, you consider the governor of a state asking the public to PRAY THAT THE WINDS DIE DOWN to be a plan.

Bluntly, they had time to do a hell of a lot more than they did.

But I agree we have no seen the worst.

Wait till those people realize they can't go home for six weeks.

Wait for the disease.

Wait for the body count.

1,378 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:51 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Per Shep Smith: Lower Plaquamines Parish has been reclaimed by the Mississippi. No one has reached Grand Isle yet.


1,379 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:52 AM PDT by Rebelbase ("Run Hillary Run" bumper stickers. Liberals place on rear bumper, conservatives put on front bumper)
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To: LibSnubber; Heatseeker

Its not surprising the server is timing out. I don't think any of the New Orleans schools servers are running--there's no electricity.


1,380 posted on 08/30/2005 10:39:54 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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