Hurricane Katrina Thread: Any LA Gaffers?

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Phoenix said:
Well the people in the city aren't SOL. The New Orleans Superdome is one of the country's largest shelters and the city will set up pick-up points for people who don't have cars but are still within harms way. The superdome is a tough structure and can accomodate a large number of people, so even in the worst case scenario - any stragglers or those who just couldn't get out will at least be in a safe place.
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Being flooded in with no power and no fresh water is far from safe. I guess it's better than being at home in NO, but anyone who didn't leave is a dumbass.
 
The weather channel just had a guy on that said NO will be a cesspool of disaster. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound very good.
 
olimario said:
The weather channel just had a guy on that said NO will be a cesspool of disaster. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound very good.
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For some reason I think we should keep the owls out of this thread, it's not sounding too good. Well, since it was pretty miraculous (in a bad way) that it increased in intensity so fast.. perhaps we can get a miraculous turn around too. *Prays they do*
 
:lol God DAMN!

On The Weather Channel, they said that power outages could be expected as far north as here in CLEVELAND (on Wednesday).
 
olimario said:
The weather channel just had a guy on that said NO will be a cesspool of disaster. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound very good.
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I doubt that seriously as much as I doubt it being uninhabitable for weeks. New Orleans isn't that incapable of handling these types of things. Low areas like Plaquemines and such are going to be screwed, but New Orleans proper won't be hosed in that manner.
 
I read somewhere that LA also has about 25% of the US's oil refineries.

Get ready for $5 oil....the effects of this storm is going to be felt nation wide..
 
Lardbutt said:
I read somewhere that LA also has about 25% of the US's oil refineries.

Get ready for $5 oil....the effects of this storm is going to be felt nation wide..
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It will definitely go up because the hurricane both disrupt drilling on the platforms and operations in the refineries. Not sure about $5 though... that impact on total global oil supplies isn't as big as a 2.50 swing.
 
"**BREAKING NEWS**

The Weather Channel: pressure dropped to 902 MB; Winds of 184 mph"


Good god :o
 
You know....


I wanna drive down there and hang out with the dumbass reporters CNN, MSNBC, ect. will send there to cover it.
 
MIMIC said:
TWC just said that those 185 mph winds were flight winds.

WTF does THAT mean?
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Flight level winds-i.e., the winds at the level of the hurricane hunter plane.

If flight levels are at 185 mph, then the intensity hasn't changed much at the surface beyond the last official NHC advisory stated.
 
Jesus, things are looking awful at the moment. I'd love to visit New Orleans soon, but the way things are looking, the is going to be utterly decimated. :( Just hope that everyone in the area gets the hell out.
 
Fragamemnon said:
Flight level winds-i.e., the winds at the level of the hurricane hunter plane.

If flight levels are at 185 mph, then the intensity hasn't changed much at the surface beyond the last official NHC advisory stated.
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But with the pressure dropping shouldnt it be getting stronger?
 
I remember last year during the Florida hurricanes, one of the local news networks made up some bullshit "residual wind" by adding the speed how fast it's moving to it's windspeed. Kept saying that Charley had winds of 150 mph while everyone else was saying 130. :lol
 
http://www.weather.com/newscenter/specialreports/hurricanes/vulnerablecities/neworleans.html <-- by reading this it appears there is some positive in all this (if that's possible)..

A hurricane approaching the city from the east, virtually at the mouth of the Mississippi River, "would drive the lake water southward into the city. So under the right circumstances, the flooding may be more severe coming from the lake than that coming from the Gulf (of Mexico)," said Jay Grimes, Louisiana State Climatologist.

Many see the threat of a surge from the Gulf of Mexico as minimal because there is a complex series of levees between New Orleans and the Gulf. Many of the levees have been built and improved since 1966, when construction on the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project began.
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Now.. they are saying the eastern edge of this one is pretty bad, but perhaps the approach angle is okay.
 
pestul said:
Land or air? Cause that's tremendous for land :X
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MSNBC hasn't been talking about any flight-level winds (as far as I know), so they're probably talking about wind speeds on land.
 
Hitokage said:
BTW, I looked it up and tomorrow morning will be high tide for the mississippi delta region.
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Yeah. They mentioned that on one of the channels I'm watching.

Talk about an already bad situation that could get worse. :(
 
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Some stats:

On U.S. record: 4th most intense (pressure-wise)
On world record: 20th most intense (pressure-wise)

Wikipedia

Could potentially be the 2nd most intense to hit the U.S.
 
Lots of my family has gathered in Amite, which is about 35 mi NW from Mandeville [North end of the Causeway.]

I hope that's far enough to avoid the worse parts of the storm...? :/
 
Haha, the guy on the weather channel just yelled "175 mile per hour winds, this leads to CATASTROPHIC DAH-MAHGE"

:lol , they're getting excited.
 
Desperado said:
Lots of my family has gathered in Amite, which is about 35 mi NW from Mandeville [North end of the Causeway.]

I hope that's far enough to avoid the worse parts of the storm...? :/
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According to the latest tracks the storm is still glancing the city to the east so while they will still be in it for absolute certain... if they have good drainage and flood supression in the area they should be okay.
 
On Fox News
Shepard Smith: what are you guys still doing here in NO
some guy: why don't you mind your fuckin business

:lol

Tropical Depression 13 has also formed, and NOAA says 14 could form by tomorrow.
 
:lol I don't know why all of these correspondents are saying, "Why are these people still here?"

I'd ask them the very same question.
 
MIMIC said:
:lol I don't know why all of these correspondents are saying, "Why are these people still here?"

I'd ask them the very same question.
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They already have shelter spots reserved.
 
guess said:
On Fox News
Shepard Smith: what are you guys still doing here in NO
some guy: why don't you mind your fuckin business

:lol

Tropical Depression 13 has also formed, and NOAA says 14 could form by tomorrow.
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I was watching and then instantly pressed record on the TiVo... I'll be watching that for a while to come.
 
guess said:
On Fox News
Shepard Smith: what are you guys still doing here in NO
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Other guy: Dumb ass because we can no longer get out!


Traffic speeds getting out of New Orleans are 5mph. Its bumber to bumber right now. They CANT get out.
 
Anyone who wants to get out, that time has come and gone. Best to hunker down somewhere. The absolute LAST thing you want is to be sitting on the interstate or the twin span when there are tropical force winds starting in a few hours and hurricane force winds rolling in around midnight.
 
Just Wow....

I had been ignoring all the Katrina news the past several days because it was barely a category 2 storm when I last checked. In fact this morning, I rolled my eyes when I saw the MSNBC headline "Monster Storm", but I decided to check the article anyway.... My jaw hit the floor....
 
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