Hurricane Katrina Thread: Any LA Gaffers?
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You gotta pull through, if you don't I'm just gonna have Darien to poke fun at for posting so much. 
cloudwalking
300chf ain't shit to me
Macam said:
Oh, I don't doubt what you say... the part in the quote that got me was the coffins being released and floating away... that's really sad =/
MetatronM said:
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HURRICANE KATRINA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25B
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
...POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE KATRINA BEGINNING TO TURN
NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST...
...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS OCCURRING ALONG THE
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COAST...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST
FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA
BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
EAST OF THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER TO DESTIN FLORIDA...AND FROM
WEST OF MORGAN CITY TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM DESTIN FLORIDA
EASTWARD TO INDIAN PASS FLORIDA...AND FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY
LOUISIANA WESTWARD TO CAMERON LOUISIANA.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 2 AM CDT...0700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST OR ABOUT
70 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
AND ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
KATRINA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. THIS MOTION IS
FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT
AND ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE
WILL BE VERY NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER... CONDITIONS ARE GRADUALLY DETERIORATING ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WORSEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 155 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
KATRINA IS NOW A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY
PRIOR TO LANDFALL...BUT KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS
EITHER A CATEGORY FOUR OR POSSIBLY A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE.
WINDS AFFECTING THE UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.
KATRINA REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. DURING THE PAST HOUR...A WIND
GUST TO 83 MPH WAS REPORTED FROM A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI BUOY LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS...A
GUST TO 75 MPH WAS REPORTED AT GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA...AND A WIND
GUST TO 60 MPH WAS REPORTED IN NEW ORLEANS.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 910 MB...26.87 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 18 TO 22 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 28 FEET...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS
BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. SOME LEVEES IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA
COULD BE OVERTOPPED. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL OCCUR
ELSEWHERE ALONG THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST.
NOAA BUOY 42040 LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER RECENTLY REPORTED WAVES HEIGHTS OF AT LEAST 40
FEET.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF KATRINA ACROSS THE GULF
COAST AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE TORNADO THREAT AHEAD OF KATRINA IS INCREASING AND SCATTERED
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND OVER THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT.
REPEATING THE 2 AM CDT POSITION...28.2 N... 89.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...155 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 910 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 4 AM CDT.
border said:
"Long before the SuperDome,
Where the Saints of football play,
Lived a city that the damned called home,
Hear their hellish roundelay...
New Orleeeans...
Home of pirates, drunks, and whores!
New Orleeeans...
Tacky, overpriced, souvenir stores!
If you want to go to Hell, you should make that trip
to the Sodom and Gomorrah on the Mississipp'!
New Orleeeans...
Stinking, rotten, vomiting, vile!
New Orleaaans...
Putrid, brackish, maggoty, foul!
New Orleeeans...
Crummy, lousy, rancid, and rank!
New Orleeeans!"
android said:
For the lazy who want the most pertinent part (shitty screencaps omgs)
Suveyor's pole used to demonstrate where flood waters would be up to in the French Quarter--22 feet.
Oh hey, water's coming over the levee from the lake...
bad, but not completel--
--shit.
Worst case scenario, water gets fed from both the lake and the river due to the storm, and NO becomes a new lake.
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
4:00 am
pressure: 9:15 MB
max sustained winds: 150 MPH
movement: North @ 15 MPH
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/290850.shtml
pressure: 9:15 MB
max sustained winds: 150 MPH
movement: North @ 15 MPH
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/290850.shtml
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
Superdome leaking - 1/12 section of roof looking to peel off of the Superdome. 10,000 people inside right now.
EDIT: It's important to note that there's approximately 2+ hours remaining before the most powerful portion of the storm hits.
EDIT: It's important to note that there's approximately 2+ hours remaining before the most powerful portion of the storm hits.
OpinionatedCyborg said:
3-by-5-foot chunk missing according to local station.
http://www.wdsu.com/news/4908558/detail.html
Power outages:
The result: Some 317,000 Entergy customers were without electricity as of 6 a.m., about half the company's customers in metropolitan New Orleans.
and a possible building collapse.
Building collapse reported on Laurel near Washington in the Garden District . . . possibly with people inside. Emergency workers trying to see if they can get a National Guard deuce-and-a-half to get through the storm for possible rescue.
Culled from a few different news blogs that I'm monitoring....
Phoenix
Member
So exceedingly disappointed with everyone reporting on the hurricane. As I've said before, the people who built, maintain, and update New Orleans for hurricanes aren't retarded. The chances of 30 feet of standing water being in the city (the apocolypse scenario that everyone reports on) is sooooo unlikely you might as well talk about california falling into the sea everytime there is an earthquake. Or a supervolcano throwing up enough ash to block out the sun everytime there is a volcanic eruption.
New Orleans will absorb this. It will flood, but it ALWAYS floods in New Orleans. There will be damage, just like there is everywhere else. But at the end of the day it won't be the 'end of the city' nor the 'end of the world' for people living in New Orleans. The Superdome won't collapse and kill 10s of thousands. Such truly irresponsible reporting and intentional scare tactics for a ratings grab is truly unfortunate.
New Orleans will absorb this. It will flood, but it ALWAYS floods in New Orleans. There will be damage, just like there is everywhere else. But at the end of the day it won't be the 'end of the city' nor the 'end of the world' for people living in New Orleans. The Superdome won't collapse and kill 10s of thousands. Such truly irresponsible reporting and intentional scare tactics for a ratings grab is truly unfortunate.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
I hope the CNN correspondent in the Superdome just didn't know WTF he was talking about -- 1/12th of the roof versus 3 - 5 ft of the roof is a huge difference.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
Phoenix said:
Agreed. Even after the storm weakened and moved to a North-Eastern path, CNN continued to report the potential for 28 ft storm surges even though most experts were telling the anchors to expect 10 - 15 ft surges maximum.
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
2 things:
-Levee has broken, 3 - 8 ft floods expected
-Hotel collapsed; people trapped inside (Fox)
-Levee has broken, 3 - 8 ft floods expected
-Hotel collapsed; people trapped inside (Fox)
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
This storm is a fucking monster, it was only Cat 1 when it hit us and a lot of people still don't have power. Massive flooding and down trees everywhere. Hell I'm just thankful I had a hot shower today and no damage suffered. Poor souls down in LA, there's going to be a lot of deaths.
8:38 a.m.: Storm Rips Superdome Roof
The thousands of people who took shelter in the New Orleans Superdome couldn't completely escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. The storm has now torn two holes in the roof of the huge arena. People inside can hear the rumbling of the winds ripping at the metal on the roof. They can see the metal flapping, and can even see the sky through the holes. Water is dripping in and people are being moved away from about five sections of seats. General Manager Glenn Menard says he does not know how serious the problem is. He says there's no way of getting anyone up there to look at it. -- Associated Press
8:46 a.m.: Superdome Damage Considered Minor
The National Guard told reporters at a news conference in Baton Rouge, La., that the holes in the roof at the Superdome are only minor. A representative of the National Guard blamed the strong winds for ripping the fabric, but he said there were no structural problems with the roof, and evacuees in the affected areas were moved. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
The thousands of people who took shelter in the New Orleans Superdome couldn't completely escape the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. The storm has now torn two holes in the roof of the huge arena. People inside can hear the rumbling of the winds ripping at the metal on the roof. They can see the metal flapping, and can even see the sky through the holes. Water is dripping in and people are being moved away from about five sections of seats. General Manager Glenn Menard says he does not know how serious the problem is. He says there's no way of getting anyone up there to look at it. -- Associated Press
8:46 a.m.: Superdome Damage Considered Minor
The National Guard told reporters at a news conference in Baton Rouge, La., that the holes in the roof at the Superdome are only minor. A representative of the National Guard blamed the strong winds for ripping the fabric, but he said there were no structural problems with the roof, and evacuees in the affected areas were moved. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
OpinionatedCyborg
Member
Supposedly, there are 6 small breaks. Nothing major, but they could potentially be exacerbated by continued rainfaill.
More updates about flooding:
and
EDIT: A few more
9:51 a.m.: Hurricane Katrina Downgraded
Hurricane Katrina has now been downgraded to a Category 3 storm, with top winds of 125 mph. The center of hurricane katrina was located near latitude 30.2 north, longitude 89.6 west. This position is near the mouth of the Pearl River, about 35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans. -- National Hurricane Center
and
9:47 a.m.: Boats In Buildings In Gulfport
In Gulfport, Miss., a fire chief says there are "boats that have gone into buildings." Waves are also crashing over the seawalls in Gulf Shores, Ala. -- Associated Press
9:46 a.m.: Storm Surge Threat Lessens
The National Hurricane Center is downgrading its dire predictions for a massive storm surge. The center's director says New Orleans could see a 15-foot storm surge -- down from a feared 28-foot swell. That would still be enough to cause extensive flooding. The highest storm surge recorded so far was 22 feet in Bay St. Louis. -- Associated Press
9:45 a.m.: Homeowner Says Water Rising
Chris Robinson says the water is rising in his New Orleans-area home, but he's "holding off on breaking through the roof" to escape. Robinson is keeping a hammer, ax and crowbar at the ready, though. He spoke by cellphone as water sent by Hurricane Katrina flooded parts of the city. -- Associated Press
and
EDIT: A few more
9:51 a.m.: Hurricane Katrina Downgraded
Hurricane Katrina has now been downgraded to a Category 3 storm, with top winds of 125 mph. The center of hurricane katrina was located near latitude 30.2 north, longitude 89.6 west. This position is near the mouth of the Pearl River, about 35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans. -- National Hurricane Center
and
9:47 a.m.: Boats In Buildings In Gulfport
In Gulfport, Miss., a fire chief says there are "boats that have gone into buildings." Waves are also crashing over the seawalls in Gulf Shores, Ala. -- Associated Press
9:46 a.m.: Storm Surge Threat Lessens
The National Hurricane Center is downgrading its dire predictions for a massive storm surge. The center's director says New Orleans could see a 15-foot storm surge -- down from a feared 28-foot swell. That would still be enough to cause extensive flooding. The highest storm surge recorded so far was 22 feet in Bay St. Louis. -- Associated Press
9:45 a.m.: Homeowner Says Water Rising
Chris Robinson says the water is rising in his New Orleans-area home, but he's "holding off on breaking through the roof" to escape. Robinson is keeping a hammer, ax and crowbar at the ready, though. He spoke by cellphone as water sent by Hurricane Katrina flooded parts of the city. -- Associated Press
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
This just in....
This is fucked up for NOLA. This is really fucked up for NOLA.
But for some reason, I wonder if the Big Tymerz will do a song about Katrina.
This is fucked up for NOLA. This is really fucked up for NOLA.
But for some reason, I wonder if the Big Tymerz will do a song about Katrina.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
evil ways said:
I think the Weather Channel said Tenn should get done by Katrina on Wednesday.
evil ways said:
Here's the currently projected track
More news updates:
Even Entergy without power
Power outages seem to have have hit almost everyone in the city, even Entergy New Orleans' command center at the Hyatt Regency Hotel next to the Superdome.
Dan Packer, the utility's chief executive officer, said the blackout is hampering his ability to keep up with the latest on the storm.
"Not having electricity hurts a little bit because we cant see what the rest of the world can see," he said by telephone around 9:45 a.m.
So far, Katrina has lived up to the predictions of utility forecasters, Packer said.
"We were expecting the worst and I think it's meeting those expectations for us at this point," he said.
and
Water rises in Lakeview
A resident inside a camelback bungalow in the Homedale neighborhood in Lakeview on Monday at 9 a.m. watched street floodwaters rise above the porch steps as he also battled water pouring down his stairwell from a second-floor window blown out by high winds from the west. The homeowner said floodwater had not yet come inside his home but was rising. He said he planned to move with his dog to the second floor and pray.
and
10:05 p.m.: Don't Drink The Water In Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee said residents in the parish should avoid drinking tap water for the time being because there may be problmes with it. He urged residents to drink bottled water only until further notice. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
10:10 a.m.: Bush Considers Releasing Oil From Nation's Reserve
President George W. Bush is considering whether to release some oil from the nation's petroleum reserves, to help refiners hurt by Hurricane Katrina. Administration officials say a decision is expected later today. The storm has already brought a shutdown of an estimated one million barrels of refining capacity along the Gulf Coast. Officials say Bush seems likely to authorize a loan of some oil from the reserve. -- Associated Press
Debris from fallen building covers vehicles in downtown New Orleans.
Phoenix
Member
dskillzhtown said:
New Orleans is fine... if you want an area that if fucked up - head east to Gulfport or Bay St Louis which is near where the storm came ashore. Those areas are unprotectable and just have to suck it up and absorb the damage.... and a lot of damage it will be. I have relatives in my house from Bay St. Louis as well and they knew it would be bad there and took all of the pictures and such from the house.
More updates:
Katrina making third landfall. Hurricane Katrina is making its third and final landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border at the mouth of the Pearl River. This position is about 35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans and 45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Miss. The storm has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm, with top sustained winds of 125 mph.
The National Hurricane Center has posted the 11 a.m. ET details and advisories.
While the storm will continue to weaken as it moves inland into central Mississippi this afternoon, it must be stressed that this is a very large storm and hurricane force winds are expected to spread as far as 150 miles inland along the path of Katrina. Also keep in mind that there will be the danger of torrential rainfall, as well as the possibility of tornadoes, especially to the right of the forecast track. Posted by assistant weather editor Bob Swanson at 11:26 a.m. ET
and
News for travelers. USATODAY.com's Ben Mutzabaugh is watching Katrina's effects on travel. With four airports already suspending service, writes Mutzabaugh, "major disruptions are likely today at more than a dozen airports in the path of the storm."
By mid-week, delays could extend into the upper Midwest, including the Chicago aiports at the crux of the country's air transportation system. If you're heading to the airport today or tomorrow, check your plans with our Flight Tracker.Posted at 11:23 a.m. ET
and
Phone systems failing
Portions of the telephone system in metropolitan New Orleans failed about 9:30 a.m., further isolating the city as Katrina's center passed.
Remote phone switching stations and wireless phone antennas, or cell sites, switched to backup battery or generator power after losing power from electrical lines. But many of those backup power sources were temporary.
By mid-morning, dialing into and out of the New Orleans area was becoming increasingly difficult.
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11:15 a.m.: Levee Breached At Industrial Canal
There's been a levee breach at an industrial canal in St. Bernard Parish. When this occurs, water rises rapidly, so residents should be extra alert to the threat of rising water. There is heavy street flooding throughout Orleans, St. Bernard and Jefferson parishes. Also, earlier reports of an apartment collapse in Jefferson Parish are false. It was actually a house that collapsed. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
Katrina making third landfall. Hurricane Katrina is making its third and final landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border at the mouth of the Pearl River. This position is about 35 miles east-northeast of New Orleans and 45 miles west-southwest of Biloxi, Miss. The storm has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm, with top sustained winds of 125 mph.
The National Hurricane Center has posted the 11 a.m. ET details and advisories.
While the storm will continue to weaken as it moves inland into central Mississippi this afternoon, it must be stressed that this is a very large storm and hurricane force winds are expected to spread as far as 150 miles inland along the path of Katrina. Also keep in mind that there will be the danger of torrential rainfall, as well as the possibility of tornadoes, especially to the right of the forecast track. Posted by assistant weather editor Bob Swanson at 11:26 a.m. ET
and
News for travelers. USATODAY.com's Ben Mutzabaugh is watching Katrina's effects on travel. With four airports already suspending service, writes Mutzabaugh, "major disruptions are likely today at more than a dozen airports in the path of the storm."
By mid-week, delays could extend into the upper Midwest, including the Chicago aiports at the crux of the country's air transportation system. If you're heading to the airport today or tomorrow, check your plans with our Flight Tracker.Posted at 11:23 a.m. ET
and
Phone systems failing
Portions of the telephone system in metropolitan New Orleans failed about 9:30 a.m., further isolating the city as Katrina's center passed.
Remote phone switching stations and wireless phone antennas, or cell sites, switched to backup battery or generator power after losing power from electrical lines. But many of those backup power sources were temporary.
By mid-morning, dialing into and out of the New Orleans area was becoming increasingly difficult.
and
11:15 a.m.: Levee Breached At Industrial Canal
There's been a levee breach at an industrial canal in St. Bernard Parish. When this occurs, water rises rapidly, so residents should be extra alert to the threat of rising water. There is heavy street flooding throughout Orleans, St. Bernard and Jefferson parishes. Also, earlier reports of an apartment collapse in Jefferson Parish are false. It was actually a house that collapsed. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
DJ Sl4m said:
No prob... a few more:
Tap the oil reserve? The Bush administration is saying today that it would consider loaning crude oil from the government's emergency stockpile, if requested by U.S. refiners facing delayed shipments due to Hurricane Katrina.
A spokesman at the Energy Departmment says there hasn't been a specific request from the administration yet. The last time the country dipped into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was last year after Hurricane Ivan. Posted at 11:37 a.m. ET
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CARROLLTON UPDATE, 10:30 a.m.
Several downed trees and branches have been reported in the 1000 block
of Burdette Street, in the Carrollton-Riverbend area of New Orleans. Water
has risen only to the curb level of that block of Burdette.
"The water is standing and not flowing north toward Oak Street as in past
storms," said Louis Otto of 1031 Burdette St. "So far, so good."
Power is out but phone lines were still working at 10:30 a.m., Otto said. Otto
said it is still difficult to determine the extent of property damage
because of the force of the wind gusts and the heavy horizontal rain.
He said a tree has fallen on the porch of the house which he owns next door.
Another large branch has fallen on to the driveway of the house across
the street at 1032 Burdette, but the house appears to be spared.
AND
St. Bernard update 10:45 a.m.
Some people who stayed in St. Bernard Parish were
forced up into their attics to escape the floodwaters,
said state Sen. Walter Boasso, who heard from local
officials that some houses in Chalmette had water
rising beyond the second floor.
We know people were up in the attics hollering for
help, said Boasso, who evacuated to Baton Rouge and
was camped out at the state Office of Emergency
Preparedness. Hopefully rescue workers will be able to
get to people who are trapped before the water rises
too high, he said.
The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has 60
boats ready to go out to rescue people in St. Bernard
as soon as the winds subside, he said. The agency has
200 boats that can be deployed into southeast
Louisiana to look for people who are stranded on top
of their houses.
On the north side of Judge Perez Drive, waters had risen as
high as 10 feet, he said. Boasso, who lives in
Chalmette, said he has been in touch with Council
Chairman Joey DiFatta.
People who sought last-minute refuge at Chalmette High
School were huddling in the hallways after windows
were blown out, said Boasso, who added that the
building had sustained some structural damage. The
roof of the Civic Auditorium was blown off, he said.
Boasso said extensive
flooding in the Lower 9th Board and St. Bernard Parish
could be blamed on water going over the tops of the
levees.
AND
10:40 a.m.: Water Reaches 2nd Floor Of Beau Rivage Casino
Water has reached the second floor of the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Miss. There are reports of a 22-foot storm surge in the area. -- WDSU.com Web Staff
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10:51 a.m.: Rain Falling In Superdome
One of the thousands of New Orleans residents who took shelter in the Louisiana Superdome says if he wanted to watch a roof blow off, he could have stayed home. He and the other refugees instead are watching the rain fall into the arena after Hurricane Katrina ripped two holes in the roof. But he said getting wet is "no big deal." Superdome and government emergency officials say they consider the openings small -- about 15 to 20 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide. They say they don't expect the roof to fail. Water's also leaking at the Superdome in elevators and stairwells, but the wind howling outside isn't heard inside. There are few comforts, and it's hot and muggy because the air conditioning is out. And one official says people last night "slept all over the place." However, there are bathrooms and donated food in the building. -- Associated Press
10:30 a.m. - This shot, taken from the third-floor roof of the Times-Picayune building during a slight break in the rain, shows where Hurricane Katrina's winds ripped away a large portion of the white covering of the Superdome on Monday morning.
(NOLA Photo by Jon Donley)
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