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08/28/2005 02:08:16 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by grigrigirl:
mandatory evacuation from new orleans now. Bumper to bumper stopped traffic in all directions. I have yet to leave.....aaaaaaaaaaack. Im shutting down and hoping to head out with my every expensive piece of technology and two large size puppies that get car sick. My kids are out already....so if i dont make it out..at least they did! :/ |
Be sure to report in once you're safely out. First thing I thought of when I saw they were evacuating N.O. was if you had got out yet.
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08/28/2005 02:08:38 PM · #52 |
Looks like we may get hit pretty hard here too if the projected path is in anyway accurate. I still think it will go further west then the predictions. They have been talking about sharp a turn to the NE since the storm left Florida, but it keeps on tracking westward. New Orleans and the Delta are going to get hit no matter where it goes now. I say I hope they are spared a direct hit, but if they are spared, somebody else will get it. It has to hit somemwhere.
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08/28/2005 02:12:23 PM · #53 |
i'm about 150 miles inland from the coast and we just got a civil defense warning that said we'll get Cat. 3 force winds here and 12-15 inches of rain. there's a curfew that goes in effect at midnight tonight and a mandatory evacuation of people living in the 100 yr. flood plain or in mobile homes. this storm is a monster...good luck to all of us in it's path.
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08/28/2005 02:14:47 PM · #54 |
Hey Sher,
Are you in a house? Stay safe!
*sending prayers to AL * LA8
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08/28/2005 02:19:04 PM · #55 |
Stay safe all you peeps in the eye of the hurricane.
Its going to be a doozy ! |
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08/28/2005 02:20:23 PM · #56 |
For anyone that plans on sitting this one out, DON'T. The storm is a Cat. 5 with wind speeds of 175 mph and the pressure had dropped down to 906 mb, showing signs of getting stronger. And had a report of some gust registering over 210 mph.
Remember: When winds =>60 mph emergency assistance will NOT be able to respond to ANY calls.
Some latest maps from nhc.
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 14:28:50. |
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08/28/2005 02:38:20 PM · #57 |
| Just reported a pressure of 902mb and 184mph sustained winds! Yikes. Only the 1935 Florida Keys hurricane was more intense than that, and Katrina could still strengthen. :-( |
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08/28/2005 02:43:07 PM · #58 |
| I hope everyone who lives in its path will ride this one out without harm wherever you are. Please be safe. My thoughts are with all of you. |
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08/28/2005 02:48:44 PM · #59 |
And it looks like another one is forming up right behind her.
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08/28/2005 02:51:48 PM · #60 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Just reported a pressure of 902mb and 184mph sustained winds! Yikes. |
Holy! Anyone who stays is just plain stupid in my opinion.
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08/28/2005 03:01:44 PM · #61 |
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Originally posted by scalvert:
Just reported a pressure of 902mb and 184mph sustained winds! Yikes. |
Holy! Anyone who stays is just plain stupid in my opinion. |
So where do you go? If I lived in NO, because of the fact that it is below sea level, or on the delta or a barrier island, common sense would say leave.
But for those of use who live in a solid house on high ground, unless you have relaltives in Arkansas or Tennessee, where do you go?
Sitting in a car for twelve hours with the possibility of being still stuck in traffic when the storm actually hits is not my idea of an viable alterative.
I'm not telling anyone not to evacuate. I'm just telling you how I feel.
And for any of you who have never been through one of these it is really hard to explain in words how things and people get right before a hurricane.
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08/28/2005 03:03:31 PM · #62 |
Originally posted by laurielblack:
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Only one Category 5 hurricane has hit the US coast in the last century, and that was 1969 Camille, which killed 143 people and injured almost 9,000 more. Most of those were coastal residents who refused to evacuate. An additional 113 people died in Virginia due to storm-related flooding.
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Just FYI...According to the Associated Press, three Category 5 hurricanes have hit the United States since record-keeping began. The last was 1992's Hurricane Andrew, which leveled parts of South Florida, killed 43 people and caused $31 billion in damage. The other two were the 1935 Labor Day hurricane that hit the Florida Keys and killed 600 people and Hurricane Camille, which devastated the Mississippi coast in 1969, killing 256. |
Although 1992 Andrew did reach Category 5 status, it was a Category 3 hurricane at Florida landfall, and category 4 at Louisiana landfall.
The Great 1935 Labor Day Hurricane also appears to have crossed the Keys as a strong Category 4 hurricane, though it may have been a weak Category 5. In any case, it's arguable whether the Keys qualify as the "coastline" for the purposes of Accu-Weather's assertion.
In any case, my point remains the same. As it stands now, there is a storng possibility of this being the strongest storm to hit the United States in over 35 years.
-Terry
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08/28/2005 03:25:30 PM · #63 |
The first bands are starting to come in. The wind is picking up and the sky is starting to cloud over. No rain yet, but I expect we'll get a good bit from this before it is over.
I driving out to the cabin to secure everything and check on the dogs just in case it does get bad here.
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 15:26:12.
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08/28/2005 03:32:13 PM · #64 |
The very scary National Weather Service Warning!
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!
I'm nowhere near this hurricane and I'm scared to death over it! Do everything to keep you and your loved ones (animals included) safe!
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 15:33:53. |
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08/28/2005 03:40:44 PM · #65 |
Good luck and keep safe to everyone in the path of this monster.
P
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08/28/2005 03:47:30 PM · #66 |
I do network operations for a company with over 300 locations spread across a 5 state area, so tracking weather is a very large part of what I do.
That is by far the most dire language I have ever seen in a National Weather Service statement.
Please, folks -- take this one seriously.
-Terry
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08/28/2005 04:51:06 PM · #67 |
I still think this will go further west then they are predicting. Maybe to Cameron, or even Port Arthur. The projected path and the the storm track seem to be and have been at odds since the storm first became a hurricane.
Storm track.
Projected path.
The strom would have to make a radical turn at this point(which is totaly possible) to go any where but the west track of the above projected path.
Of course New Orleans, the entire delta and Lake Ponchatrain, being in the northwest quadrant, will be hit hard even if does track further to the west.
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08/28/2005 05:17:09 PM · #68 |
I live where the arrow is located. All hotels are full although the traffic on I-10 is somewhat light. If this storm does not take a north turn as THEY say, this city of 100,000 plus will not be in very good shape.
It is very uneasy being so close to such a devastating event. Winds here are around 7-10 mph no rain.
My wife is driving me crazy!
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 17:18:24. |
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08/28/2005 05:26:49 PM · #69 |
Originally posted by PhotoRyno:
I live where the arrow is located. All hotels are full although the traffic on I-10 is somewhat light. If this storm does not take a north turn as THEY say, this city of 100,000 plus will not be in very good shape.
It is very uneasy being so close to such a devastating event. Winds here are around 7-10 mph no rain.
My wife is driving me crazy! |
Tell your wife to stop driving you crazy and drive herself out of there!
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08/28/2005 05:31:34 PM · #70 |
| Any of you in the projected path who decide to 'ride it out' : Be sure to pin identification to your body in several locations,so the relief workers can notify your next-of-kin...This is NOT party-time!! |
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08/28/2005 05:34:41 PM · #71 |
Yes, you are very much right --- this is not party time. This is very serious. I hope and pray our members that are in the storm's path are able to get out.
Hell, I hope I am not in the storms path
Message edited by author 2005-08-28 17:35:34. |
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08/28/2005 05:37:41 PM · #72 |
WOW a category 5 I hope all the DPC'ers down there are leaving, I just spoke with family there and they are have left all ready. Make a smart choice and leave...........
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08/28/2005 05:40:55 PM · #73 |
Originally posted by PhotoRyno:
I live where the arrow is located. All hotels are full although the traffic on I-10 is somewhat light. If this storm does not take a north turn as THEY say, this city of 100,000 plus will not be in very good shape.
It is very uneasy being so close to such a devastating event. Winds here are around 7-10 mph no rain.
My wife is driving me crazy! |
After watching these things for years, even given the unpredictability of a hurricane, I would think you all stand a better chance of a direct hit then NO does.
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08/28/2005 05:51:27 PM · #74 |
i live in wilmington/wrightsville beach nc, affectionally known here as hurricane alley, as we live on that little elbow that loves to attract hurricanes. i think i have been through 7 or so since having moved here, and only with one did we evacuate, which was a nightmare with traffic and our animals and getting home, etc., so we generally opt to stay and ride it out.
and it is true, the hurricane parties are fun and a tradition and whatnot, but if this monster was heading towards us, i can guarantee that not many would stick around. it is scary enough sitting in the middle of a cat 3-4, there is no way on earth i would sit through a 5. good luck to our friends on the coast (and inland) down there--you are in our thoughts. |
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08/28/2005 05:51:56 PM · #75 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
I would think you all stand a better chance of a direct hit then NO does. |
The strike probablities are narrowing. If the guys flying planes through this thing and poring over data from buoys and billion-dollar satellites say it's going to hit NO, I'll take their word for it. |
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