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[jimmyk]

I've heard since I was a little boy that if a hurricane big and strong enough hit New Orleans, that it would be flooded so bad that the city would be a goner.

Katrina's coming. We might just be a day and a half from finding out.

Look...at this map.

*shivers*

[jammerbirdi]

[sambista]

yeah, apart from the real threat to the living, thinking of all those above-ground tombs, the city itself in the aftermath could be downright gothic.

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[jimmyk]

Just updated...Katrina's sustained winds are at an unbelievable 175 miles an hour. I heard this morning that the gusts were going at 191. Wow.

If any of you have anyone down there...heaven knows I hope they're out by now. If it hits just west of New Orleans, that would be the worst, because the northeast quadrant of these things (which is where New Orleans would be in such a scenario) is the worst part.

They're talking storm surge of up to 30 feet. Wow.

[thesixthwoman]

The mayor has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city, according to CNN.

[jimmyk]

Bad thing is, some people can't get out. I think they're gonna house them all in the Superdome...if that helps.

[sambista]

my friend in seattle called, puzzling over how seriously disastrous this could be, but you wouldn't know it to look at "regular" tv. only when you go to something like cnn or msnbc do you realize there's a potentially devastating tragedy unfolding. she said no way would she hole up in the superdome - said it'd be like being trapped in a fishbowl. i would, but i'd be afraid the whole dome would start sinking; so i'd camp out in the rafters. well, maybe not right on top . . . new orleans is one of four cities in this country i consider so unique as to be little foreign countries of their own. naturally, i'm worried for the residents, but i also hope we don't lose that history and culture. it's such a special place.

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[Richard 77]

[jimmyk]

I would imagine that they've flown anyone out who needs to be. Anyone else...gosh, I don't know. That's a really scary thought.

The pressure in that thing is still dropping...which means it's still strengthening. My heavens...this thing is unbelievable...wind gusts now are estimated up to 212. Oh, goodness...

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GIFS/HUIR.JPG

[sambista]

i keep catching snatches of "the day after tomorrow" on hbo, and it just seems that we're witnessing, piecemeal, weather events that are becoming more dramatic over time.

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[Richard 77]

[BBallFanCT729]

There's 100,000 residents in New Orleans who don't have the finances & transportation to leave the city. There are thousands of visitors who will have to wait out the storm in high-rise hotels.

The city is 14 feet below sea level, and is bordered by two bodies of water. New Orleans is essentially a bowl, and with a 20-25' storm surge, it will be under water. That's bone-chilling.

We are potentially witnessing one of the worst weather disasters to strike in the United States, at least in recent history...and it's happening in a highly populated area.

For years throughout the summer, I would watch hurricane coverage on TV and think about how much damage a hurricane could cause. I don't even want to think what New Orleans and surrounding areas will look like come Tuesday. *shivers*

As FEMA officials have said, the worst case scenario for hurricane damage in the United States is a Category 5 hurricane hitting New Orleans dead on. As the mayor of New Orleans said, this is the storm that they have all been fearing down there.

My thoughts & prayers are with everyone who will be affected by this storm. I've had numerous family members live through hurricanes in Florida, but none as bad as this. May everyone be safe, and may there be limited or no casualties.

This is a storm, tragically, that will go down in the history books.

Damn

[jersey_stupka]

earlier this summer i read "Issac's Storm" which was written by the guy who did "Devil in the White City" (can't recall his name right now), but its a fascinating recounting of the monster hurrican of September 1900 that destroyed Galveston, Texas. There were no warnings as the National Weather Service was in its infancy, and they ignored the warnings of the Cubans who were quite good at dealing with huriicanes. and as they didn't have the modern satellites we have they didn't have a clue that the storm was gathering intensity over the Gulf of Mexico so the hurricane struck without warning on a Saturday morning. Quite a chilling event and story.

at least with Katrina...its being well watched. but everyone shd get the heck outta there. now.

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[jimmyk]

Pressure keeps going down...sustained winds are now at 184. Gusts well over 200.

Tropical Storm watches all the way up to Middle Tennessee.

[BBallFanCT729]

A 902 pressure...that's 2 or 3 mb's lower than Camille, and Camille was a *strong* hurricane.

[jammerbirdi]

[peaceplease]

[sambista]

[sambista]

wow, just imagine the households who don't have tv and (i don't know how but it's certainly possible) have no idea what's coming. i'm guessing they sent trucks out with speakers and stuff, but still, there must be some remote areas that are at risk, just beyond new orleans proper.

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[smenko]

All day I have been praying for the people in the path of Katrina. If they haven't gotten out or are holed up in the city trying to weather this monster storm prayers are all that's left at this point. We can help after the storm passes.

[sambista]

damn. people are hunkering down in shrimp boats in houma, la., because they say they can't afford to do anything else. where's the regional evacuation plan? why isn't the national guard trucking these folks, as they would troops, to safety, even if they have to sleep outdoors (vs. lose their lives)?

oh. i forgot. the national guard is . . . occupied.

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[jimmyk]

I just heard from The Weather Channel that the Superdome can withstand winds up to 200 miles an hour.

So I gather that's why people are going there.

Katrina has weakened just a bit, and could be only a Category 4 when it hits.

Only...wow. I can't believe I'm saying that a Cat 4 is Only a 4. Incredible.

[jimmyk]

It is getting rough in New Orleans. Tropical storm force winds are there, but it's gonna get much, much worse.

Katrina's maximum sustained winds at 160mph now. Gusts to 196. Pressure keeps inching upward...now at 904 mb...up from the 902 from earlier, but still one of the top five storms to ever hit here.

Just heard a report from a buoy out in the water reporting waves 33 feet high. *shudder*

Thoughts and prayers go out to anyone who is there or has interests down there.

[PUmatty]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/katrina.doomsday/index.html

This is scary shit.

[BBallFanCT729]

This is just horrible.

My thoughts & prayers are with everyone involved.