Hurricane Katrina

[boxboy28]

LOL well im no weather man (Karaya - hehe CHUCK Gateica or Sunny Elliot)  but that dang storms/hurricane  going up to see Nashesass in Canada!

[BlueJ1]

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[boxboy28]

BlueJ    ild say yes and Michigan and Canada and any other area in that path!

but i see it splitting right there where the blue ridge mtns start(GA/AL/TN/OK) the corner there, but a small part will come up the eastern side on the Appilacions(sp) and blue ridge/smokies


If your look at the DAR im in NC just above the NC/SC line 30 min. south of Ashville or 45 from Greenville. off hwy26




LOL at least its good for the farmers!    not to mention in prep. for this they dropped my lake about 8-10 ft.(damned up mtn lake/river)....we really do have sandy beaches .....when the water levels down!

[airbumba]

This thing is WAY worse than they think. Hearing them say that NO just missed a big hit, you'd think it wasn't that bad, i fear they are way wrong.

My neighbour is a ham radio dude and he has a ham buddy on some higher ground NW of Biloxi, his pal said there's a small town near him that isn't there anymore, and they haven't heard from anyone that was from that small town. Bad stuff.

Just while I type, they said (cnn) said something about the levi just broke. The lake Ponchatrain(sp?) one. The CNN reporter girl broke down talking about all the people trapped in their atticks, and the water is rising. Bad stuff.

I fear by the time I wake up tommorrow, I will read that this is a huge disaster, I hope I'm wrong.

[Lazerus]

Was in downtown Charleston when Hugo hit in '89. The storm broke course just before hitting us to the south like Katrina did NO. There are a few small fishing towns north of here that had over 25' storm surges, completely erasing everything that was there. There were stories of single members of families surviving after being swept off the roof with the rest of their family. Entire families found in their attic. Houses lifted squarely off their foundation and moved hundreds of yards.






The first image is the Ben Sawyer Bridge. It was torn from its locked position and turned to where you see it.

It will be 16 years next month. I have memories as clear as yesterday.

My prayers go out for each and every person that lives down there tonight, same as I did last night. The next 2 months will be horrific.

Just as an emphasis. Hugo hit Sep. 21/22. I got power back a few days before Holloween. These people need all the help you can spare.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

[Nilsen]

Now would prolly be a good time to start thinking about not rebuilding and move to somewere above sea level.

Storms will get worse in the future and the water level is rising.

I would never move back if my house was gone. There is plenty of safe land in America.

[stantond]

One would think.

However, based on previous observations that will not happen.  I remember being very concerned, after first moving to Virginia, about people losing their homes in ocean storms this time of the year on Cape Hatteras (which is about 60 miles away).  Then, the next year people lost homes on Cape Hatteras.  And then the next. It happens every year!  Fortunately, these are typically summer homes that the owners can affort to rebuild.

I haven't figured out how they keep getting insurance money to rebuild these homes nearly every year, but they do.  After awhile, the Federal Government will buy land that is prone to catastrophic flooding to stop people from building there, much like after the floods along the Mississippi river in the late 90's.   I believe that waterfront property is preceived as valuable and someone is always going to live there regardless of the risks.  Of course people live at the base of Mt. Vesuvius, which seems risky to me as well.  

That said, I really feel for those people who were in the path of Katrina, plus I have a neice living in Shreveport.  Been through the hurricane experience, it's no fun.  


Regards,

Malta

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by boxboy28
LOL well im no weather man (Karaya - hehe CHUCK Gateica or Sunny Elliot)  but that dang storms/hurricane  going up to see Nashesass in Canada!

Chuck rules!!!!  

Karaya

[StarOfAfrica2]

According to reports on the radio this morning, 80% of NO is under water at this time.  Only the French Quarter was spared heavy flooding.  The streets outside the Superdome are knee deep in water.  Most of the flooding is from the 17th St. canal levee that broke last night.  Last report I heard was 57 dead, but they expect to find lots more trapped in houses.  They found an entire apt. building full of people in Mississippi.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
According to reports on the radio this morning, 80% of NO is under water at this time.  Only the French Quarter was spared heavy flooding.  

I guess the French Quarter surrendered.. ha ha ha haaa

[Meatwad]

Originally posted by Nilsen
I guess the French Quarter surrendered.. ha ha ha haaa

[Makarov9]

sad...

[Hangtime]

this is just getting started.

Three cities in ruins, infrastructure wiped out. We've kicked into a local food & clothing drive, dropping stuff at the local FD.

Here we go again....

[FuBaR]

Lets get a count of those who play AH who live on the gulf coast who are safe please.

[boxboy28]

I know GOTH of the Nazgul lives down that way!  Goth you servive?