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Posted on 08/28/2005 9:35:34 AM PDT by NautiNurse
Glad to see the networks recognize the severity of this situation. Here in NYC on the local NBC affiliate they have the crooked "Public Advocate" debate on. Unbelieveable.
See my posts towards the last 150 or so of thread IV. In a nutshell, expect a disaster that the city cannot possibly handle. If there is a direct hit and/or flooding, there will be many deaths and it will take a long time to make repairs.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...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!
That was no joke, either. The letter seemed to suggest the big danger was for people who ride out the hurricane--but let me tell you, they won't go away soon. Sorry to creep people out, but the snakes and other wildlife (including looters) are going to be a big problem even after the winds die down.
Oh yeah, snakes ,gators, you name it.
"Let's watch, let's pray, let's hope, let's leave..." --Aaron Broussard, Jefferson Parish President
We are liable to see that New Orleans mayor floating on his cot before this is all over with.
This is a much larger and very under-reported part of the potential problem. You're talking about every sort too... moccasins, copperheads and various hybrids, along with all the non-poisonous ones all scrambling for high ground along with humans. I've heard many snake stories about Hurricane Audrey.
The NWS words are never that exact - they want people to know it is a definate thing, not a maybe. Frightening!!
Don't forget fire ants.
This is one big huge scary storm
Sending prayers to all down there
Did you hear the chilling Jefferson Parish press conference? Have a pick axe ready to break through from your attic to your roof when the levy system fails.
It does now.
Truly unbelieveable. Mind-boggling.
From WDSU-TV: Current sustained: 178 MPH; Gusts to 213.
I think the roof is a sprayed on material with the structure made of steel.
He was just on Fox!
what did it say?
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