[commish]

Latest vortex recon has central pressure at 903MB, so she is basically holdig steady state. The wind reading came from the northwestern quadrant at 130kt ... so they are staying with the 160 KT reading of 3 hrs ago since they did not get a reading in the NE quad this time.

Basically what this says is the storm in maintaining its strength at around 165-175 mph winds. Possibly higher. New Orleans is looking at the doomsday scenario unfortunately.

This storm could have epic repercussions for our country. NO may be uninhabitable after this and the storm could concievably change the path of the Mississippi, with the effect of access to the Port of NO being cut off.

[spanalot]

"NO may be uninhabitable after this and the storm could concievably change the path of the Mississippi, with the effect of access to the Port of NO being cut off."

I hope the Superdome is built better than the World Trade Centers.

Why are people going into a single structure is beyond me . Is it the highest elevation around?

[RayChuang88]

This storm could have epic repercussions for our country. NO may be uninhabitable after this and the storm could concievably change the path of the Mississippi, with the effect of access to the Port of NO being cut off.

But it would also mean an unprecedented economic opportunity, too. We could seriously consider abandoning the old Mississippi Delta area and build a completely new, properly-planned city located near the re-routed new Mississippi Delta--an opportunity that would mean millions of jobs, especially in the construction industry.