Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII

NOAA - NHC ^ | 29 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[Dog Gone]

The Red Cross didn't do a perfect job of planning.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Insurance companies don't cover flood. That's FEMA (or whatever)."

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Of course insurance companies covers floods, if you have flood insurance. I used to live in a flood zone and made sure to have flood insurance, even for my car, and lo and behold my car was totaled after a flood and the insurance covered every dime.

Unfortunately, most people do not buy flood insurance, even when they live in flood zones, and that's when FEMA steps in to bail them out with taxpayer money.

[mhking]

WXIA: New tornado warning for Haralson County, for the same cell that blew through Carroll County.

[BurbankKarl]

The remains of Backyard Oasis in historic downtown Covington, during Hurricane Katrina, Monday August 29, 2005. Covington Fire Department Chief Richard Badon decided not to risk the safety of firefighters on the building, which was entirely engulfed.

[WoodstockCat]

per wjtv.com : Wiggins, MS has major damage inside of the city, all streets are impassable, not able to re-enter houses tonight. curfew from 6 pm to 6 am tomorrow.

[WoodstockCat]

per wjtv.com : Wiggins, MS has major damage inside of the city, all streets are impassable, not able to re-enter houses tonight. curfew from 6 pm to 6 am tomorrow.

[RoseyT]

OMG is that rescued or recovered? :(

[r9etb]

I think as a general rule it would be a very bad thing to declare open season on looters like that. It'd be too easy for groups of looters to form their own groups of "armed, responsible citizen witnesses."

OTOH, it might not be a bad idea for the duly constituted authorities to form a "ready reserve posse" in the "well-ordered militia" sense of the term, to keep order until LEO or NG made it into the area.

[bwteim]

Thanks for the update.

[easonc52]

Straight line winds are the absolute WORST, IMO.

Actually I should have inquired about that, because I don't know what that means (was in CA most of my life before UT).

[WoodstockCat]

I'm working in Chattanooga but live in Woodstock.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Then howcome in Dallas you cannot build on a flood plain? Should those people also be entitled to build there and expect the taxpayer to pay for all flood damage?"

Because New Orleans and the entire surrounding area became a city long before the notion of "don't build in a flood plain" was ever conceived. It's call a "grandfather clause".

[Sammie42]

thanks, I have been under tornado watch all day, this map makes it easier to check !

[RobFromGa]

just heard the update, Doppler Radar showed potential for tornado near Conyers, cell moving N at 30mph, watch out Snellville and Lawrenceville.

[cll]

I didn't want to say it but tye kid looks dead.

[AuH2ORepublican]

""And you want to be my latex sales man?" "

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All Kramer had to do was say "Vandelay Industries." Was that so difficult? : )

[commish]

Any news on Slidell? Unconfirmed news report syas word from Slidell City Government - "complete Devestation"

Direct Quote from Gulfport Fire Chief, "We are looking at Camille II"

[SunnySide]

Oh poor baby, that kid must've been homeless to be walking about by himself. America and it's third world poverty population. So sad.

[mhking]

Multiple cells coming in from the south. Present warnings: Gwinnett, Rockdale, Carroll, Haralson

[aft_lizard]

I believe the govt offers flood insurance in areas where regular insurance companies will not offer it.