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To: gopwinsin04
WAPT-TV now reporting 'structural damage' to the Superdome Roof. Water pumps already out in NOLA...

Not good. An intact Superdome roof was supposed to be proof against 130mph winds, which should be sufficient since the storm is weakening as it contacts land and NO is on the left side. I'd try to find a perimeter wall...

757 posted on 08/29/2005 5:48:35 AM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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Somebody asked an official at the Superdome yesterday if the structure could handle the wind. The guy just said, "I don't know."


768 posted on 08/29/2005 5:50:00 AM PDT by mrobison (We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
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I believe the Superdome has leaked before and been patched. Bet the leak is where it was patched before. Just a guess, though.


784 posted on 08/29/2005 5:53:09 AM PDT by CobaltBlue (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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The building is some 200 feet high. The winds at higher elevations are significantly more intense than ground level.


819 posted on 08/29/2005 5:57:10 AM PDT by DB (©)
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