Katrina
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Originally posted by mr_speedvision@August 28, 2005, 5:46 PM
I'm on the northshore also about 50 miles north of New Orleans... Problem is that New Orleans is below sea level. Starting to get gust and spurts of rain...
I'm on the northshore also about 50 miles north of New Orleans... Problem is that New Orleans is below sea level. Starting to get gust and spurts of rain...
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
WTF?? :scratch:
http://www.wbrc.com/index1.html
http://www.wbrc.com/index1.html
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I live IN new orleans...actualy on the westbank. If this storm does what its looking its going to do. My home may be gone...this is not good yall!! I am in lafayette now in a hotel stealing some internet from someone in here 
Ill keep yall posted from my end...
To add salt to the wond my ford dealer was supposed to put my 06 GT order in tomorrow. Guess thats not going to happen now huh lol. 2k under msrp too...hope they are still around after all this. It could be months before I can go home...it may be never! New orleans is way under sea level...can you say bowl!
Wish me luck
Mark
Ill keep yall posted from my end...To add salt to the wond my ford dealer was supposed to put my 06 GT order in tomorrow. Guess thats not going to happen now huh lol. 2k under msrp too...hope they are still around after all this. It could be months before I can go home...it may be never! New orleans is way under sea level...can you say bowl!
Wish me luck
Mark
Be safe everyone and we will be praying for all in its path. I believe the western side of AL is going to get some pounding, but nothing like the coastline.
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Another thing the news reminded me of just now is the bodies burried in ground and above ground. They are going to be floating around the city if the 30' storm surge hits like they are talking about. 30 feet of water...on a city that is 12' below sea level....god this isnt going to be good!
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I just talked to my sis in law in Jackson MS, which is 180 miles north of New Orleans. The school she teaches at has cancelled classes for tomorrow. Also, My dad drove north up I-55 from Jackson towards Memphis this evening. He said he had never seen traffic that heavy on 55. One of the casinos in Tunica, which is some 300 miles north, has turned it's convention center into a shelter for people fleeing the storm.
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First post here.
I live in Lafayette,La which is about 120 miles west of NOLA. I got my 06 GT on Friday afternoon, after much haggling with the dealer and insurance and credit union(I managed $700 under MSRP). And then spent the rest of the weekend glued to the tv, worrying about this storm. I grew up in a small town(Lockport,LA) 40 miles south of NOLA and was able to convince my mom to leave early Saturday. I feel she won't have much to go back to.
NOLAGT, I'm curious about your trek to Lafayette. When did you leave Nawlins, which route did you take, and how long to go the distance?
Stay safe all!
I live in Lafayette,La which is about 120 miles west of NOLA. I got my 06 GT on Friday afternoon, after much haggling with the dealer and insurance and credit union(I managed $700 under MSRP). And then spent the rest of the weekend glued to the tv, worrying about this storm. I grew up in a small town(Lockport,LA) 40 miles south of NOLA and was able to convince my mom to leave early Saturday. I feel she won't have much to go back to.
NOLAGT, I'm curious about your trek to Lafayette. When did you leave Nawlins, which route did you take, and how long to go the distance?
Stay safe all!
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i talked to my brother in law last night and he was still trying to leave. he told me his mother went to baton rouge, it took her 6 hours, it usually takes 2...
stay safe my prayers are with you all.hopefully the storm surge doesnt get that bad and the levees hold
stay safe my prayers are with you all.hopefully the storm surge doesnt get that bad and the levees hold
hopefully everyone is ok!!
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
ALL the way over here we have crazy winds. :scratch:
Double :scratch: Theres no way that storm is this huge: This from my email:
KATRINA'S IMPACT ON CENTRAL ALABAMA:
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1037 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...HURRICANE KATRINA TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO PARTS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES EAST OF INTERSTATE
65 FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM
CDT TUESDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PERTAINS TO ALL CENTRAL ALABAMA COUNTIES SERVICED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 FROM 8AM MONDAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES
SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND A
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AT EITHER CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE INTENSITY.
KATRINA REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. A WIND GUST TO 90 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED FROM SOUTHWEST PASS LOUISIANA.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 904 MB...26.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR
NECESSARY PREPARATION PLANS. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA STARTING TOMORROW MORNING.
...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE HURRICANE TRACK WITH THOSE AREAS ALONG THE ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE LIKELY TO BE SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...FROM LINDEN AND DEMOPOLIS NORTHWARD TO FAYETTE AND HAMILTON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND EASTWARD TO AREAS IN AND NEAR INTERSTATE 65...WHERE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 CAN EXPECT WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
WINDS AT THESE SPEEDS...IN COMBINATION OF SATURATED SOILS...CAN
TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM...WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 24 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
...FLOOD IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE KATRINA...3 TO 6
INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...IS
POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY
THROUGH 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE PAST MONTH HAS LED TO
SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.
WITH ABOVE NORMAL RIVER FLOW IN MANY LOCATIONS...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM KATRINA WILL AGGRAVATE RIVER CONDITIONS. RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO BECOME A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM BY TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS FLOODING WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE WATER BEGINS RISING TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. EVACUATIONS FROM LOWLANDS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES AND RAPIDLY RISING WATER. PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BY THIS EVENING.
...TORNADO THREAT...
AS RAIN BANDS ROTATE NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY MONDAY...THEY WILL BRING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES TO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE ENHANCED
DURING THE DAY MONDAY...WHEN DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVIDE ADDED
INSTABILITY AND LIFT TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT
OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL EXTEND WELL INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND
POSSIBLY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
KATRINA IS NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE WITH
WINDS NEAR 160 MPH. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR
TO LANDFALL...AND KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AT EITHER
CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE INTENSITY.
THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SET UP A HOT LINE
FOR ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION IN SOUTH ALABAMA. THE ACCESS NUMBER
IS 1-888-588-2848.
TO REPORT DOWN POWER LINES PLEASE CALL ALABAMA POWER AT 800-888-2726.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...OR DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE KATRINA... CALL OUR STORM REPORTING HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758
Double :scratch: Theres no way that storm is this huge: This from my email:
KATRINA'S IMPACT ON CENTRAL ALABAMA:
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1037 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...HURRICANE KATRINA TO BRING HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS TO PARTS OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES EAST OF INTERSTATE
65 FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM
CDT TUESDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PERTAINS TO ALL CENTRAL ALABAMA COUNTIES SERVICED
BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 FROM 8AM MONDAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES
SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...AND A
TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST...AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AT EITHER CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE INTENSITY.
KATRINA REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES. A WIND GUST TO 90 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED FROM SOUTHWEST PASS LOUISIANA.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 904 MB...26.70 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR
NECESSARY PREPARATION PLANS. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA STARTING TOMORROW MORNING.
...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE HURRICANE TRACK WITH THOSE AREAS ALONG THE ALABAMA MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE LIKELY TO BE SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...FROM LINDEN AND DEMOPOLIS NORTHWARD TO FAYETTE AND HAMILTON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND EASTWARD TO AREAS IN AND NEAR INTERSTATE 65...WHERE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 CAN EXPECT WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
WINDS AT THESE SPEEDS...IN COMBINATION OF SATURATED SOILS...CAN
TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM...WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 24 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
...FLOOD IMPACTS...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF HURRICANE KATRINA...3 TO 6
INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES...IS
POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM FROM 4 PM MONDAY
THROUGH 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING THE PAST MONTH HAS LED TO
SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.
WITH ABOVE NORMAL RIVER FLOW IN MANY LOCATIONS...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM KATRINA WILL AGGRAVATE RIVER CONDITIONS. RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY TO BECOME A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM BY TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS FLOODING WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE WATER BEGINS RISING TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. EVACUATIONS FROM LOWLANDS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES AND RAPIDLY RISING WATER. PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BY THIS EVENING.
...TORNADO THREAT...
AS RAIN BANDS ROTATE NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY MONDAY...THEY WILL BRING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED
TORNADOES TO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE ENHANCED
DURING THE DAY MONDAY...WHEN DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVIDE ADDED
INSTABILITY AND LIFT TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT
OF ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL EXTEND WELL INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND
POSSIBLY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
KATRINA IS NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE WITH
WINDS NEAR 160 MPH. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR
TO LANDFALL...AND KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AT EITHER
CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE INTENSITY.
THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SET UP A HOT LINE
FOR ROAD CLOSURE INFORMATION IN SOUTH ALABAMA. THE ACCESS NUMBER
IS 1-888-588-2848.
TO REPORT DOWN POWER LINES PLEASE CALL ALABAMA POWER AT 800-888-2726.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...OR DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE KATRINA... CALL OUR STORM REPORTING HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758
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what is so scary also is i am not sure about the building codes in La., Mississippi, and Alabama I know here in Palm Beach, Broward, Miami/Dade counties the building codes are extremly strict. residential homes are concrete block and have to be built with storm shutters now.
so i would rather have these storms come my way then up the Gulf Coast
so i would rather have these storms come my way then up the Gulf Coast
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
I can speak for the gulf in Bammy- lots of em down there are on stilts with siding. Course most of em got major damage from Ivan last year too.
This storm is insanity, I just hope everyone makes it out fine.
Then you have the idiots down in the french quarter partying still :scratch: . I hope they can swim.
They are closing stuff up here also.........schools in West Alabama are closed for the day.
I don't understand, this looks worse than when we get a direct storm hit-Dennis was laughable and by the time Ivan made it up this way, it was just rain.
This storm is insanity, I just hope everyone makes it out fine.
Then you have the idiots down in the french quarter partying still :scratch: . I hope they can swim.
They are closing stuff up here also.........schools in West Alabama are closed for the day.
I don't understand, this looks worse than when we get a direct storm hit-Dennis was laughable and by the time Ivan made it up this way, it was just rain.