Katrina
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
The one time I don't go out on a hurricane spree(batteries and bread) will be the one time I need it.
Fortunately my power is underground.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167289,00.html
Check out the partiers.
Fortunately my power is underground.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167289,00.html
Check out the partiers.
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Looks like NOLA is on the week side of the storm thank good but from news repors its still real bad. I took the contraflow at 130am on sunday morning. Only took me about 2.5-3 hrs to get here ( after the wifes armada got smashed by a 5' squared crate in the middle of the road) to lafayette...normaly takes 2. Last time with ivan it took me over 12 hrs to go the same distance. Buildings are colapsings, homes are flooded to the cling, both pumps are failing, supperdome has two 6' holes in the roof with all those people inside. Its still very bad back home but I guess its not as bad as it was going to be. MS is getting it now to I hope everyone is doing ok over there!
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this is from wwltv.com
Apartment building on Wright Avenue in Terrytown has collapsed with people inside, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee. Rescue crews have not been able to get to the scene as of 9:30 a.m.
Karen Swensen says there is 3 feet of water downtown near the Hyatt. She reports several office windows coming out whole from buildings.
Two holes ripped in Superdome roof, visible from facility floor, according to Associated Press reports.
.. A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED ALONG THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL AT TENNESSE STREET. 3 TO 8 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE BREACH...LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARABI AND 9TH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS.
St. Bernard Parish spokesman Larry Ingargiola says the parish's two shelters at Chalmette High and St. Bernard High are suffering major damage. He said Chalmette High shelter is losing its roof, and St. Bernard High has plenty of broken windows and glass. He estimates 300-plus refugees at the two sites.
Entergy says 317,000 customers were without power as of 6 a.m. Cleco reported 40,000 without power in St. Tammany Parish.
St. Bernard Parish officials say most of the parish has no power.
Karen Swensen says there is 3 feet of water downtown near the Hyatt. She reports several office windows coming out whole from buildings.
Two holes ripped in Superdome roof, visible from facility floor, according to Associated Press reports.
.. A LEVEE BREACH OCCURRED ALONG THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL AT TENNESSE STREET. 3 TO 8 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE BREACH...LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ARABI AND 9TH WARD OF NEW ORLEANS.
St. Bernard Parish spokesman Larry Ingargiola says the parish's two shelters at Chalmette High and St. Bernard High are suffering major damage. He said Chalmette High shelter is losing its roof, and St. Bernard High has plenty of broken windows and glass. He estimates 300-plus refugees at the two sites.
Entergy says 317,000 customers were without power as of 6 a.m. Cleco reported 40,000 without power in St. Tammany Parish.
St. Bernard Parish officials say most of the parish has no power.
Its not doing anything here at the galleria yet April.
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I just got off the phone with my girlfriend in Hattiesburg,MS.
Trees are falling in her neighborhood, power is out. Everyone is ok so far in her house. It's blowing pretty hard here in Natchez, but nothing like that.
Trees are falling in her neighborhood, power is out. Everyone is ok so far in her house. It's blowing pretty hard here in Natchez, but nothing like that.
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
Originally posted by Scothew@August 29, 2005, 11:31 AM
Its not doing anything here at the galleria yet April.
Its not doing anything here at the galleria yet April.
I can't sit outside, my hair keeps going down my throat and up my nose.
Course, we have no trees out here to break it up.
Waiting to see if my kids are coming home early, every other school closed at noon.
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God I hope my house is still there...
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
Joined: May 5, 2004
Posts: 7,190
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
Outside:
[attachmentid=32112] Back Yard
[attachmentid=32113] Down Street
[attachmentid=32114] From porch
My windchimes are going nutso..
BUT like I said, nothing bad, and nothing to complain about.
Too worried about the coast and LA and Mississippi.
[attachmentid=32112] Back Yard
[attachmentid=32113] Down Street
[attachmentid=32114] From porch
My windchimes are going nutso..
BUT like I said, nothing bad, and nothing to complain about.
Too worried about the coast and LA and Mississippi.
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Originally posted by NOLAGT@August 29, 2005, 12:07 PM
I live 5 min from that street in terrytown God I hope my house is still there...
I live 5 min from that street in terrytown
God I hope my house is still there...oh man that is terrible!!
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
Originally posted by NOLAGT@August 29, 2005, 12:07 PM
I live 5 min from that street in terrytown God I hope my house is still there...
I live 5 min from that street in terrytown
God I hope my house is still there...My heart is going out to all of you down there.
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heres the latest from wwltv
April you still have power? thats good!
Homeland Security Chief Terry Ebbert estimates it may take a month to get power back to everyone in New Orleans.
Councilman Oliver Thomas said he had received 120 distress calls from people in the Ninth Ward trapped by the storm. He said crews can not get to these people until hurricane force winds cease, the guess for that time frame is about 2 p.m.
Karen Swensen reports that Charity Hospital lost its windows on the 4th floor and that patients are being huddled in the hallways.
Senator Walter Boasso of St. Bernard Parish says there is 12 feet of water in most of the parish, up to the second floor in many homes.
Reports of 3-4 feet of water in Lakeview.
Councilman Oliver Thomas said he had received 120 distress calls from people in the Ninth Ward trapped by the storm. He said crews can not get to these people until hurricane force winds cease, the guess for that time frame is about 2 p.m.
Karen Swensen reports that Charity Hospital lost its windows on the 4th floor and that patients are being huddled in the hallways.
Senator Walter Boasso of St. Bernard Parish says there is 12 feet of water in most of the parish, up to the second floor in many homes.
Reports of 3-4 feet of water in Lakeview.
After all these years,
My C/T still sucks!
My C/T still sucks!
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From: Orlando(DP!) Florida
Originally posted by kevinv-6@August 29, 2005, 12:28 PM
heres the latest from wwltv
April you still have power? thats good!
heres the latest from wwltv
April you still have power? thats good!
Of course, I am 4 hours from the coast.. There is nothing but wind and clouds and cool air here. Us in Central Al are fine as frogs hair.
I don't do well without power- so I hope living here with buried utilities will keep me well.
http://www.abc3340.com/weather/tropics.html
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ALZ011>015-017-022>025-030>035-039>044-291730-
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1000 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA TO BRING HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...
AND THREAT OF TORNADOES TO CENTRAL ALABAMA...
...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 8 AM TODAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
FROM 1 PM TODAY 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 TODAY THROUGH 7
PM TUESDAY.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS. THIS IS ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MONTGOMERY...AND 350 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM. THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 927 MB...27.37 INCHES.
KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 16 MPH... AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...KATRINA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND UP TO 230 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
A WIND GUST OF 80 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE MOBILE AIRPORT BETWEEN 9
AM AND 10 AM CDT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR
NECESSARY PREPARATION PLANS. THE OUTER RAIN BANDS HAVE STARTED TO
MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD
NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK OF KATRINA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES
OF SUMTER...GREENE...HALE...MARENGO...PICKENS...TUSCA LOOSA...
FAYETTE...LAMAR...AND MARION. IF THE POWER OUTAGES LAST FOR ANY
DURATION AND A GENERATOR IS NECESSARY...PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
GENERATOR USE INDOORS CAN BE DEADLY DUE TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE GAS
PRODUCED. GENERATORS SHOULD NOT BE USED INDOORS...BUT IF NO
ALTERNATIVE EXISTS...USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OPERATING GENERATORS
INDOORS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR THE MACHINE.
SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH
CANS...OR MOVE THEM INDOORS. BRING YOUR PETS INDOORS. FLOODING...
ESPECIALLY FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE A PROBLEM DUE TO THE VERY
HEAVY RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. FLOODING CAN BE
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...WHERE WATER CAN QUICKLY FLOOD
ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES ARE
LIMITED IN THE DARK. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS...TURN
AROUND...DON'T DROWN.
...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY...BEGINNING IN THE SOUTH AND SPREADING NORTHWARD. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST STRENGTH BETWEEN 6 PM
TODAY AND 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE HURRICANE
TRACK...AFFECTING AREAS NEAR THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR HURRICANE
FORCE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EXTEND AS FAR EAST AS
INTERSTATE 65...WHERE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH A
FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 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.
...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...ARE
POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65.
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.
...TORNADO THREAT...
AS RAIN BANDS ROTATE NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...THEY
WILL BRING THE THREAT OF TORNADOES TO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR
TORNADOES WILL BE ENHANCED THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN DAYTIME HEATING WILL
PROVIDE ADDED INSTABILITY AND LIFT TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL EXTEND INTO TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO
EARLY TUESDAY.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
DEPARTMENT'S WEB SITE...AT HTTP://WWW.DOT.STATE.AL.US/.
TO REPORT DOWN POWER LINES TO 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.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON CDT.