Hurricane Ida to hit Gulf coast

TheRedComet · 2021-08-29T16:07:05.290Z

It’ll be passing over my area later on tonight.

Already seeing the cloud movement speed up.

LA got hit hard this morning. 157 mph winds. One of my friends is a nurse in New Orleans so she rode it out. It had weakened by the time it passed over the city but it wasn’t pretty. And the rainfall is nuts like it always is.

I figure the main damage where I live will be from falling trees. The winds will be a ton weaker than they were this morning but it’ll be enough to knock down the dead trees. Which will kill the power. There will be some flooding around the creeks and rivers too, but probably nothing too terrible considering how low the water level has been this summer.

Till then I’m going to enjoy the temperature. It feels good outside for once this August.

WuWei · 2021-08-29T18:14:25.244Z

I’ll put in a word for you.

WuWei · 2021-08-29T18:18:29.824Z

That thing is huge on radar.

rp5x5 · 2021-08-29T18:50:51.864Z

Anyone else read “Tin Roof Blowdown?” by Burke. Looks like New Iberia is right in the path.

altair1013 · 2021-08-29T19:28:27.226Z

Bill.in.PA:

The federal government chose to rebuild a city on sinking, below-sea-level land in a region that is prone to cat-5 hurricanes.

What could go wrong?

Do you know why New Orleans is there? It’s because we can’t send ocean freighters up the Mississippi river. So they off load in NOLA. New Orleans is a necessity.

Bill.in.PA · 2021-08-29T19:45:10.782Z

Yes, perhaps the port needs to be there. How many people actually work in the port?

The federal government spent $15 billion on levies to protect the city, but it looks like the levees in the southern part of the area may not be high enough to prevent severe flooding from Ida.

NOLA.com

Storm surge from Ida could overtop some West Bank levees; officials say they...

Hurricane Ida could bring up to 15 feet of storm surge to parts of the west bank of Jefferson Parish, threatening to push water over the tops of the levees

altair1013 · 2021-08-29T19:55:02.189Z

Bill.in.PA:

Yes, perhaps the port needs to be there. How many people actually work in the port?

Many. But then you need schools for their kids, gas stations, Stores, entertainment, banks, gyms homes and everything that goes with it. But to your point. Do they need that many people? Probably not. People are there to make money. But there is certainly risk involved.

Bill.in.PA · 2021-08-29T20:04:44.005Z

With Katrina, the initial reports after the hurricane were that everything was pretty much okay except for some reports of isolated flooding. The problem was that one leak can create a massive flood since most of the area is in a couple of bowls that are below sea level. Flooding is not isolated to one small area.

The same thing could happen again.

altair1013 · 2021-08-29T20:06:25.604Z

Bill.in.PA:

With Katrina, the initial reports after the hurricane were that everything was pretty much okay except for some reports of isolated flooding. The problem was that one leak can create a massive flood since most of the area is below sea level. Flooding is not isolated to one area.

The same thing could happen again.

It could. This one might even pack a little more punch than K. We’ll see. The one thing we know is that the Biden administration can handle any challenge thrown their way. They got this!

FloridaYankee · 2021-08-29T21:19:14.507Z

WuWei:

That thing is huge on radar.

The eye is/was only fifty miles wide, like half that of Katrina, producing a lower storm surge even with a more powerful storm.

Axxowiz · 2021-08-29T21:24:30.203Z

Stay safe

Bill.in.PA · 2021-08-29T22:50:42.979Z

The storm appears to be stalling out just south of New Orleans.

Not a good sign.

twitter.com

Benjamin Schott

@BenjaminSchott

Starting to feel like the storm has stalled as it is trying to turn north heavy rainfall will occur with rates approaching 3 to 4 in. Per hour. Winds near the inner and outer eye-wall will continue to do extensive damage.hKLIX - Super-Res Reflectivity 4:38 PM CDT #lawx #mswx https://t.co/xz2DXJHQA3

9:42 PM - 29 Aug 2021 83 60

FloridaYankee · 2021-08-29T23:27:06.924Z

Bill.in.PA:

The storm appears to be stalling out just south of New Orleans.

Not a good sign.

x.com

Some official in New Orleans said they could handle 20 inches of rain over a 48 hour period but that the same in 24 hours could be very bad. They don’t need that thing stalling.

Yossarian · 2021-08-30T00:59:47.317Z

altair1013:

Bill.in.PA:

With Katrina, the initial reports after the hurricane were that everything was pretty much okay except for some reports of isolated flooding. The problem was that one leak can create a massive flood since most of the area is below sea level. Flooding is not isolated to one area.

The same thing could happen again.

It could. This one might even pack a little more punch than K. We’ll see. The one thing we know is that the Biden administration can handle any challenge thrown their way. They got this!

I hear they’ve got truckloads of paper towels ready to go.

amadeus · 2021-09-02T20:11:08.639Z

Well, got out of New Orleans yesterday to Houston. On to San Antonio. Logged on to Hannity from our hotel in Houston, but then got bumped off as the site didn’t “like” my IP address. In a new hotel in San Antonio, and so far the forum is OK with my IP address.

amadeus · 2021-09-02T21:14:23.533Z

Bill.in.PA:

The federal government chose to rebuild a city on sinking, below-sea-level land in a region that is prone to cat-5 hurricanes.

What could go wrong?

Not sure we’ve ever had a cat-5. Federal government actually, finally, did a great job helping to rebuild the levees. The problem this time was not the government, but the failure of private enterprise.

amadeus · 2021-09-02T21:34:09.848Z

altair1013:

Bill.in.PA:

Yes, perhaps the port needs to be there. How many people actually work in the port?

Many. But then you need schools for their kids, gas stations, Stores, entertainment, banks, gyms homes and everything that goes with it. But to your point. Do they need that many people? Probably not. People are there to make money. But there is certainly risk involved.

There is always risk. I live in New Orleans. We understand the risks. Most of us know we are on our own when the ■■■■ hits the fan. But people are human, so I gather, and humans are not always the smartest animals in the world. Yet, I have friends who stayed behind because they are resilient and bent on helping other people out. Kudos to them.

TheRedComet · 2021-09-02T21:45:54.162Z

Glad you were able to get out brother.

We got incredibly lucky up my way. Some towns had some damage but most places got out without too much trouble. In my case, I prepared for the worst but I ended up only losing power for a few hours Sunday. And I had no property damage at all.

I feel for southern Louisiana. I’ve been having customers driving all the way from Houma to fill up gas cans and purchase generators. One of my friends who lives down around Houma doesn’t expect power back for three to four weeks.

amadeus · 2021-09-03T00:04:44.173Z

TheRedComet:

Glad you were able to get out brother.

We got incredibly lucky up my way. Some towns had some damage but most places got out without too much trouble. In my case, I prepared for the worst but I ended up only losing power for a few hours Sunday. And I had no property damage at all.

I feel for southern Louisiana. I’ve been having customers driving all the way from Houma to fill up gas cans and purchase generators. One of my friends who lives down around Houma doesn’t expect power back for three to four weeks.

Yeah, that was a bad area. I can’t believe how much this storm gained intensity at the last minute. Inside the levee protection system I was pretty confident things would be OK. We actually planned to ride the storm out, but had made hotel reservations in Houston for the aftermath. We had some strong wind and a tree fell on my brother-in-laws house, just north of Lake Pontchartrain, and we tarped that hole before leaving.

We had power lines down and debris everywhere and a curfew in place till Tuesday morning. Didn’t want to get a roofing nail in our tire. I still have friends in NOLA with generators helping others out. They are the heroes.

Oddly enough, our little crap house now has power because we are on the grid for a big hospital across the street. May be coming back to town in a couple of days.

amadeus · 2021-09-03T00:16:41.748Z

TheRedComet:

Glad you were able to get out brother.

We got incredibly lucky up my way. Some towns had some damage but most places got out without too much trouble. In my case, I prepared for the worst but I ended up only losing power for a few hours Sunday. And I had no property damage at all.

I feel for southern Louisiana. I’ve been having customers driving all the way from Houma to fill up gas cans and purchase generators. One of my friends who lives down around Houma doesn’t expect power back for three to four weeks.

The power grids suck. In my opinion we need a national plan, not companies working for only their shareholders. The entire national grid is a patchwork just waiting to be brought down by just about anybody. The USA has a fragile infrastructure, and no plan. I think we’re on borrowed time. Just my humble opinion.