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And that's only with a hypothetical category 3!!! N.O. is seriously screwed! This is going to be awful
Im only gonna post once here,
but was wondering if anyone would set up, or Kori would, a donation site, or any kind of donation center, that we can donate to.
This storm is gonna cost, BILLIONS of dollars, maybe changing the economy, ruining insurance companys, and ruining the state of louisiana period.
Im ready to donate any amount, if we get this started, I urge other people as well to donate.
175 mile an hour winds are estimated to level concrete structures.
Folks, the city of new orleans may be obliterated and literally, nothing could be left but rubble.
Think 9/11, but a whole city......
And that's only with a hypothetical category 3!!! N.O. is seriously screwed! This is going to be awful
Around noon if not earlier
The just went over the worst case scenario with a parish official -- just awful.
Try the American Red Cross....That's what they are there for!!!
Here's the NWS death sentence, err warning...
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
..DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED
HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!
Tpark, I think that's a great idea, but a lot of work for Kori. I talked to my sister this morning (US Army nurse in Alabama - high up too (full Colonel), and been in meetings the last 48 hours on this with FEMA and the like), there is already a plan for several donation movements in the wake of this beast.
I'd recommend waiting until mid-week, the picture will be clear as to where to donate then.
How far inland is 'safe'?
Alright thanks Aggie.
I stayed up late last night watching The Weather Channel.
The destruction, loss of life, is going to be staggering.
9/11 is gonna look like a drive by shooting compared to this.
Sonofa .
When you run out of gas.
Larger than normal airliners are flying into Gulfport to take folks to Atlanta. Don't know about NOLA.I don't get why they don't start bringing in commercial airliners to get people out.
Well I shouldn't have said Kori, Id like to rephrase and say, anyone that wants to undertake it.but a lot of work for Kori.
But agreed, just donating to FEMA and whoever else will be more than likely easier.
Once again, the thought of what is gonna happen, has just floored me.
Its staggering.
I was gonna say, I'd friggin' drive as far as I could. No one really knows what a storm like this is going to do (besides screw a lot of up). The farther away you can get, the better.
I'm kinda worried about Baton Rouge - lots of people think that they can just flee to there and be safe, I think this thing is going to ravage that area as well. Think there will be lots of fatalaties there as well.
and then as far as your body allows you to push the car the rest of the way
Yeah, some of the horror stories I've heard about the Red Cross leave me leery to recommend them.Well I shouldn't have said Kori, Id like to rephrase and say, anyone that wants to undertake it.
But agreed, just donating to FEMA and whoever else will be more than likely easier.
Once again, the thought of what is gonna happen, has just floored me.
Its staggering.
I will get the scoop from big sis as to be the best place to direct donations, and post here.
This in no way means anything now, but I may have been going to NO at the end of October.
It's weird to think that those plans could be totally out the window based on weather events today/tomorrow.
NOLA flights all end in about 12 minutes. They didn't order a ing mandatory evacuation untill 7:30 this morning because the ing mayor was concerned with "legalities".
No one here will honor civil rights more than me, but you don't let civil rights lead you to a ing death sentence when its obvious what is happening. The dirrector fo the NHC got on the phone with him just to explain to him the seriousness of the situation. What a dumbass.
Yeah Im a little jaded after 9.11 and hearing them donating some of the money to terrorists's legal fund.
I agree Manny. They should have been telling everyong to GTFO yesterday morning.
For any of you in this thread who have cracked jokes, you need to think about the devastation that lies ahead and what these people will have to deal with in the very near future. Not a laughing matter.
I can't believe Manny is arguing against civil rights!
what the kind of legalities are there when it comes to saving people's lives??mayor was concerned with "legalities
good lord.
Just to bring it closer to home ...
The Robert Horry Charity Golf Tournament is going on in Tuscaloosa, Alabama this weekend through Monday, Tuscaloosa is presently in the path of where Katrina is going to hit. This includes a bunch of players including most of the Spurs team. I've contacted the Tournament organizers to see if I can get more information.
I don't know if anyone has discussed this (I haven't read the entire thread) but the predicted storm surge is 18-22ft, and possibly 28ft locally. Hurricane Camille holds the record in the US with 24ft.
LinkUnfortunately, most people currently living in hurricane-prone areas do not understand the threat of storm surge and have never experienced a direct hit by a major hurricane. In South Florida, many people, houses and animals were virtually swept away by storm surge in the great hurricanes of the early part of this century. Yet the collective memory no longer holds these recollections. Instead, mental images of hurricane destruction are likely be those of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Andrew's peak storm surge, at 5.15 m (16.9 feet) NGVD (NOAA, 1993b) occurred in a very localized area. The vast majority of destruction was caused by winds, not storm surge. Consequently, discussions of future hurricanes typically revolve around the potential wind hazards.
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