Please Pray for those in the path of Hurricane Katrina

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Category 5. Winds of 160mph, gusting to 180? 200?

15 to 25 feet of storm surge.

New Orleans square in its path.

200 miles away, we are looking at 10-12 ft. storm surge. It's already over our seawall.

If you and your loved ones are safe, please remember for a moment those who have lost their lives and homes in this storm already, and those who are going to.


Mike
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Already done Mike but thanks for the reminder. Florida and the surrounding area is really catching hell this year ainnit...:(
 
I can't believe that same storm that hit here in southern florida as a weak cat 1 is now a cat 5 already. very scary stuff. I hope you are all buttoned down already Mike, something tells me hurricane prep is all old hat to you now though.

I've got family up in Headland, AL just a few minutes north of Dothan. But they are far enough inland to avoid the worst of it so I'll save my prayers for those on the coast.
 
I've been thinking of you Mike. I hate that someone has to experience this, but I'm grateful that you were spared a direct hit this time. Are you close enough to feel the effects of this one?

God help the ones directly in it's path. :(

Steve
 
This storm is looking worse every minute. The last I read, the winds were up to 175 and they are predicting a 25 foot surge.
I was down on Bourbon Street a couple of weeks ago. I hate to think of all that water on top of all those people.
There are lots of people who can't get out of town.
 
Smoke and Prayers. Glad it's not hitting you square on the nose again, Mike. Poor New Orleans. I think that would be the last place I would want to get caught hit by a 'cane.

Jake
 
Thanks everyone.

We're looking at 10 ft storm surge. The saddest part- all our stuff that we salvaged first from Ivan, then from Dennis in July- what's left, just a few pieces of furniture & boxes- it's all in one of those POD containers out in the street. Height: 0' above sea level. We're going to bust a@@ this afternoon and get it in the livingroom (10' above sea level). Hopefully. :mad: I'm already beat.

We bugged out for Dennis & Ivan. This time no. We'll park our cars at the top of the street and walk down. 50-60 mph winds, 10 feet or less, we should be able to take it. I've warned my wife it will not be pretty to look out and see the house surrounded by water...

3 times flooded/destroyed in less than one year, folks. Our property value will be nothing after this. Even if we decide to move, it'll take a couple years for them to come back.

Checking update... gotta go.

Thanks again. It's not for me; the people I feel for are the ones facing devastation for the first time. The shock of losing everything is extreme. And people in New Orleans are going to die. This thing is a soulless monster.Our sad belongings really don't matter. So I'll find out if PODS float, for *it will*.


Mike
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175 miles per hour can turn just about every object into the equivalent of grape shot. The bombardment unleashed by this storm will make the worst trench warefare of WWI seem trivial. If you are in the area, just leave.

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This image shows tornado damage, but that is the level of wind velocity they are talking about; only this thing is a hundred miles across. :mad: :( :mad:

n2s
 
Gov. Bush just kicked us out. Mandatory evacuation.

America is in for a sad day of loss tomorrow.

See you all in a few days. I hope.


Mike
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I heard on the News some of the oil platforms still had skeleton crews on board. I can just see that; "Come on Joe, stick it out; we'll pay you time and a half."

You can count on higher gas prices after this one.


munk
 
I understand barrier islands off the AL coast are already going under, Mobile is fearing a 20ft storm surge in the downtown, and co-worker of Mom has a sister who just started chemo and radiation in N.O. and called in tears to report a beautiful view of Lake Ponchatrain and deploying National Guard from her hospital room....
 
I'm on the MS Gulf Coast. Its just starting. Even us coasties are scared of this one. No hurricane parties for this one.....its the hammer of God.
 
Godspeed, ya'll. If there is anything we can do, let us know. Hang on.

Jake
 
Mississippi Rifleman said:
I'm on the MS Gulf Coast. Its just starting. Even us coasties are scared of this one. No hurricane parties for this one.....its the hammer of God.
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God's own weedeater....from what I heard, all my kin are out of the ground zero area except one younger cousinette and her husband who are riding it out in Pearl River...if they make it, I doubt they'll do that again...I learned my lesson riding out Camille where our wind guage blew away with a last reading of 200mph and uprooted trees crawled on the ground to pile against houses and seek to crush them and we leaned into the wind at 45deg angles with running chainsaws and you couldn't hear them run as we cut limbs free of the trees piling the house and watched them sail over the rooftops in lightning strobed stop action....nope, never again....definitely no Richeleau Apts, either....you take care and keep your head down, and have a plan "B"....and "C"....
 
Local TV news calling it an "historical weather event." Wow! Send lots of smoke. This one sounds bad.
 
Mandatory Evacuation Ordered for New Orleans as Storm Nears

Threatened with a potential catastrophe, the mayor of New Orleans ordered people in the city to evacuate today as Hurricane Katrina gained strength. President Bush has already declared an emergency for Louisiana and Mississippi, which along with other parts of the northern Gulf coast states lie in the direction of the hurricane.

The city's distinct terrain makes it particularly vulnerable to the storm surges, heavy rains and high winds of a hurricane. With more than a million people in its suburbs and center, the city is surrounded on three sides by water, and lies below sea level in a bowl-shaped basin. Pumps would fail if the storm surge of up to 25 feet overwhelmed the city's levees.
 
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