gulf coast residents urged to evacuate

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:22 am

this is a dangerous storm, it has killed seven people in florida, and gulf residents should please heed their emergency management people. it may well be a cat 4 by monday.

As Hurricane Katrina churned toward the Gulf Coast today, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued an urgent warning to residents of low-lying areas. Michael Brown said those residents should leave within 36 hours because "beyond that, it's just too late."

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BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:36 pm

And where are you in relation to the storm, LC? I have an extra room, if ya need out!! :yh_hugs

xo

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:06 pm

i'll be safe BR, thanks, and don't worry! ...new orleans is evacuating, they are very vulnerable. about 10% of the people cannot afford to leave, no cars, no hotel money. all hotels are booked 6 hours out from the city. this has the potential for catastrophe. authorities will let people stay at the superdome.

Cars pack highway leaving New Orleans.

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:47 pm

lady cop wrote: i'll be safe BR, thanks, and don't worry! ...new orleans is evacuating, they are very vulnerable. about 10% of the people cannot afford to leave, no cars, no hotel money. all hotels are booked 6 hours out from the city. this has the potential for catastrophe. authorities will let people stay at the superdome.

Cars pack highway leaving New Orleans.

I'm surprised they weren't a wee bit more prepared than this...or perhaps they don't have all that much experience with this type of situation? Just seems they appear to be doing everything last minute. Jesus, a cat 4. That's quite possibly going to cream them. They're more than likely going to be reeling from this for quite some time. The VERY best to everyone anywhere near Katrina's path. Everyone was here for us when Florida got hit and I'm sure they will be for them when all is said and done. Gotta love those rescue teams.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:28 pm

the big easy has not taken a direct hit in 40 years. since they are situated below sea level , they could see 18 to 22 feet of water in the center of town. and yet tonight there are fools partying.

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:47 pm

Heheh...well, hell. It's a partying town! With this hurricane though, 'trashed' could be a whole new meaning for them.

May they all fare well.

Edit: I heard tonight they are expecting it to come in at 145mph.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:45 am

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Hurricane Katrina has top sustained winds of 160 mph, making it a Category 5, the highest possible ranking for a storm. Katrina is on track to hit at or near New Orleans, Louisiana, early Monday, according to forecasters. Storm surge of 15 to 20 feet above normal tide levels is predicted along the Gulf Coast.

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Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:51 am

My Niece lives in New Orleans with her 2 little boys. I'm sure she will be Ok. I will be in contact with my sister in SanDiego for news. My heart goes out to everyone there who is affected. Godd luck to them all.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:53 am

Bez, they're getting out aren't they? this is an extremely dangerous and potentially catastrophic storm.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:11 am

Lady C. ...I'm sure they will have heard all the warnings and moved their a***s out of there. I have e-mailed my sister and she will let us know any news.

Bez

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:14 am

please keep us up to date Bez!.... i wonder if any other FGers have family there?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:14 am

BR's got her fingers crossed for your family, Bez!!! :yh_pray

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:27 am

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/ ... s=livenoad

live local coverage on your desktop for those interested.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:28 am

the mayor just called for a mandatory evacuation of EVERYONE IN THE CITY except essential personnel...hospital, police etc. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND UNPRECEDENTED.

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:53 am

Yes. Please do fill up now. And then donate the little bit of money you save to the victims of this devastating hurricane.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:13 am

I'm coming in late on this, so apologies for any rehash. Do we have any Gardeners in that area? I read about your family, Bez. I'm praying they'll come out all right.

Isn't there a map in here somewhere showing where the Gardeners live? I thought I saw one some time ago.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:19 am

Tombstone is re-doing the map, cool feature!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:20 am

lady cop wrote: Tombstone is re-doing the map, cool feature!
Yes, and extremely useful at times like these.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:32 am

I want everyone to be safe and get out of the way. I have to say though that the power of mother nature is quite awesome and I am always fascinated by storms of this magnitude.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:41 am

nvalleyvee wrote: I want everyone to be safe and get out of the way. I have to say though that the power of mother nature is quite awesome and I am always fascinated by storms of this magnitude.
When I was in Okinawa I had the privilege of seeing many typhoons up close & personal. It's amazing to see a banyan survive for years & suddenly get plucked out of the ground by a typhoon no stronger than any other.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:07 am

exon and mobil called to evacuate. Oh no more high gas prices.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:09 am

Consolidate trips. Find shortcuts. Park the Range Rover. Life has a way of working out.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:12 am

i fear great destruction...and only hope no lives lost. NOAA says the storm will be unabated for at least 12 hours once it makes landfall.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:12 am

president Bush declare emergency in Mississippi

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:18 am

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/OSEIiod.html

Go here to see storm picture . its awsome

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:24 am

hurricain warnign now for parts of Alabama

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:15 am

Would you evacuate. or would you stay. Katrina is getting stronger according to CNN.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:17 am

here's something i don't understand......the hurricane is expected to make landfall, at its worst, sometime monday morning, early. the video i've seen of the freeways shows bumper to bumper leaving new orleans, in some instances at a standstill. but worse, the other side of the freeway is nearly vacant. with that much time left, and a disaster of these proportions imminent, i can't understand why they aren't coning off three or more of the inbound lanes, and turning it into outbound. yeah, it's a long way out, but with this situation, it seems to me it's critical to get these people out, and having half the roadway essentially vacant seems crazy.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:24 am

Anastrophe, i have wondered the same thing...when the keys need to be evacuated, and other florida venues as well, they do precisely that.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:28 am

I just read on another message board. AOL message boards that people are afraid that the graves will be flooded since they don't bury people under the ground. Thats what I call a grave situation. I know it's not funny but I thought I tell you. We ar all praying for Louisana and for all those effected by the storm.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:54 am

anastrophe wrote: here's something i don't understand......the hurricane is expected to make landfall, at its worst, sometime monday morning, early. the video i've seen of the freeways shows bumper to bumper leaving new orleans, in some instances at a standstill. but worse, the other side of the freeway is nearly vacant. with that much time left, and a disaster of these proportions imminent, i can't understand why they aren't coning off three or more of the inbound lanes, and turning it into outbound. yeah, it's a long way out, but with this situation, it seems to me it's critical to get these people out, and having half the roadway essentially vacant seems crazy.
That's not the highway to go all the way out. A reporter said there's an interchange at I-10. Only 1 lane & they've been requested to snake out like that to speed things up.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:56 am

Accountable wrote: That's not the highway to go all the way out. A reporter said there's an interchange at I-10. Only 1 lane & they've been requested to snake out like that to speed things up.

ah, that makes more sense. having no familiarity at all with n'orleans, it's hard to know what exactly we're looking at.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:08 pm

I had heard they were closing all inbound highways to New Orleans so they could be used to ease the evacuation.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:11 pm

ambulances at the ready AP

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:16 pm

Thank you to all the emergency workers, police and other supporting personnel who rush into these things. Without you 'guys' we would be up shits creek in so many instances.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:25 pm

i know they would appreciate your sentiments....local emergency people are in for a very rough time and my thoughts are with them as well. when Andrew hit miami, my cousin, a woman firefighter/EMT , lost her baby due to round-the-clock duty. :-1

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:30 pm

Oh how sad. I'm terribly sorry. I am always very aware and appreciative of the efforts of all the troops, cops and those supporting personnel that most are just considered of 'doing their job'. It's a hell of a job and sacrifice. And in the aftermath of this thing there will be people working round the clock to get things back to normal....adjusting their lives to help those who need it. They all are 'heros' in my mind. And god bless 'em. Like I said, without giving people like that, we would all be in one hell of a mess.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:31 pm

omg, that is terrible.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:32 pm

oh LC did you forget to capitalize your I

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:38 pm

di eu benit ceux-La sontla sud

godbless apersonas enelsue

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:39 pm

kmhowe72 wrote: oh LC did you forget to capitalize your I

Please don't crap on this thread. It's completely inappropriate. Really.

Thank you.

kmhowe72 · Post by **kmhowe72** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:43 pm

Listen I can do what I WANT! and I was saying god bless to the people in Floridia. So there.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:05 pm

there is some serious concern as to whether the superdome roof can sustain the winds expected. there are going to be a lot of people in there.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:06 pm

I was wondering about that, and alot of people are headed that way. POst any info you can find out about that LC.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:10 pm

lady cop wrote: there is some serious concern as to whether the superdome roof can sustain the winds expected. there are going to be a lot of people in there.

I've seen it and while I am not an engineer it seems to me the design would act as an airfoil much like an airplane wing as long as the outer lip doesn't get lifted. Any engineers here care to comment. I admit stupidity in this area.