[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Descenterace
Here in Britain, we have fairly mediocre bad weather the whole time.

Like having tropical weather kind of averaged out over the whole year, really.

That's the good thing about Scotland - the weathers' utter ****, but it doesn't kill us

[Descenter]

Originally posted by EtherShock
O_O Holy crap! Have they ever been hit with something this big before?

I don't know about us but I do know that one, actually called a Typhoon, since it's in the Pacific, but still the same thing, hit land somewhere over in the eastern Pacific.

[WeatherOp]

Originally posted by EtherShock
O_O Holy crap! Have they ever been hit with something this big before?

If you are talking about New Orleans, no they have never been hit like this.

If you talking about the US, yes, 3 Cat.5s, Strongest 1935 I think, winds over 200mph, than Camille and Andrew.

And by the way, winds are now up to 175mph, and still getting stronger. Pressure 902 millabars. This could possible be the most power storm that has ever crossed the Atlantic.

[EtherShock]

Yeah, I was talking about New Orleans, but it doesn't matter. I read about it online.

[achtung]

Yikes

[StratComm]

Redundant

[achtung]

hehe, didnt notice that why, oh why can I not delete this thread!

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Swantz
hehe, didnt notice that why, oh why can I not delete this thread!

[color=66ff00]Not to worry, I'll just merge them instead.
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[StratComm]

Thanks Maeg!  Now I've linked this thread to itself!

[Bobboau]

I hope any of you who've wanted to see new orleans sometime in your lives have, because soon it'll be lake new orleans. NO is like 15 feet below sea level, stratled by a lake on one side (held back by a levy) and the mississippi (held back by a levy) on the other. it needs constant pumping to keep the entier thing from sinking into the sea _when it's dry!_ and it now has possably the strongest storm ever about to hit it directly.

this city is no longer going to exsist after tomarro.

[Mongoose]

My God...all we can do now is pray for them...

[Martinus]

Originally posted by StratComm
Thanks Maeg!  Now I've linked this thread to itself!

[color=66ff00]I'm just imagining some tired HLP'er wondering why every time he clicks the link he gets deja-vu.
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[Bobboau]

well this seems to be wrath of God level destruction, it seems he wants that city gone, so I don't know weather that means that would be a good or bad idea. at this point there realy isn't much more to do, it's in the process of hitting, so anyone still in there has to try and find something tall were they won't drown but yet short enough that it won't get destroyed, it's too late to run for the fools who haven't done so yet.

it can not be understated that this is _the_ worst case senario, actualy this is worse than anyone would have thought of,  for years the benchmark most horable thing to happen is NO getting hit by a storm, it's not only getting hit, but it's getting hit directly by the worst thing ever.

to give some idea what is going to happen, there is going to be 50 feet deep water covering the city.

[WeatherOp]

What scares me is close to 100,000 people are taking shelter in the Superdome in NO. It can stand winds of 200 mph. Could this reach that intensity? It's possible, the pressure is 904 millabars, making it the 4th strongest storm to prowl the atlantic. Allthough the winds are now down to 160 mph, and you would think it's weakening, but all CAt.5s can do that, and come right back. It is moving over 90 degree water, that water can support a central pressure of 880 millabars, with winds speeds well over 200mph, with gusts even higher.

[Bobboau]

Originally posted by WeatherOp
What scares me is close to 100,000 people are taking shelter in the Superdome in NO.

I was just saying this to my mom, but I'm more worried about the flooding

[Sigma957]

Yeh thats a big problem,while the building might withstand the winds,all those people will be trapped when the flood waters rise.

[StratComm]

I don't know the city layout of New Orleans (never been there) so I don't know how vulnerable a position it's in for flooding.  Remember though, the Superdome is a football stadium.  Those tend to have 15-foot walls from the field to the first row of seats.  I'd imagine people will be put in the stands and the upper levels rather than on the field, so the water would have to get pretty high to be really threatening.  The problem will more likely come when the power fails and the storm subsides, only to have 10k people trapped inside.

And it's 10,000, not 100,000.  That's a big difference, because those 10,000 have plenty of places to go in the Superdome that are both structurally sound to a greater degree than the dome itself and significantly above ground level.  They should be fine, from a life-and-limb perspective, as long as they aren't forced to stay there long enough for disease to be an issue.  It's the complete devestation of the city that's more worrying.

[Bobboau]

well after the storm that may be tall enough to keep people alive, but the water is going to get about 50 feet deep.

the weather girl on the news just now looked like she was about to totaly freak out and break down crying, and she is in ney york. she has some idea what's comeing.

describeing this as biblical in proportions is an understatment.

[WeatherOp]

If you want a scope of the damage read this from the NWS.

 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.

[Bobboau]

it's going to make land fall in 7 hours.