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Hurricane Katrina
watching the news while surfing the site big story is about hurricane New Orleans , the whole city , is under mandatory evacuation.
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
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From: 33.02N / 96.66W
Originally Posted by xflyboy
watching the news while surfing the site big story is about hurricane New Orleans , the whole city , is under mandatory evacuation.
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
NOW< I'VE JUST HEARD THAT IT WILL BE A CATEGORY FIVE!!!!!!!!
Holy ***** Batman!!! Katrina got her big-@$$ in the weight room it seems; and strengthened up drastically...
They said by this time tomorrow, New Orleans could be under 20 feet of water....
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Originally Posted by xflyboy
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
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From: Mount Airy,MD
Originally Posted by xflyboy
watching the news while surfing the site big story is about hurricane New Orleans , the whole city , is under mandatory evacuation.
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
it's times like these makes me glad to live in the mountains of PA
I'm from Tulsa, but was in Johnstown in 1977, I was 8. My moms family is there. I remember my older brother out there sandbagging the streets with other family members. My uncle had a Goodyear shop downtown. Nearly lost everything. I feel for these residents. This would be my calling to find a new hometown though.
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inside info.... oil prices are going to reach $4.67 a gallon tomorrow due to 2 oil platforms in the gulf are in danger of being hit so prices are getting scared up... so fill up tonight before monday comes along
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From: mississippi
Originally Posted by JJG052590
Well, they've only had 3 Cat 5's make landfall Camille in 69' Andrew in 92' and The Labor Day Hurricane in 35.. Sorry I just do alotta research..
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From: south western NYS Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 78.46 W
Wow new warning
Devastating Damage Expected
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. Many 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 Possibly To The Point Of Total Collapse. Many 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 May Last For Weeks...as Many 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.
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. Many 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 Possibly To The Point Of Total Collapse. Many 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 May Last For Weeks...as Many 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.
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Hurricane Katrina Heads for Gulf Coast By ADAM NOSSITER, Associated Press Writer
15 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS - Pounding wind and rain squalls strengthened with each passing hour Monday as Hurricane Katrina charged toward the Gulf Coast and threatened to swamp this low-lying city under an unprecedented storm surge.
The sheer force of Katrina, which was downgraded from a Category 5 storm to a strong Category 4 with 155-mph winds, had earlier prompted residents to flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic or huddle in the Superdome for safety.
Crude oil futures spiked to more than $70 a barrel in Singapore for the first time Monday as Katrina targeted an area crucial to the country's energy infrastructure, shutting off an estimated 1 million barrels of refining capacity.
Mayor Ray Nagin said he believed 80 percent of the city's 480,000 residents had heeded an unprecedented mandatory evacuation as Katrina threatened to become the most powerful storm ever to slam the city.
"It's capable of causing catastrophic damage," said National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield. "Even well-built structures will have tremendous damage. Of course, what we're really worried about is the loss of lives.
Terry Ebbert, New Orleans director of homeland security, said more than 4,000 National Guardsmen were mobilizing in Memphis and will help police New Orleans streets.
The evacuation itself claimed lives. Three New Orleans nursing home residents died Sunday after being taken by bus to a Baton Rouge church. Don Moreau, of the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office, said the cause was likely dehydration.
By early Monday, there was little more anyone could do but hope. City streets were empty and bars were closed as powerful gusts and blasts of thunder were heard. Landfall of the eye was expected around 8 a.m. at Grand Isle, about 60 miles south of New Orleans.
Katrina, which cut across Florida last week, had intensified into a colossal Category 5 over the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico, reaching top winds of 175 mph before weakening slightly as it neared the coast.
At 3 a.m. EDT, Katrina's eye was 130 miles south-southeast of New Orleans. A hurricane warning was in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast from Morgan City, La., to the Alabama-Florida line. The storm held a potential surge of 18 to 28 feet that would easily top New Orleans' hurricane protection levees, as well as bigger waves and as much as 15 inches of rain.
For years, forecasters have warned of the nightmare scenario a big storm could bring to New Orleans, a bowl of a city that's up to 10 feet below sea level in spots. The fear is that flooding could overrun the levees and turn New Orleans into a toxic lake filled with chemicals and petroleum from refineries, as well as waste from ruined septic systems.
Major highways in New Orleans cleared out late Sunday after more than 24 hours of jammed traffic as people headed inland. At the peak of the evacuation, 18,000 people an hour were streaming out of southeastern Louisiana, state police said.
On inland highways in Louisiana and Mississippi, heavy traffic remained the rule into the night as the last evacuees tried to reach safety. In Orange, Texas, Janie Johnson of the American Red Cross described it as a "river of headlights."
In Washington, D.C., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has been advised that the Waterford nuclear plant about 20 miles west of New Orleans has been shut down as a precautionary measure.
New Orleans has not taken a direct hit from a hurricane since Betsy in 1965, when an 8- to 10-foot storm surge submerged parts of the city in seven feet of water. Betsy, a Category 3 storm, was blamed for 74 deaths in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
Evacuation orders also were posted all along the Mississippi coast, and the area's casinos, built on barges, were closed early Saturday. Bands of wind-whipped rain increased Sunday night and roads in some low areas were beginning to flood.
Alabama officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for low-lying coastal areas. Mobile Mayor Michael C. Dow said flooding could be worse than the 9-foot surge that soaked downtown during Hurricane Georges in 1998. Residents of several barrier islands in the western Florida Panhandle were also urged to evacuate.
Katrina hit the southern tip of Florida as a much weaker storm Thursday and was blamed for nine deaths. It left miles of streets and homes flooded and knocked out power to about 1.45 million customers. It was the sixth hurricane to hit Florida in just over a year.
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Associated Press reporters Mary Foster, Brett Martel and Allen G. Breed contributed to this report.
15 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS - Pounding wind and rain squalls strengthened with each passing hour Monday as Hurricane Katrina charged toward the Gulf Coast and threatened to swamp this low-lying city under an unprecedented storm surge.
The sheer force of Katrina, which was downgraded from a Category 5 storm to a strong Category 4 with 155-mph winds, had earlier prompted residents to flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic or huddle in the Superdome for safety.
Crude oil futures spiked to more than $70 a barrel in Singapore for the first time Monday as Katrina targeted an area crucial to the country's energy infrastructure, shutting off an estimated 1 million barrels of refining capacity.
Mayor Ray Nagin said he believed 80 percent of the city's 480,000 residents had heeded an unprecedented mandatory evacuation as Katrina threatened to become the most powerful storm ever to slam the city.
"It's capable of causing catastrophic damage," said National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield. "Even well-built structures will have tremendous damage. Of course, what we're really worried about is the loss of lives.
Terry Ebbert, New Orleans director of homeland security, said more than 4,000 National Guardsmen were mobilizing in Memphis and will help police New Orleans streets.
The evacuation itself claimed lives. Three New Orleans nursing home residents died Sunday after being taken by bus to a Baton Rouge church. Don Moreau, of the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office, said the cause was likely dehydration.
By early Monday, there was little more anyone could do but hope. City streets were empty and bars were closed as powerful gusts and blasts of thunder were heard. Landfall of the eye was expected around 8 a.m. at Grand Isle, about 60 miles south of New Orleans.
Katrina, which cut across Florida last week, had intensified into a colossal Category 5 over the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico, reaching top winds of 175 mph before weakening slightly as it neared the coast.
At 3 a.m. EDT, Katrina's eye was 130 miles south-southeast of New Orleans. A hurricane warning was in effect for the north-central Gulf Coast from Morgan City, La., to the Alabama-Florida line. The storm held a potential surge of 18 to 28 feet that would easily top New Orleans' hurricane protection levees, as well as bigger waves and as much as 15 inches of rain.
For years, forecasters have warned of the nightmare scenario a big storm could bring to New Orleans, a bowl of a city that's up to 10 feet below sea level in spots. The fear is that flooding could overrun the levees and turn New Orleans into a toxic lake filled with chemicals and petroleum from refineries, as well as waste from ruined septic systems.
Major highways in New Orleans cleared out late Sunday after more than 24 hours of jammed traffic as people headed inland. At the peak of the evacuation, 18,000 people an hour were streaming out of southeastern Louisiana, state police said.
On inland highways in Louisiana and Mississippi, heavy traffic remained the rule into the night as the last evacuees tried to reach safety. In Orange, Texas, Janie Johnson of the American Red Cross described it as a "river of headlights."
In Washington, D.C., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it has been advised that the Waterford nuclear plant about 20 miles west of New Orleans has been shut down as a precautionary measure.
New Orleans has not taken a direct hit from a hurricane since Betsy in 1965, when an 8- to 10-foot storm surge submerged parts of the city in seven feet of water. Betsy, a Category 3 storm, was blamed for 74 deaths in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida.
Evacuation orders also were posted all along the Mississippi coast, and the area's casinos, built on barges, were closed early Saturday. Bands of wind-whipped rain increased Sunday night and roads in some low areas were beginning to flood.
Alabama officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for low-lying coastal areas. Mobile Mayor Michael C. Dow said flooding could be worse than the 9-foot surge that soaked downtown during Hurricane Georges in 1998. Residents of several barrier islands in the western Florida Panhandle were also urged to evacuate.
Katrina hit the southern tip of Florida as a much weaker storm Thursday and was blamed for nine deaths. It left miles of streets and homes flooded and knocked out power to about 1.45 million customers. It was the sixth hurricane to hit Florida in just over a year.
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Associated Press reporters Mary Foster, Brett Martel and Allen G. Breed contributed to this report.
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From: Baton Rouge, La
Coming to you live from baton rouge as Hurricane Katrina wipes out N.O
My office hasnt even lost power yet. That big ole honkin generator hasnt even kicked in.
We've got some gusts, probably about 20 of the city without power.
My office hasnt even lost power yet. That big ole honkin generator hasnt even kicked in.
We've got some gusts, probably about 20 of the city without power.
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Originally Posted by ccla
Coming to you live from baton rouge as Hurricane Katrina wipes out N.O
My office hasnt even lost power yet. That big ole honkin generator hasnt even kicked in.
We've got some gusts, probably about 20 of the city without power.
My office hasnt even lost power yet. That big ole honkin generator hasnt even kicked in.
We've got some gusts, probably about 20 of the city without power.
got some pics?....
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From: Youngsville, LA
Everything on the east side of the hurricane is going to get it, the west side wont be that bad. I am glad I am on the west side of it and 150 miles west of New Orleans. 
I pitty the fools in New orleans though. The are going to need all of the 
they can get.
I pitty the fools in New orleans though. The are going to need all of the they can get.