Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: Katrina - the hurricane
OH man oh man are the pictures of the Superdome roof being ripped apart incredible. I've been watching live coverage and the eye looks like it's going to go slightly east of me. Winds and rain will get heavy tonight and we've been cloud covered all day. Winds are just starting to pick up and should increase as she moves north. For those in Mississippi that are yet to get hit, Godspeed to ya. It's looking rough toward Jackson and 80 mph winds sustained are going to make for a tough day.
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Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:37 pm Post subject:
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OH man oh man are the pictures of the Superdome roof being ripped apart incredible.
GOd you guys get the weather dont you..
Really i never heard much about hurricanes etc until you USA boys came along.. Hope you get through it guys..
Any screenshots of cause would be lovely as we dont get that type of thing in australia..
i can imagine the superdome roof.. I dont know what your talking about but it sounds extremely large lol.. heheh
Looks like it could get kinda rough my way also. N. Alabama here. I'm just hoping we dont see any twisters out of this. Tonite could be rough. _________________ V1.6
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:51 pm Post subject:
Guess I'm kinda confused. I was reading through cnn.com's site and watchin some of their videos, it doesn't seem like much of the roof got tore off, either that, or they're a little out of date. Any links with some pics of the roof? Thanks.... _________________ XBOX v1.6c
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject:
Last report was 12% of the roof has been torn off. Remember that the storm is still pounding the sh*t out of New Orleans even though the eye wall has moved north and is approching Jackson Mississippi. Reports were that 3 holes appeared in the roof and was dropping enormous amounts of water. Over 10,000 are currently in that superdome.
Superdome and government emergency officials stressed that they did not expect the huge roof to fail because of the relatively small breaches, each about 15 to 20 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide.
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject:
here's another pic. Damn that thing is strong!!!
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject:
Holy crap, that really did rip the crap out of the roof. I knew this was going to be strong, but I didn't think it was going to be that strong. I also read on CNN.com that estimated overall damange was going to be somewhere around $25 billion dollars! That's f*cking incredible! And to think, I just heard about it this morning when I came into work.... _________________ XBOX v1.6c
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:
More pictures coming out of the gulf coast area then I gotta go finish getting things ready for the high winds and rain that is to hit here tonight.
Winds have been picking up steadily here all morning long and the rain is now very steady. Katrina is coming to visit. I'd rather have the in-laws.
I'm in the far left lower corner of TN above MS and with AR to my left.
Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject:
News reports have power out in the entire Metro area of New Orleans with estimates indicating that it may be out for as long as a month. Pictures coming in of looting in New Orleans now. News crews are starting to show pictures of the looting of a Win Dixie (grocery store). Jackson MS is currently getting hit with winds over 70 mph sustained. Although she is losing power, she is expected to hit Tennessee with winds between 40 - 60 mph sustained and gusts expected to be higher. Some damn fun! Thank gawd sharks like water, gonna have a lot here it would appear.
Thanks for the well wishes but honestly, it needs to go to any members south of me in Mississippi and Lousiana. They had it a lot worse then I going to.
Hurricane force winds extend out 125 miles from the core currently, that's a category one hurricane. I'm within that range as it closes. Gonna be noisy. _________________ http://twitter.com/HQ_Shark2th
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 1887 Location: Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject:
You don't have to tell me about hurricanes, I am a Florida Native. I wrote that book
Anyways, May God see you all safely to the end of the storm, all who are in the path of devil.
Shark, good thing you are a creature of water. No such thing as a Tequila Hurricane. Take care and don't let your mother tell you what to do (my mom gets all freaked out during hurricanes and starts barking crazy orders.) _________________ XBOX v1.6
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:40 pm Post subject:
Just issued for Shelby county (me) in TN by the National Weather service.
I don't know how well we can handle 6 inches of rain. Note the 6 inches would be in only 12 hours!.
We've had some rain just this weekend, so the ground is not hungry.
F*ck the wind, it's the flooding that's gonna kick our asses.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
UNTIL 4:00AM CDT
Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Flood Watch National Weather Service Memphis TN 332 PM CDT Mon Aug 29 2005
The Watch Is In Effect Until 100 PM CDT Tuesday Afternoon.
Hurricane Katrina Will Move Northeast Across Northeast Mississippi Into Eastern Portions Of West Tennessee Tonight Into Tuesday Morning As The Storm Weakens To A Tropical Storm. Very Heavy Rain Is Expected Across North Mississippi And West Tennessee. Three To Six Inches Of Rain Will Be Possible With Isolated Higher Amounts. This May Cause Flooding Across The Watch Area.
Any Significant Heavy Rain Is Expected To End By Tuesday Afternoon.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:53 am Post subject:
Hey Shark, My family lives in northwest Georgia, Just south of Tennesee.
Looks like they might be in for it also.
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