MikeAI, don't go to NO

[Winetalk.com]

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical...0512_5day.html

cat 4-5 is coming your old way.

[grimm]

irony is i have to fly back into NO to evacuate. fuck.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by grimm

irony is i have to fly back into NO to evacuate. fuck.

Isn't that kinda like waking up to take a sleeping pill?

[grimm]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

Isn't that kinda like waking up to take a sleeping pill?

wife + pets=planes, trains and automobiles. its out of my hands. when i think of hell, this might end up being pretty close

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by grimm

wife + pets=planes, trains and automobiles. its out of my hands. when i think of hell, this might end up being pretty close

Is there no one there who can take care of it for you? I would if I were closer!!

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Peaches

Is there no one there who can take care of it for you? I would if I were closer!!

If I had access to a data center in a place where a hurricane was coming ashore, that's where i'd be. Quick stop by the house to grab a portable TV and DVD player, stop by Fry's or Best Buy to grab some DVD's, and a liquor store run to fill up a cooler....

Hmmmm....Domino's will probably puss out and close though. So have to also throw in a bag of tater chips for sustinence.

[grimm]

Originally Posted by Peaches

Is there no one there who can take care of it for you? I would if I were closer!!

much appreciated peaches but the cats are like her kids. lol

i own a datcenter in NO, but they dont have litterboxes. and if i dont rescue the cats, i may never have kids, or even the opportunity


so im flying back on the 8 pm to NO, packing up the yukon and heading north.

from what ive heard the contraflow opens at 4 and 1-10 is already busy.

[Winetalk.com]

grimm,
take care of yourself.

[Peaches]

This is a tricky one

[grimm]

not looking too good for the gulf coast

[Osiris]

BRING IT ON!!!

[grimm]

if you need me this weekend, evidently ill be on 1-10 heading out in traffic. todays forcast for ohio, partly cloudy with an 80% chance of irony.

[Mike AI]

Yeah I cannoe beleive this is heading to NO. People are freaking out. Sucks.

Hopefully it will turn before hand and hit gulf goast of Miss.

[Osiris]

This one MIGHT actually hit us.. I'm staying put.

[Almighty Colin]

Good luck, Grimm. Be careful out there, bro.

[Rolo]

An average hurricane release 200 times the world-wide electrical generating capacity - If only we could harvest the energy from such a natural phenomena...

Stay safe!

[grimm]

an analysis from wunderground.com 's storm expert


Katrina is in the midst of a truly historic rapid deepening phase--the pressure has dropped 34 mb in the 11 hours ending at 7am EDT, and now stands at 908 mb. Katrina is now the sixth strongest hurricane ever measured in the Atlantic. At the rate Katrina is deepening, she could easily be the third or fourth most intense hurricane ever, later today. The list of strongest hurricanes of all time includes:

Hurricane Gilbert (888 mb, 1988)

The Great Labor Day Hurricane (892 mb, 1935)

Hurricane Allen (899 mb, 1980)

Hurricane Camille (905 mb, 1969)

Hurricane Mitch (905 mb, 1998)

Hurricane Ivan (910 mb, 2004)

Katrina's winds and storm surge
Maximum sustained winds at flight level during the 7am Hurricane Hunter mission into Katrina were 153 knots, which translates to 160 mph at the surface, making Katrina a minimal Category 5 hurricane. The winds are likely to increase to "catch up" to the rapidly falling pressure, and could approach the all-time record of 190 mph set in Camille and Allen. Winds of this level will create maximum storm surge heights over 25 feet, and this storm surge will affect an area at least double the area wiped clean by Camille, which was roughly half the size of Katrina. Katrina has continued to expand in size, and is now a huge hurricane like Ivan. Damage will be very widespread and extreme if Katrina can maintain Category 5 strength at landfall.

Landfall projections
The computer models are very tightly clustered and have been so for almost a day. The data used to initialize the models is excellent, since all available hurricane hunter aircraft have been in the air continuously making measurements for several days. Katrina has already made her turn northward, which makes the task of landfall prediction for the models much easier. The offical NHC forecast of a landfall in SE Louisiana, on the western edge of New Orleans, is thus a high-confidence forecast. The spread in the landfall location is just 90 miles, meaning the eye of Katrina is very likely to hit somewhere between New Orleans and a point just east of the Mississippi-Louisiana border.

Intensity forecast
Katrina's intensity at landfall is likely to be Category 4, but could easily be Category 3 or 5. She will undergo another eyewall replacement cycle before landfall, and this will weaken her maximum winds by 20 - 30 mph for a 12-hour period. Additionally, some increase in shear is possible in the 12 hours prior to landfall, which could weaken Katrina's winds another 10 - 20 mph. If we are extrememly lucky, both factors will conspire to knock Katrina down to a Category 3 and she will hit at low tide. Given that the storm is so large and is already pushing up a huge storm surge wave in front of it, even a weakened Category 3 Katrina hitting at low tide will cause an incredible amount of damage. A stretch of coast 170 miles long will experience hurricane force winds, given the current radius of hurricane force winds around the storm. A direct hit on New Orleans in this best-case scenario may still be enough to flood the city, resulting in heavy loss of life and $30 billion or more in damage.

Dr. Jeff Masters


i am now not flying into NO to evacuate as they shut down MSY as of 5 'oclock last night.

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by grimm

i am now not flying into NO to evacuate as they shut down MSY as of 5 'oclock last night.

Can't say that doesn't make me happy, because it does. You're more important to me than 4 kitties.

[grimm]

Mayor Nagin and Governor blanco just instituted a mandatory evacuation for the greater new orleans area.

[Mike AI]

My family is all out and safe. But this storm is historic. NO will never be the same.

I am going to have a little jazz funeral for my car collection.

If people want to see loal news WWL is broadcasting on the net

http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/vid...props=livenoad

[Winetalk.com]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

My family is all out and safe.

music to my ears, please give them our love.

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

My family is all out and safe.

Good to hear it, Michael. Billy seems to have gotten wife and the baby out but is staying there Talk some sense into him please!

[Mike AI]

My fishing camp is probably history as well.....

[Billy]

OK I am here so I will try to take some pics to let yall see what is left of NO after the storm.

[Mike AI]

Originally Posted by Billy

OK I am here so I will try to take some pics to let yall see what is left of NO after the storm.

Take care Billy. Make sure you get somewhere safe during storm - like with Sig!!

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Billy

OK I am here so I will try to take some pics to let yall see what is left of NO after the storm.

Funny thing is I was supposed to have gone down for the weekend with some of the Consumption Junction guys. They all went and I didnt.

I am goddamn glad this content shoot came up!

[Nickatilynx]

Damn!!!

I hadn't been following it closely. This looks like a biggie.

Stay safe.

[Nickatilynx]

Watching the local news that mike posted..

[Vick]

It's my sincere hope that everyone gets out and survives the storm safe and sound

This may be the only time I'm glad I didn't move to New Orleans

[Nickatilynx]

The Mayor of Jefferson Parish is cool

[Mike AI]

http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KLIX/0508281550.wwus74.html

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.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!

MSZ080>082-282100-
HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

..INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT


HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

0NSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE AROUND 3 PM AND PERSIST
FOR 24 TO 28 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET AROUND DAYBREAK
MONDAY AND PERSIST FOR 12 TO 15 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!




MSZ068>071-077-282100-
AMITE-PEARL RIVER-PIKE-WALTHALL-WILKINSON-
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

..INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT


HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET BY SUNSET TODAY AND PERSIST
FOR 24 TO 28 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ONSET AROUND DAYBREAK
MONDAY AND PERSIST FOR 11 TO 15 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!

[Peaches]

Damn

[PornoDoggy]

Glad to hear your family is out and safe, Mike.

[Rolo]

Have been watching the WWLTV feed Mike posted - I would be getting out of there right about now or checking out the neighbourhood if some guy named Noah have been busy...

[Mike AI]

Originally Posted by Rolo

Have been watching the WWLTV feed Mike posted - I would be getting out of there right about now or checking out the neighbourhood if some guy named Noah have been busy...

Noah is safe in Naples, Fl!

Thanks PD! I am very happy my family and friends are safe. Property can be replaced, buildings can be rebuilt.

[sharky]

Watching Fox News now.. I see thousands of people waiting outside the done. I hope it holds up.. This is horrible.

Billy and Sig - Tighten the reigns and stay safe! My thoughts are with you!

[Dravyk]

Wow, take a day off and this little tropical storm has become the mother of all hurricanes.

Likewise glad Mike and his people are out, and Matt couldn't get in and Billy's family is ok.

Billy and Sig you take care please!

[JoesHO]

ViVa La Panama......


Glad to hear everyone from here is safe, I hope all goes well.

[Dravyk]

Just went to CNN. This below sounds like someone writing a Hollywood disaster flic and went ridculously overboard to the unbelievable! It's not though. This is real stuff, sadly.


Some 25 feet of standing water is expected in many parts of the city -- almost twice the height of the average home -- and computer models suggest that more than 80 percent of buildings would be badly damaged or destroyed, he said.

Floodwaters from the east will carry toxic waste from the "Industrial Canal" area, nicknamed after the chemical plants there. From the west, floodwaters would flow through the Norco Destrehan Industrial Complex, which includes refineries and chemical plants, said van Heerden, who has studied computer models about the impact of a strong hurricane for four years.

"These chemical plants are going to start flying apart, just as the other buildings do," he predicted. "So, we have the potential for release of benzene, hydrochloric acid, chlorine and so on."

In New Orleans, which lies below sea level, gas and diesel tanks are all located above ground for the same reason that bodies are buried above ground. In the event of a flood, "those tanks will start to float, shear their couplings, and we'll have the release of these rather volatile compounds," van Heerden added.

Because gasoline floats on water, "we could end up with some pretty severe and large -- area-wise -- fires."

"So, we're looking at a bowl full of highly contaminated water with contaminated air flowing around and, literally, very few places for anybody to go where they'll be safe."

He went further.

"So, imagine you're the poor person who decides not to evacuate: Your house will disintegrate around you. The best you'll be able to do is hang on to a light pole, and while you're hanging on, the fire ants from all the mounds -- of which there is two per yard on average -- will clamber up that same pole. And, eventually, the fire ants will win."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/2...day/index.html

[Inabon]

good luck mike stay safe

[DrGuile]

Here's a before shot

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.95...7522&t=h&hl=en

[Mike AI]

Some photos from Buff http://www.darklifeimages.com/katrina/index.html

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

Some photos from Buff http://www.darklifeimages.com/katrina/index.html

Wow! Looks a lot better than it could have been though. Any word from Billy and how his house managed? How about your cars?

[grimm]

Originally Posted by Peaches

Wow! Looks a lot better than it could have been though. Any word from Billy and how his house managed? How about your cars?

we got REAL lucky, the late E jog sa ved NO, so it nailed biloxi and mobie.. NO got a huge storm, but want destroyed

[Mike AI]

Have not heard from Billy.

I have no idea about any of our property/cars.

Entergy claims all power is out, and may take 30-45 days to get power back up.

[Peaches]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

Have not heard from Billy.

I have no idea about any of our property/cars.

Entergy claims all power is out, and may take 30-45 days to get power back up.

Damn

[Nickatilynx]

Another Senator compared 9/11 to the blitz.

It was a disaster and a tradegy but it wasn't happening every night for a couple of years

[Nickatilynx]

I believe the average death toll in Iraq is around 40 per day...

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

I believe the average death toll in Iraq is around 40 per day...

Can't be. Last week MikeAI was posting "what war are we fighting?"

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Can't be. Last week MikeAI was posting "what war are we fighting?"

It not a war...its just the equivelent of a hurricane ,a "Desert Storm" , if you will , happening every day ;-)