OT: Hurricane Katrina

Rick · 28th August 2005, 06:00 PM

I talked to my buddy who runs a 125' crew boat out of LA this am ; they are making a run for Galveston and for sure he's bucking a heavy quartering swell .

He's passing fully loaded supertankers heading for port in LA and TX .

Traffic out of New Orleans is creeping along at 2mph.

The storm is showing 200mph gusts with no sign of weakening before landfall .

here's a handy page to watch the progress from :
http://www.geocities.com/tropicwx/

/pops

Jim McDougall · 28th August 2005, 06:45 PM

Hopes and prayers for our friends in New Orleans. I have always loved that city and hope to God it will not be destroyed...but most important, that the folks will get out of there. It seems every hurricane season good fortune has smiled on New Orleans, please let it prevail.

Jim

P.S.Andrew glad all went pretty well there, we were watching via our flight operations here. Most of the problem for us was many operational ones as we could not get crews to the airport, some damage at the airport etc. but the flooding was the main problem. Handled quite a few people from cancelled Miami flights for those reasons, rerouted into various other Florida cities. Gotta say that people in Florida are incredibly resilient, all handle things very matter of factly and calmly. All the best!

Rick · 28th August 2005, 07:19 PM

For New Orleans .

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwsz...tes=:laz062#t2

Andrew · 28th August 2005, 10:18 PM

Folks, this couldn't be more serious. I was just talking online with a friend of mine who is a forecaster for the National Weather Service.

For the first time I can recall, he sounds scared of a weather event. New Orleans may not be there this time tomorrow.

Good luck and Godspeed to everyone in Katrina's path.

Andrew · 28th August 2005, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

P.S.Andrew glad all went pretty well there, we were watching via our flight operations here. Most of the problem for us was many operational ones as we could not get crews to the airport, some damage at the airport etc. but the flooding was the main problem. Handled quite a few people from cancelled Miami flights for those reasons, rerouted into various other Florida cities. Gotta say that people in Florida are incredibly resilient, all handle things very matter of factly and calmly. All the best!

Hi Jim. Those of us in "hurricane alley" have definitely developed a certain relilience (some might call it "numbness"

). However, I'm worried sick about this one. Literally: I'm a bit nauseated.

I don't think NO will ever be the same after tomorrow.

Rick · 29th August 2005, 12:07 AM

Go out to the people stranded In New Orleans tonight .
Whatever you believe in please send positive energy to these unfortunates .
I am very concerned that we may be looking at a 21st century Galveston in the making .

28th August 2005, 07:19 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	The Bad News For New Orleans . http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwsz...tes=:laz062#t2

29th August 2005, 12:07 AM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	My Prayers Go out to the people stranded In New Orleans tonight . Whatever you believe in please send positive energy to these unfortunates . I am very concerned that we may be looking at a 21st century Galveston in the making .

28th August 2005, 06:00 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I talked to my buddy who runs a 125' crew boat out of LA this am ; they are making a run for Galveston and for sure he's bucking a heavy quartering swell . He's passing fully loaded supertankers heading for port in LA and TX . Traffic out of New Orleans is creeping along at 2mph. The storm is showing 200mph gusts with no sign of weakening before landfall . here's a handy page to watch the progress from : http://www.geocities.com/tropicwx/ /pops

28th August 2005, 06:45 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	Hopes and prayers for our friends in New Orleans. I have always loved that city and hope to God it will not be destroyed...but most important, that the folks will get out of there. It seems every hurricane season good fortune has smiled on New Orleans, please let it prevail. Jim P.S.Andrew glad all went pretty well there, we were watching via our flight operations here. Most of the problem for us was many operational ones as we could not get crews to the airport, some damage at the airport etc. but the flooding was the main problem. Handled quite a few people from cancelled Miami flights for those reasons, rerouted into various other Florida cities. Gotta say that people in Florida are incredibly resilient, all handle things very matter of factly and calmly. All the best!

28th August 2005, 10:18 PM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Folks, this couldn't be more serious. I was just talking online with a friend of mine who is a forecaster for the National Weather Service. For the first time I can recall, he sounds scared of a weather event. New Orleans may not be there this time tomorrow. Good luck and Godspeed to everyone in Katrina's path.