Katrina

[TwoBitTxn]

All of my family has bailed out of NO. Most went to Houston. I am concerned about my brother in Ocean Springs. He works law enforcement so I doubt he is allowed to leave.

TwoBit

 

[maggs_the]

Oilman66 is now heading up to my place with the dogs for a visit

they were expecting a hurricane but certainly not a Cat 5

 

[Rick Murchison]

I'm thinking Galveston.

Lets all pray not!
If it continues on its present forecast course, the Big Easy will be under water - not just a little wet, mind you, but river-over-the-levy pumping-stations-flooded under water. Hopefully there has been enough warning for folks to get out and avoid another Galveston.
The weather folks are now using the words "devastating" and "catastrophic."
Rick

 

[PapaBob]

Uncle Rick, Lynne and I are praying REAL hard that Kat decides to weaken and wobble away from highly populated below sea level surrounded by water areas. This thing was just an inconvenience for us. Hope you are safely away from it.

---Bob

 

[MtnDiver]

Katrina is now a Cat 5 @ 175 mph and still strengthening. If this hits N.O. it is going to be devastating.

Good luck to everybody in its path.

 

[Scubaguy62]

While we faired quite well in Boca, our friends down in Broward (Coral Springs to Hollywood) and in Miami-Dade Counties were most affected. Katrina had her sights to make landfall between Pompano and Boca before it wobbled and took a southern turn, affecting the above counties. Even as a Cat 1, it caused two deaths and tons of damage. As of now, there are over 1 million homes and businesses without power, and quite a bunch under water. Power is not expected to be restored until Tuesday for some of these people.

My hopes and prayers are with those now in her sights. Be safe!!

 

[scubapolly]

My thoughts will all of you guys in this path.

 

[lamont]

current nhc advisory:

THE AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS JUST MEASURED A 166 KT FLIGHT LEVEL
WIND IN THE NORTHEAST EYEWALL...WHICH REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL UPWARD
ADJUSTMENT OF THE CURRENT INTENSITY TO 150 KT. A DROP IN THE EYE
GAVE A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 907 MB. KATRINA IS COMPARABLE IN
INTENSITY TO HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969...ONLY LARGER. GPS
DROPSONDE DATA FROM THE NOAA G-IV MISSION EARLIER TODAY SHOWED
KATRINA'S INTENSE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION EXTENDING THROUGH THE 200 MB
LEVEL...WITH THE FLOW SPIRALING ANTICYLONICALLY OUTWARD IN A
WELL-DEVELOPED UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW PATTERN BEYOND A COUPLE HUNDRED
N MI FROM THE CENTER. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH...DUE TO INTERNAL
STRUCTURAL CHANGES...ARE LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL. HURRICANES
RARELY SUSTAIN SUCH EXTREME WINDS FOR MUCH TIME. HOWEVER WE SEE
NO OBVIOUS LARGE-SCALE EFFECTS TO CAUSE A SUBSTANTIAL WEAKENING THE
SYSTEM...AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE HURRICANE WILL BE OF CATEGORY
4 OR 5 INTENSITY WHEN IT REACHES THE COAST.

eep.

 

[Scubaguy62]

It's nice to see that Andrew still holds the title I hope no other hurricane decides it wants to break.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Looks like Katrina might just break it...