B-Man Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 "Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm.... The storm’s maximum sustained winds on Sunday morning reached 150 miles an hour, closing in on the 157 m.p.h. winds of a Category 5 storm...." "The storm has New Orleans directly in its path.... The storm could also wreak serious havoc farther inland, in places like greater Baton Rouge, where a number of areas have been devastated by inland flooding in recent years from much less powerful storms. Hurricane Ida will bring 'extremely threatening storm surge inundation of 9 feet or higher' between Burns Point, La., and Ocean Springs, Miss., the Hurricane Center warned. In some places the surge could be as high as 16 feet.... Governor Edwards [said] 'We can sum it up by saying this will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit anywhere in Louisiana since at least the 1850s'.... The storm made landfall on the 16th anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.... The trajectory and strength of Ida will present a high-stakes test of the levees, flood walls, pumps and gates that were reinforced around New Orleans after Katrina.... ... Mr. Edwards said that the pandemic had thwarted plans to evacuate hospitals. 'Evacuating these large hospitals is not an option because there are not any other hospitals with the capacity to take them'...." The NYT reports.: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/29/us/hurricane-ida-live-updates-new-orleans-louisiana/the-storm-made-landfall-on-the-anniversary-of-hurricane-katrina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Why ? WHY ? must networks put 'reporters' in danger by putting them out in >100 mph winds for a "live report" Idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, B-Man said: Why ? WHY ? must networks put 'reporters' in danger by putting them out in >100 mph winds for a "live report" Idiots. It wouldn’t surprise me if they volunteered for the assignment. Reporters have been in war zones forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 That what Al Toker said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Governor Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 The historic building on South Rampart that housed the Karnofsky pawn shop, where a young Louis Armstrong was employed in the 1910s, has collapsed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Turn off your tv for a few hours for gods sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Governor said: The historic building on South Rampart that housed the Karnofsky pawn shop, where a young Louis Armstrong was employed in the 1910s, has collapsed. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/orleans/new-orleans-historic-karnofsky-shop-collapses-during-hurricane-ida/289-f0a6d93a-da3b-4446-9bab-557a1037ed60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 17 hours ago, B-Man said: Why ? WHY ? must networks put 'reporters' in danger by putting them out in >100 mph winds for a "live report" Idiots. It’s not a real hurricane unless Jim cantore is hanging on to a light pole… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 18 hours ago, B-Man said: Why ? WHY ? must networks put 'reporters' in danger by putting them out in >100 mph winds for a "live report" Idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Sounds like Levy’s held, that’s good news for a city built below sea level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leh-nerd skin-erd Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 9 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: When I lived in the lower Hudson Valley, a lady driving on 684 (runs between Putnam County and White Plains) has a tire blowout. Got out of her car, waiting on a tow truck, the wind picked up a road sign and tossed it into her. Killed her instantly. This stuff is nothing to fool around with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Governor Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I moved away from the hurricanes and I still got hit. That’s happened both times I moved back to NJ. The rivers will soon crest and everything will flood out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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