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How bad is the storm surge from the gulf going to be.  New Orleans is all ready at/below sea level.  This will cause some huge flooding. 

 

Seems like that would be more damaging then even the winds from a cat 5.

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They're saying it will be doubly bad because of the water flooding out of that big lake (can't remember the name) plus the surge from the gulf.

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"160 MPH winds gusting to 196 MPH." There is nothing good about that statement at all. Expected to hit NO at 2am as a category 4 hurricane. 90 degree water in the Gulf turned this into an even bigger monster of a storm.

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They're saying it will be doubly bad because of the water flooding out of that big lake (can't remember the name) plus the surge from the gulf.

Lake Pontchartrain? If Katrina hits, the city is going to be under several feet of water and sewage will be floating everywhere. I hope FEMA has already begun mobilizing.

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Nice site, thanks. This is Hurricaine Andrew all over again.

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If all the ingredients come together they would be lucky to have damage on the scale of Andrew. New Orleans could become Atlantis...at least for a few days.

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Just bumped up to 175 mph sustained winds...this is one big damn storm...they are calling for storm surge o f30+ feel right now...not looking too good for the big easy...

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Wow. That's unheard of.

 

Worst part is there isn't much to weaken the storm. No upper level winds, no land, no cooler waters. Damn.

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