ExWNYer Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 God bless everyone down there...this is not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Pressure gradient. 421368[/snapback] Yes, pressure gradient. Showoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zona Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Going to bed now. God bless all in mother nature's path right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 The projected path of this thing has it coming thru WNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 The projected path of this thing has it coming thru WNY. 421375[/snapback] It won't be a hurricane any more by then. Lots of rain, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It won't be a hurricane any more by then. Lots of rain, though. 421376[/snapback] gray clouds and rain in WNY... I'm sure it will be a refreshing change from the endless sunshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 It won't be a hurricane any more by then. Lots of rain, though. 421376[/snapback] Yep I know. Gonna have to gas up the cars and buy some supplies tomorrow. I lived in Birmingham AL in 1995 when Hurricane Opal came thru. It was only a Cat 3 and had already degraded to a tropical storm but that was lots and lots of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campy Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 gray clouds and rain in WNY... I'm sure it will be a refreshing change from the endless sunshine. 421384[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Haven't read the whole thread but is anyone else worried that the SuperDome might not withstand 175 mph wind? This person is worried: For example, the Superdome's outer skin is composed of 500,000 square feet (146,500 square meters) of anodized aluminum Lovely ... sheets of aluminum flying around in 160-175 mph winds. But wait! It gets better! Contractors building the Superdome also found that it required efforts and techniques that were a bit out of the ordinary, especially in the construction of its roof. For this building, the largest clear span steel structure in the world ... is literally held together by its roof. In its flying - saucer-shaped design , the walls of the Superdome literally hang (for want of more descriptive term) from the roof, with the force vectors at foundation level pointing away from the center. So basically, the outside is riveted panels of aluminum suspended from the roof. The director of FEMA has already warned that even buildings design to withstand the force of a Cat 5 hurricane will NOT be able to withstand winds of 160+ mph. The term "death trap" comes easily to mind here. Do we never learn? Worst case scenario is tens of thousands are dead and this thing makes 9/11 look like a day in the park. We are in a world of sh-- right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Haven't read the whole thread but is anyone else worried that the SuperDome might not withstand 175 mph wind? This person is worried: Worst case scenario is tens of thousands are dead and this thing makes 9/11 look like a day in the park. We are in a world of sh-- right now. 421408[/snapback] Well, i'm off to bed. The sick thing is, when I wake up, many people that are alive right now won't be (which i realize happens every day, but it just weird seeing the cause of these deaths on a radar screen), many enormous structures that are standing will be fallen, and an area of land that is now just getting rained on will be completely under a toxic lake of water, human waste, and corpses. Damn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestojan Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 3 people already dead. Deaths while evauating people from a nursing home... and one last thing tonight... the Superdome has ONE generator... where is it located? On ground level of course... flooding could destroy it... That should be a peaceful environment. A superdome with 40,000 people in it ... hot as hell, dark as night... flooding football field in the middle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I am a weather junkie and this storm scares the sh-- out of me! New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida- you are all in my prayers. My heart breaks for you. Stay safe, please stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Now they're saying it should only be Cat 4 when it hits N.O. so that should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Now they're saying it should only be Cat 4 when it hits N.O. so that should help. 421419[/snapback] National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield said: "There's certainly a chance it can weaken a bit before it gets to the coast, but unfortunately this is so large and so powerful that it's a little bit like the difference between being run over by an 18-wheeler or a freight train. Neither prospect is good." My Prayers are with the people of the big easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I am watching on the NOLA cams and it is getting pretty !@#$ing intense. There is very intense lightning and the winds and rain are really starting to pick up. I pray for you New Orleans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 its been reported (noaa or weather channel, i cant remember) that the levee was breached and 3-8 feet of water are flooding in in a part of NO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Holy flooding pictures on Fox News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 At least 54 dead in Mississippi. So far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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