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Gustav Headed for New Orleans

Posted by csiunatc • 8/29/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic

They are expecting Tropical storm gustav to grow quickly, and to head towards louisiana.

In fact 8 of 10 models predict the same landfall, just west of New Orleans which will make it worse than Katrina that "missed" and went just east of the city. areas to the "right" in this case east of the path are normally the hardest hit.

My main concern is that there is a lot of construction underway, half finished houses that will fold very easily under much lower pressure.

Add to that debris piles are still all over, which makes for much more "projectiles" to he hurled around.

What do you think will be the long term effect on LA and New Orleans if Gustav follows the predictions? Could a second hit "end" the city permanently?

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8/29/08

Anok

I sure hope not...

When I saw the news that Gustav was headed for the Gulf I said "Oh no...."

I hope families are evacuating or doing what they need to do, and have plenty of fresh water, medical supplies and whatever else they need. Maybe I'll refrain from donating my typical seasonal load to charity, and just send it down there, instead.

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8/29/08

Anniepooh

Oh, I hope and pray that it somehow dissipates before landfall. NOLA can't take much more and I adore her. How sad it would be if it happened all over again.

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8/29/08

csiunatc

Yeah the scariest part is that the state NO is in, it will take a much smaller storm to actually do more damage than Katrina did.

If this is a 3 or above with the projected path, im not sure that the city CAN recover to be what it was. I believed it would bounce back the first time, but i don't think that it can make it twice.

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8/29/08

LGramlich

We're only 50 miles from NOLA (& survived Katrina,) so we're watching Gustav like a hawk. Right now it's tracking far enough West that NOLA probably won't be seriously threatened, but it IS already expected to be Cat. 3. It's a bit too early to say w/any certainty, of course. We're making our decision to stay or go by tomorrow night. Although we have no threat from flooding, we're surrounded by 100' tall longleaf pine forest (some of which still evidences Katrina's passing, with many of the trees all broken off in the same direction at the same height.)

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1. 8/29/08
  
  Anniepooh
  
  I've been thinking about you and visited your blog to check on you!
2. 8/29/08
  
  Anok
  
  Ohhh. Do keep us posted, OK?
3. 8/29/08
  
  LGramlich
  
  Anniepooh; I've been reserving any kind of blog post about it until we can say for certain what we're doing. Thanks for checking on me, though! *hug*
  
  Anok; Certainly will do.
  
  aningeniousname; *LOL!*
8/29/08

aningeniousname

Oh Gustav is a storm, I thought it was a fat Swedish kid with a penchant for Cajun shrimp.

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8/29/08

Theresa111

We could all try sending out visualized thoughts about it weakening and moving away from the land. I'll try ... won't you all help me?

I failed to mention that I truly believe we all have energy or power within us and that's what I think we should all tap into.

We could explode the hurricane!

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8/29/08

voodooKobra

It couldn't happen to a nicer place. And I only say that because Orlando already got rained on.

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1. 8/29/08
  
  Theresa111
  
  What?
2. 8/29/08
  
  voodooKobra
  
  I'm being spiteful. I survived Hurricane Charlie without preparing (at all) and without receiving any help from the government, so I feel I have room to be a dick to hurricane victims.
3. 8/29/08
  
  Theresa111
  
  Sometimes I think you must eat those little round spiky things (like pom-pom's with stems) that fall off of the trees, come autumn. I feel you are trying to be disagreeable, so here's a humongous hug to help you feel more like being the good guy I think you are trying to hide from us.
4. 8/29/08
  
  voodooKobra
  
  Thanks, but it's not going to work. I have no sympathy for a population of people who live below sea level and wonder why they're swimming in sewage after a powerful hurricane blows through their town.
8/30/08

LGramlich

If Gustav takes a turn in our direction before landfall, we may amend our plans, but as of now (Sat. afternoon,) we've decided to ride it out at home. The storm's making landfall wayyyy west of us & we're up, on the "good" side of the Baton Rouge fault. Even most of the locals wish they lived where we are (so long as the pines don't come crashing down on my house.)

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