[kanaloa]

The biggest problem with NO is that once the water is INSIDE the levy system it'll stay there... NO is like a Bowl.

And the water could easily mix with the sewage system amongst other things. This could be VERY nasty.

They say as many at 40,000-80,000 people could be in direct danger bc they aren't leaving.

[ar1stotle]

Well, I just got the video camera hooked up with a new blank DV tape... mostly for insurance purposes if needed, but I might be able to get yall some violent weather shots from my balcony or something.

[jojo]

Well, I just got the video camera hooked up with a new blank DV tape... mostly for insurance purposes if needed, but I might be able to get yall some violent weather shots from my balcony or something.

We wont care for your violent weather video ari1stotle, just get the hell safe!

[augie]

Well, I just got the video camera hooked up with a new blank DV tape... mostly for insurance purposes if needed, but I might be able to get yall some violent weather shots from my balcony or something.

We wont care for your violent weather video ari1stotle, just get the hell safe!

Oh man, get out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We want to see you back here.

[b_a88]

ar1stotle, you guys should probably leave, you will not be safe being right in the line of this storm, it is extremely strong and it will be the second strongest storm to hit the US and you being in NO makes this even worse because of it being below sea level. I fear for your saftey.

This thing won't be over by Tuesday, if you survive the storm it's self you still have to go through the aftermath with no means of life supporting supplies. It will take years and years for NO to come back and it may never come back.

[b_a88]

Look at this from the NWS in New Orleans

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...

.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!


<img src="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/images/smiles/source.jpg"> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA


This is very scary.

[augie]

That's very sobering b_a88. CNN was calling it a 200 mile wide F3 tornado which usually go by in a few seconds, this will be around for 15 hours or more! I hope that Ar!stotle left already by his lack of response.

[b_a88]

That's very sobering b_a88. CNN was calling it a 200 mile wide F3 tornado which usually go by in a few seconds, this will be around for 15 hours or more! I hope that Ar!stotle left already by his lack of response.

I hope so too. It would not be smart to stay.

This thing may even be strengthening even more some how.

[SCgone]

That's very sobering b_a88. CNN was calling it a 200 mile wide F3 tornado which usually go by in a few seconds, this will be around for 15 hours or more! I hope that Ar!stotle left already by his lack of response.

I hope so too. It would not be smart to stay.

This thing may even be strengthening even more some how.

They just said that the pressure was dropping, so it is still strengthening.

[b_a88]

On Foxnews Shepard Smith was just talking to some one in complete denial that is staying in an area that tomorrow will be under water. I don't see how some one could be so ignorant, this will be very bad and tomorrow will be a dark day.