Thread: Hurricane Katrina . . .

anybody else here in the path of Katrina? ... that little category I hurricane has intensified VERY fast and it's not looking good ...

I've heard it's supposed to be a Cat 4 at landfall. That could be really bad news. I was in Raleigh when Fran hit in '96 and it really surprised me. Just because you are a couple of hundred miles inland does not mean you are safe!

try living in hurricane ally

If it heads our way, they are saying 2-6 inches of rain plus wind depending on which way it turns.

Originally Posted by Mamie

anybody else here in the path of Katrina? ... that little category I hurricane has intensified VERY fast and it's not looking good ...

Be very careful, just heard it was up to 150 mph, and could be a category 5 in the next few hours.

Originally Posted by Scubayons

Originally Posted by Mamie

anybody else here in the path of Katrina? ... that little category I hurricane has intensified VERY fast and it's not looking good ...

Be very careful, just heard it was up to 150 mph, and could be a category 5 in the next few hours.

Correction, they have upgraded it to Cat 5 with winds 160 MPH at 0730

There's now a mandatory evacuation for New Orleans.

Say, can we also order a mandatory evacuation for all the illegal aliens in all 50 states? :P

My Daughter is there, visting her dad, just evacuated.

Hopefully the damage won't be too great, but if it is, let's see how many homeowners can resist hiring illegal aliens to repair the damage. I'm sure there is a wave of them right now considering heading to the border in anticipation of work. No doubt they likely won't have any problems finding takers. This event could well define the depth of the problem and why the battle is so lopsided. Anyone in N. O. there to document? cheers glenn

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html


It takes a minute to load all the way.