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vraiblonde · Aug 29, 2005

rack'm said:
I'm glad your family is ok too.

They're okay, but Shooky has a lot of antiques and stuff that she's worried about. And yes, that's her given name - Shooky :lol:

rack'm · Aug 29, 2005

vraiblonde said:
They're okay, but Shooky has a lot of antiques and stuff that she's worried about. And yes, that's her given name - Shooky

I sure hope Shooky put them in the attic, if not, it's probably going to be a total lose. :ohwell:

What a name, what's the origin??

truby20 · Aug 29, 2005

Was anyone watching The Weather Channel?

I just got this from a weather forum, I'm at work so missed this on The Weather Channel when it came on, anyone else hear this?

From storm2k message board:

An amazing phone call just aired on The Weather Channel a few minutes ago from Jim Cantore's producer, Simon Temperton. The two of them are at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss. (current conditions), where they have sought refuge from rapidly rising floodwaters on the second floor along with 300-400 residents of the home.

Here's some of what Simon reported in his phone call:

"We're going through some unbelievable conditions. Water is seeping into the building. I'd say we've had at least a 20-feet [of] storm surge. It has washed away all our rental cars, and everything else [in the parking lot]...

"Now water is seeping into the home and they are evacuating everyone to the second floor. I'm standing in 5 or 6 inches of water [on the second floor]. The power is out. There are a few emergency lights. It's a very daunting prospect right now....

"It's a very dangerous situation. I've been doing this for 15 years, and [I've] been Mr. Cantore's producer for many hurricanes, and I've never seen anything like this. This is probably the scariest situation we've ever been in -- just the sudden rise of water and how fast. They said we were good here for 27, 30 feet [of storm surge] -- they've never seen anything like it. They thought we were completely safe.

"We're not even shooting [video] anymore. We're basically in self-preservation [mode] right now. We're helping people put up boards and sandbags to keep the water from coming in. We've become part of the crew.

"In the time we've been talking, the water has risen, I'd say, another 3 inches. It's up to the top of my boots. The water keeps rising."

-- Posted by Laurel, Product Manager, The Weather Channel Interactive

rack'm · Aug 29, 2005

truby20 said:
"In the time we've been talking, the water has risen, I'd say, another 3 inches. It's up to the top of my boots. The water keeps rising."

From storm2k message board:

jazz lady · Aug 29, 2005

Wow, that is scary. They are definitely not out of danger yet. Even though the winds are easing up, I think the worst is yet to come with the flooding.

vraiblonde · Aug 29, 2005

rack'm said:
What a name, what's the origin??

She's a little Creole lady, so who knows where it came from? Her Mom probably made it up.

rack'm · Aug 29, 2005

vraiblonde said:
She's a little Creole lady, so who knows where it came from? Her Mom probably made it up.

Pete · Aug 29, 2005

Pete said:
I am sure the Super Dome can handle the low pressure cell. The Saints have played there for years and they have always sucked bad.

Looks like I spoke too soon :ohwell:

The Saints must only be a Cat IV suck team because a Cat V took off part of the roof.

rack'm · Aug 29, 2005

jazz lady · Aug 29, 2005

There are lots of damage reports coming in on FoxNews now. It's bad, but not nearly as bad as it could have been - at least for New Orleans. It looks like Mississippi got the worst of it and it's not over yet.

K_Jo · Aug 29, 2005

rack'm said:
<img src="http://www.foxnews.com/photo_essay/photoessay_565_images/082905_katrina19.jpg">

I was wondering how long that thing would hold up. That could be one HELL of a mess. :popcorn:

rack'm · Aug 29, 2005

K_Jo said:
I was wondering how long that thing would hold up. That could be one HELL of a mess.

Errr yep and it's not over yet. :yay:

bresamil · Aug 29, 2005

appyday said:
I have a friend on the Paso board that lives in Pass Christian, MS she stayed along with her horses..she logged on this am at 9 to say she lost out buildings and the storm was really bad..she is now not in contact (cell) anyone know anything about this exact area..we are all so worried about her and her animals..

I just did a weather.com search on Pass Christian. They've got flood warnings into late tonight. That's all I could find so far.

cattitude · Aug 29, 2005

appyday said:
I have a friend on the Paso board that lives in Pass Christian, MS she stayed along with her horses..she logged on this am at 9 to say she lost out buildings and the storm was really bad..she is now not in contact (cell) anyone know anything about this exact area..we are all so worried about her and her animals..

From what I've read, there is an eerie lack of communication from that area..Biloxi, etc. They apparently got hit very hard.

BuddyLee · Aug 29, 2005

Does anyone know how much one of those television reporters get paid for going out and doing something like this?

vraiblonde · Aug 29, 2005

appyday said:
anyone know anything about this exact area..we are all so worried about her and her animals..

Not about the exact area, but Gulfport/Biloxi are getting their ass handed to them. But the good news is that damage in New Orleans wasn't as horrible as the news dudes were hoping for (with their predictions of NO being wiped off the map), so maybe it's not as bad as they're saying about Biloxi, either. Hang on and hope for the best. :huggy:

cattitude · Aug 29, 2005

Appy....some Mississippi stuff here

http://eyesonkatrina.blogspot.com/

truby20 · Aug 29, 2005

vraiblonde said:
Not about the exact area, but Gulfport/Biloxi are getting their ass handed to them. But the good news is that damage in New Orleans wasn't as horrible as the news dudes were hoping for (with their predictions of NO being wiped off the map), so maybe it's not as bad as they're saying about Biloxi, either. Hang on and hope for the best.

Well Katrina weakened from 165mph to 140mph right before she made landfall and the track was further east than what was being expected. With most hurricanes the strongest portion of the storm is the northeast quadrant. I was looking on google maps to see what the largest city that faced the brunt of the storm...looks like Gulfport. New Orleans really dodged a bullet, Katrina weakened and they were on the weaker side, looking at the radar it doesn't even appear that the eyewall went over they city.

Of course the huge downside to all of this is that the residents of Gulfport didn't take the necessary precautions when everyone was predicting the devastation of New Orleans.

cattitude · Aug 29, 2005

http://www.nola.com/forums/stbtownhall/

Agee · Aug 29, 2005

truby20 said:
With most hurricanes the strongest portion of the storm is the northeast quadrant.

Looks like it still is. Besides the flooding, and high winds, there is still strong potential for tornados in Alabama, Georgia, Florida panhandle.

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