Another Hurricane Heading Our Way... FVCK (part 2)

[Eli]

w00t!

Yeah, Florida has seen enough carnage already.

Come on everybody!

West! West! West! West! West! West! West!

/chant

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Eli
w00t!

Yeah, Florida has seen enough carnage already.

Come on everybody!

West! West! West! West! West! West! West!

/chant

If it hits New Orleans head-on that city will cease to exist. The storm surge is 20-25 feet and NO sits below sea level. I've heard that Panama City will begin mandatory evacuation tomorrow morning (9/14) and the Governor of Alabama has already declared a state of emergency. I know Auburn's campus is already setting up shelters and I don't expect to have class on Thursday or Friday.

 

[Falloutboy]

well is will certainly be interesting

 

[Falloutboy]

although did you see the new storm forming by peurto rico? forcast to become a torpical storm tommrow could this be #5 to hit the US this year?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
although did you see the new storm forming by peurto rico? forcast to become a torpical storm tommrow could this be #5 to hit the US this year?

At least right now, the forecast track is rather C shaped... so unless it starts trekking west.. no.

Edit: Wow, I swear it was curving back out into the Atlantic more than that earlier.

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Let's face it, computer models suck.

 

[Chaotic42]

Man, everyone is leaving. The roads are jammed, gas stations are starting to dry up. No school, no work. The thing keeps turning for where I live.

I'll try and take some cool pictures. :beer:

Anyone else in the greater NOLA area?

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Man, everyone is leaving. The roads are jammed, gas stations are starting to dry up. No school, no work. The thing keeps turning for where I live.

I'll try and take some cool pictures. :beer:

Anyone else in the greater NOLA area?

Well our big boss just emailed and said our Lafayette and Baton Rouge offices are to remain open
Our gulf breeze and new orleans offices are closed effective immediately.....

Im in Baton Rouge and I dont want to work while 100 miles away a freaking hurricane is destroying the Miss-Ala-Fla coast.....:thumbsdown:


What about the LSU Auburn game on Saturday?????????????OMG the horror

 

[Falloutboy]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Man, everyone is leaving. The roads are jammed, gas stations are starting to dry up. No school, no work. The thing keeps turning for where I live.

I'll try and take some cool pictures. :beer:

Anyone else in the greater NOLA area?

it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

I've *heard* that some of the NOAA folks where I work are saying that the NOGAPS model had some faulty data.

A direct NOLA hit would kill tens of thousands of people.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Man, everyone is leaving. The roads are jammed, gas stations are starting to dry up. No school, no work. The thing keeps turning for where I live.

I'll try and take some cool pictures. :beer:

Anyone else in the greater NOLA area?

it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

i used to be the same way until we bought our house. now im a little worried. at the current track, pensacola is on the bad side to the right. not good.

ah well, time for a :beer:

 

[Falloutboy]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

A direct NOLA hit would kill tens of thousands of people.

not if thier smart enough to get out of dodge and if thier still thier when it hits its more weeding the spudity of of the gene pool

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
not if thier smart enough to get out of dodge and if thier still thier when it hits its more weeding the spudity of of the gene pool

Normally I would agree with you, but New Orleans isn't exactly the easiest place to evacuate. There's only one way out of town, I-10.

Lots of people there don't have cars either.

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
not if thier smart enough to get out of dodge and if thier still thier when it hits its more weeding the spudity of of the gene pool

Normally I would agree with you, but New Orleans isn't exactly the easiest place to evacuate. There's only one way out of town, I-10.

Lots of people there don't have cars either.

Well they have just shut down I-10 east bound into new orleans.....They make it one way both lanes in these situations for hurricane evacuations......
I-10 Eastbound Closed at LaPlace.This is in response to Hurricane Ivan. If you need to get into New Orleans, State Police say you should take Hwy. 61.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Ogg
Well they have just shut down I-10 east bound into new orleans.....They make it one way both lanes in these situations for hurricane evacuations......
I-10 Eastbound Closed at LaPlace.This is in response to Hurricane Ivan. If you need to get into New Orleans, State Police say you should take Hwy. 61.

I figure it'll be another few hours before 55 and 59 are all north-only.

 

[Ogg]

local traffic cam showing the I-10 westbound already solid .......................for much of the way from New Orleans :Q

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Ogg
local traffic cam showing the I-10 westbound already solid .......................for much of the way from New Orleans :Q

Damn, heh.

 

[Feldenak]

Auburn just cancelled classes for the rest of the week.

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[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

I've *heard* that some of the NOAA folks where I work are saying that the NOGAPS model had some faulty data.

A direct NOLA hit would kill tens of thousands of people.

I still don't understand why a city like NOLA exists in this day and age. It either needs to be fixed or evactuated in a permanent manner; even The Big One on the west coast won't cause the kind of damage that they're talking about if NOLA was hit.

 

[Schadenfroh]

N0000000 ITS COMING TOWARDS ME AND MY COUSIN IS COMING TO STAY HERE FROM THE COAST THAT GOT OUT OF THE INSANE ASYLUM NOT TO LONG AGO AND STOLE HIS FAMILIES TV AND SOLD IT TO A PAWN SHOP BECAUSE HE DID NOT GET HIS ALLOWANCE, IF I DIE, Teliasen CAN HAVE MY 6800GT

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
I still don't understand why a city like NOLA exists in this day and age. It either needs to be fixed or evactuated in a permanent manner; even The Big One on the west coast won't cause the kind of damage that they're talking about if NOLA was hit.

You're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars to do either one of those things. Moving a city of 1.2 million people or raising it up 20 feet, either would be hideously expensive and the city and state are both pretty much broke.

 

[Cat13]

Well I finally made it. We got the madatory evacuation notice yesterday to leave the Fort Walton Beach area. Got the house boarded up and hit the road around midnight. Decided to go and stay with my in-laws North of Orlando. THey have some damage from Frances, but its better than sitting in a hotel room.

Not looking forward to what I might go home to.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
it sucks for anyone who is every time a new computer model comes out its just a bit more west. the latest nogaps or whatever its called looks like an almost direct hit on New Orleans

on one side I hope everyone is ok....but the other side of me wants to see destruction

I've *heard* that some of the NOAA folks where I work are saying that the NOGAPS model had some faulty data.

A direct NOLA hit would kill tens of thousands of people.

I still don't understand why a city like NOLA exists in this day and age. It either needs to be fixed or evactuated in a permanent manner; even The Big One on the west coast won't cause the kind of damage that they're talking about if NOLA was hit.

wtf? the world needs NO. at least, i do.

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Cat13
Well I finally made it. We got the madatory evacuation notice yesterday to leave the Fort Walton Beach area. Got the house boarded up and hit the road around midnight. Decided to go and stay with my in-laws North of Orlando. THey have some damage from Frances, but its better than sitting in a hotel room.

Not looking forward to what I might go home to.

i wouldve like to have left, but no point in it now with traffic. good you made it out tho.

ah well:beer:

 

[dman]

Don't stay too long, Next one on the way... ugh.

 

[Chaotic42]

I think I've got an idea....

1x10^8 box fans at $10 each: $1x10^9
Electricity for 3 days: ~$45000

Just put them in a big rectangle along the coast, point towards the gulf, and turn them on!