Katrina (a storm)

Joe Carney · August 25th, 2005, 05:22 PM

I sold my home to my son and his fiance. It's right on the broward county line west of Boca proper. Good thing my wife made sure we replaced the roof with better wind resitant shingles after the damage we had last year. Problem is he may be in the northern part of the eye after landfall.

Still, Imran is right. Cat1? how boring. Watch out for lots and lots of rain though. Flat land with full canals means heavy flooding.

I expect some great video from you FL folks.

Boyd Ostroff · August 25th, 2005, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heath McKnight

I wanted to invest in real estate

Here's a good "investment" ;-)

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Mike Teutsch · August 25th, 2005, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boyd Ostroff

Here's a good "investment" ;-)

http://www.t-shirthumor.com/Merchant...gory_Code=newr

I'll just get another beer before I answer this post, oops, I already am. Oh, well, just give me a extra large.

Mike

Heath McKnight · August 25th, 2005, 05:34 PM

I want burgers and beer!

heath

Chris Hurd · August 26th, 2005, 09:21 PM

For Heath and all of our other Floridian members of DV Info Net, here's hoping that Katrina and the waves leave you alone, and that you're all walking on sunshine (and don't it feel good)!

Heath McKnight · August 26th, 2005, 10:37 PM

We're golden, no lost power--it went southwest of us and did some serious damage to Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and the Keys. It's a cat 2 now, heading for where Ivan hit last year, and that one storm (forget the name) that hit last month. Alabama/Florida panhandle. Might be a cat 4 by then.

Dang, no break for us!

heath

Mike Teutsch · August 27th, 2005, 06:35 AM

Ya, I made it through this one just fine, but Katrina is now a cat 3 in the gulf. For the state as a whole, it would have been better if it had hit us higher the first time a scrubbed off a little more energy. It went so low that it didn't hit as much land in the way. We could have taken it ok, now it is just more powerful.

Guess we just can't win, eh.

Good luck to all.

Mike

Greg Boston · August 27th, 2005, 06:59 AM

All the models now have her coming ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi. One of the models that NOAA refers to is forecasting it to be a Category 5. It just went to Catergory 3 overnight.

Now our Louisiana members have to be on the lookout.

-gb-

Heath McKnight · August 27th, 2005, 09:03 AM

If a cat 5 hit New Orleans, it would be bad...Very bad...

heath

Joe Carney · August 27th, 2005, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heath McKnight

If a cat 5 hit New Orleans, it would be bad...Very bad...

heath

Yes, CNN just did a story about what a CAT 5 might do to New Orleans. Scary. 6 months under water, no power, no way to dispose of sewage...
bad, bad, bad.

From what I've been seeing on the weather channel, lots of areas of Europe are having severe flooding themselves. Torrential rains and all of it coming down off the mountains. Seams just as bad as the effects we get from Hurricanes, but happening a lot quicker.

Seems to be either too dry or too wet.

That was freaky how the Katrina turned south and hit the Keys though. I guess it picked up enough moisture from the everglades to keep going.

Mike Teutsch · August 27th, 2005, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Carney

Yes, CNN just did a story about what a CAT 5 might do to New Orleans. Scary. 6 months under water, no power, no way to dispose of sewage...
bad, bad, bad.

That was freaky how the Katrina turned south and hit the Keys though. I guess it picked up enough moisture from the everglades to keep going.

Like I said, it would have been better in general if it had hit higher in Florida the first time through, and lost a lot of power.

I love New Orleans, I hope I get to go there again!

Mike

Lorinda Norton · August 27th, 2005, 01:03 PM

I'm still waiting to hear a word from my pal in Miami. Hope everything's okay with ya, Rick!!!

Heath McKnight · August 27th, 2005, 03:05 PM

News reports say it's gonna hit New Orleans. Judging by wind speed, I believe it's at a cat 4 because of the very warm water in the Gulf. I really hope it would sputter out, but no luck.

heath

Mike Teutsch · August 28th, 2005, 09:36 AM

It's now a cat 5 at 175 mhp, man this is gonna hurt New Orleans.

Be safe people and get out if you can.

Mike

Kyle McMillin · August 28th, 2005, 12:48 PM

I live just north of Lake Charles, in the Southwestern part of Louisiana, so we won't get much wind or rain here. But, the people in the eastern part of the state are gonna get hammered - bad.
I-10 westbound is bumper to bumper right now and we are typically a 4 hour drive from New Orleans. The traffic must be horrible farther to the east.

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August 26th, 2005, 09:21 PM	#20
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	For Heath and all of our other Floridian members of DV Info Net, here's hoping that Katrina and the waves leave you alone, and that you're all walking on sunshine (and don't it feel good)! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 26th, 2005, 10:37 PM	#21
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	We're golden, no lost power--it went southwest of us and did some serious damage to Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and the Keys. It's a cat 2 now, heading for where Ivan hit last year, and that one storm (forget the name) that hit last month. Alabama/Florida panhandle. Might be a cat 4 by then. Dang, no break for us! heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 27th, 2005, 06:35 AM	#22
Mike Teutsch Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 2,614	Ya, I made it through this one just fine, but Katrina is now a cat 3 in the gulf. For the state as a whole, it would have been better if it had hit us higher the first time a scrubbed off a little more energy. It went so low that it didn't hit as much land in the way. We could have taken it ok, now it is just more powerful. Guess we just can't win, eh. Good luck to all. Mike __________________ Chapter one, line one. The BH.

August 27th, 2005, 09:03 AM	#24
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	If a cat 5 hit New Orleans, it would be bad...Very bad... heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 25th, 2005, 05:22 PM	#16
Joe Carney Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Centreville Va Posts: 1,828	I sold my home to my son and his fiance. It's right on the broward county line west of Boca proper. Good thing my wife made sure we replaced the roof with better wind resitant shingles after the damage we had last year. Problem is he may be in the northern part of the eye after landfall. Still, Imran is right. Cat1? how boring. Watch out for lots and lots of rain though. Flat land with full canals means heavy flooding. I expect some great video from you FL folks.

August 27th, 2005, 06:59 AM	#23
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	All the models now have her coming ashore near the mouth of the Mississippi. One of the models that NOAA refers to is forecasting it to be a Category 5. It just went to Catergory 3 overnight. Now our Louisiana members have to be on the lookout. -gb-

August 27th, 2005, 01:03 PM	#27
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	I'm still waiting to hear a word from my pal in Miami. Hope everything's okay with ya, Rick!!! __________________ Lorinda

August 27th, 2005, 03:05 PM	#28
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	News reports say it's gonna hit New Orleans. Judging by wind speed, I believe it's at a cat 4 because of the very warm water in the Gulf. I really hope it would sputter out, but no luck. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 28th, 2005, 09:36 AM	#29
Mike Teutsch Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 2,614	It's now a cat 5 at 175 mhp, man this is gonna hurt New Orleans. Be safe people and get out if you can. Mike __________________ Chapter one, line one. The BH.

August 28th, 2005, 12:48 PM	#30
Kyle McMillin New Boot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Moss Bluff, Louisiana Posts: 8	I live just north of Lake Charles, in the Southwestern part of Louisiana, so we won't get much wind or rain here. But, the people in the eastern part of the state are gonna get hammered - bad. I-10 westbound is bumper to bumper right now and we are typically a 4 hour drive from New Orleans. The traffic must be horrible farther to the east.