Isaac has a central pressure this morning of 977mb and a well defined eye on visible satellite... yet still classified as a tropical storm. Observed flight level winds are around 85mph, and dropsonde readings near the eyewall were found 75-80mph which would mean category 1 hurricane. Not sure why the NHC is still calling it a TS.
Send some good vibes down NOLA's way
Started by
beerzrkr
, Aug 28 2012 12:15 PM
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- VibeGuide
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VibeGuide
Posted 28 August 2012 - 01:26 PM
thanks, beerz...my brother lives there.
fortunately he has a solid home (built in excess of the the hurricane safety standards), a generator (with gas), lots of drinking water, non perishable food and batteries. the patio furniture is tied down and he took the cover off of the pool. battened down they are.
fortunately he has a solid home (built in excess of the the hurricane safety standards), a generator (with gas), lots of drinking water, non perishable food and batteries. the patio furniture is tied down and he took the cover off of the pool. battened down they are.
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 29 August 2012 - 02:07 PM
Just got an update.
They are feeling better because it's finally daylight (hurricanes at night are scary).
There is water downstairs -but they're upstairs for now (and they moved the majority of the downstairs belongings upstairs a day or so ago).
They are feeling better because it's finally daylight (hurricanes at night are scary).
There is water downstairs -but they're upstairs for now (and they moved the majority of the downstairs belongings upstairs a day or so ago).
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 29 August 2012 - 09:59 PM
I was there for Jazz Fest the year after Katrina. Definitely requested upper level at The Hotel Provincial. Massive rain came through, flooded the pool over and went up to the doors at ground level rooms at the hotel. A couple levees failed over by the causeway by Pontchartrain. Did not make the news out here. This is my absolute favorite place and I am wishing all the best for the residents. They have been through enough! 
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 30 August 2012 - 04:39 PM
Holy shit... 
Two words you never want in the same sentence... dam, and fail.
(RNN) - Residents along the Tangipahoa River in Mississippi and Louisiana were given 90 minutes to evacuate after warnings of severe flooding from a possible levee break at Lake Tangipahoa.
According to WWL, officials ordered the mandatory evacuation at 10:10 a.m. CT for up to 60,000 people along the river from Kentwood through Robert, LA. McComb, MS, Mayor Whitney Rawlings said there was a 50/50 chance the dam would fail.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Pike County in southern Mississippi after emergency management officials determined the dam would probably fail.The flooding expected to cause the breach came from Tropical Storm Isaac.
Two words you never want in the same sentence... dam, and fail. (RNN) - Residents along the Tangipahoa River in Mississippi and Louisiana were given 90 minutes to evacuate after warnings of severe flooding from a possible levee break at Lake Tangipahoa.
According to WWL, officials ordered the mandatory evacuation at 10:10 a.m. CT for up to 60,000 people along the river from Kentwood through Robert, LA. McComb, MS, Mayor Whitney Rawlings said there was a 50/50 chance the dam would fail.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Pike County in southern Mississippi after emergency management officials determined the dam would probably fail.The flooding expected to cause the breach came from Tropical Storm Isaac.
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- VibeTribe
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Posted 30 August 2012 - 05:01 PM
[Updated 12:39 p.m. ET] Looks like the confusion is cleared up. The Mississippi Emergency Operations Center says the dam near the 700-acre Lake Tangipahoa has been damaged by heavy rains, but water has not breached the dam.
