Damn. I didnt know Katrina hit N.O. as a CAT 3, Gustav is hitting as a CAT 4
 

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get the fuck out now.

The geologists in N.O. said that the land mass that slows the storm surge was 75% removed from Katrina.

That means that Gustav will not slow down like Katrina did when it hit N.O.

If you are in N.O., don't be dumb, go!

Fucking A! They are even saying that Gustav could be a CAT 5 because of the very very warm water in the Gulf right now.

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical.../at200807.html


Also, there are a few that are saying there is the possibility that it could hook hard right and hit Tampa.

Those are a small number. The majority are saying direct hit N.O. again :(

the hurricane wasnt what fucked up N/O... it was the flooding...

i am pretty confident that the levees are going to fail again...

correct.

i saw a big special on the discovery channel about the pumps and so forth. well, to this date, only one of the pumping stations have had their pumps and electrical infrastructures moved above the sea level line. so probably same thing is gonna happen again. they had to turn off the pumps so they wouldnt short out. they will have to do that again.

this is not what N.O. needs.

the special on discovery also said that the shoreline in NO is naturally eroding at such a rate that the city won't even be there in 100 years anyhow.

Time to just close it and move everyone out. :(

:(

sadly, this hurricane could be the death blow to N.O.

http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/dat...7_sat_anim.gif

let me see if i can find a link to the show that discovery channel did on the info i just posted.

Buoys have reported 34' swells in the Gulf and a ship reported wave heights of 45.9 feet. :helpme

Louisiana Gov. Jindal says the levees are not fully restored and it won't be until 2011 before they are expected to protect from a 100-year event. He said, "We shouldn't count on them to protect our lives."

Darwinism on a huge scale.

just walked in the door havent seen any news yet but the northeast click at the end of that gif is wayyy bad news

Katrina became a Cat 5 over the Gulf before becoming a Cat 3 when it hit land.

http://www.mongabay.com/images/exter...8-28-2005d.jpg http://www.mongabay.com/images/exter...8-28-2005d.jpg
Inside the eye wall of Katrina as a Cat 5.

They are totally screwed

Looks as if it may hit slightly to thge west of the city. if so they will get the bad part of the storm surge unlike with katrina. that eastern side of the hurricane will push way more water inland.

i really feel for those people down there. they just started to make progress on getting the city ready for another 100 year storm.

they wont be ready for a gustav type hurricane the way its projected until 2011.
:(

the whole bottom half of Louisiana has formed from erosion. Years and years of rushing Mississippi rapids bringing the peninsula on down. I wouldnt expect it to be the most stable compared to other normal coast lines.

hmm most people are gone the ones there will probably be arrested

they are now saying CAT 3 impact. doubtful that it will fizzle into a tropical storm, but at least they are now saying that it isn't gaining more strength. that right side of the storm is the killer side. up to 20 foot storm surges. shit.

man scary shit

We all would be fucked here :(

yeah, that's fucked

Go Gustav, go!

Gustav is supposed to be a CAT 3 when it hits land tonight sometime.

I'm glad I live in Maryland ;x

I am so glad my fucking tax money went to help these fucking morons who want to build in a fucking soup bowl

That aint Gustav it's Juicy!

They seem to be getting more powerful.scary stuff

That is an insane storm. I hope everyone that wanted to get out was able this time. I'm glad they're letting people bring their pets this time. I know I couldn't leave my cat.

wonder what the projection is for Hannah.. would suck for that one to hit right afterwards

yah i remember what it feels like in tampa. i was in clearwater for katrina. :(

we got a lot of rain during that shit.

I'm planning a vacation in Cuba in October or November. Anyone knows if there's gonna be any funny shit happening in that area in a couple of months form now?

Im in Baton Rouge not too far from N.O. spose to smack us pretty good in about 10-11 Hrs.

its hurricane season. this is one of many to come through Caribbean, Cuba, and through Hurricane Alley into the Gulf Coast regions.

this will be a bad year for hurricanes.

It's Cat 3 hurricane and barely one at that with 115 MHP winds. When the eye hits land it most likely will be cat 2.

CAT3 now


and i think this storm is way overhyped... the news ratings prolly have never been higher... .02

...and I thought living in South Dakota sucked...

100 people who are alive now in N.O. will be dead in 18 hours. Statistics demand it.

Sad.

:(

katrina hit as cat 3.

this one has slowed dramatically and is building eyewall strength.

whats really fucked is the eye is going to miss NO, but the dirty right side is going to slam them.

terrible.

analyze it armchair forecasters. i'm doing it too.

:1orglaugh

Yeah the scary part is the storm surge on that side.

http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/dat...0807_surge.gif

Pay close attention to where the 15-18 foot surge is. Isn't that where they have 9 foot levees?

:helpme

http://kc4qlp.dyndns.org:8082/

amateur radio broadcasts regarding gustav

Some of the guys at DirectNic are staying behind to keep their datacenter in NO running... check out their blog http://gustavbloggers.com/