Hurricane Katrina plows into Louisiana but spares New Orleans its full fur

[steve2470]

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=533aa338-35b7-4855-b678-c8bf63ae0e3f


Adam Nossiter
Canadian Press

Monday, August 29, 2005


NEW ORLEANS (CP) - Hurricane Katrina plowed into this below-sea-level city Monday with shrieking, 233 km/h winds and blinding rain that submerged entire neighbourhoods up to the rooflines and peeled away part of the Superdome, where thousands of people had taken shelter. The storm unleashed more chaos as it moved into Mississippi, hurling boats into buildings and ripping billboards to shreds.

Katrina weakened overnight to a Category 4 storm and made a slight turn to the right before hitting land at 6:10 a.m. local time, near the bayou town of Buras. It passed just to the east of New Orleans as it moved inland and dropped to a 169 km/h Category 2 storm, sparing this vulnerable city its full fury.

The storm threatened to dump as much as 38 centimetres of rain on the Gulf Coast. Katrina recorded a gigantic 6 1/2-metre storm surge in Mississippi, where windows of a major hospital were blown out, utility poles dangled in the wind, and at least one casino was partially flooded. In Alabama, exploding transformers lit up the early morning sky as power outages spread.

National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield warned that New Orleans would be pounded throughout the day and that Katrina's potential 4 1/2-metre storm surge, down from a feared 8 1/2 metres, was still enough to cause extensive flooding.


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[roguevalley]

1. small blessings eagerly taken. I am glad for new orleans. I am very

sorry for others. God bless all of you, all of you down there in that mess.

[burrowowl]

14. Thank DOG/GOD

It veered to the east. Less damage done than a direct hit to a densely populated water collecting bowl.
But how toxic are the floodwaters in NO?

[blueeyedpupil]

2. Anyone have live tv links to either local LA or MS news

the wwl link i had http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

Is not working. does anyone have any other working tv local news feed links, Please

[crispini]

3. wdsu.com

[blueeyedpupil]

5. live local news feed

Ok i just found a local news feed

http://www.wdsu.com/video/4909353/detail.html

[newyawker99]

6. Hi blueeyedpupil!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[blueeyedpupil]

9. Why thank you very much newyawker

i been here a long time just started posting. I love this site. thanks for the welcome :hi:

[katinmn]

4. I'm so glad the hurricane was downgraded

from what it could have been.

Some were saying we might lose the whole city.

Not out of the woods yet by any means but still... Whew!

I know some lives have been lost in the surrounding areas. Hope the worst is over.

[gorrister]

10. I'm glad too

I've visited the City of New Orleans a few times, and it's a national treasure, as are its citizens.

[burrowowl]

15. I don't think a

'Hurrycane', as my Mexican phonetic nun aunt used to spell it, cares if it is downgraded, it is we who assign what category it is according to its speed.
More proper is: hurrican lost strength or windspeed lessened and its category was downgraded.

I'm with you in that I hope not many people were killed.

Cheers: :toast:

[Hekate]

7. Thanks for posting this, Steve!

Bless the Canadian news service -- this article makes more sense and is more informative than the entire last 48 hours of CNN and MSNBC combined. God they're inane -- standing out in the wind and rain doing stupid reporter tricks to demonstrate how people should stay indoors.

I feel for the folks calling for rescue in the midst of the storm surge, but the question just has to be asked: Isn't this the reason for a *mandatory* evacuation?! Rescue workers can't swoop in like Superman and pluck them out of danger in the middle of a Category 4-5 hurricane. And yes, I know a bunch of the populace didn't have transportation, but I thought there was time for them to get to the SuperDome....

Very scary business all the way around. Hoping the loss of life is minimal, before during and after -- because afterwards is hazardous too, what with raw sewage, downed power lines, and confused snakes washed into homes...

Hekate

#Why won't the Chickenhawk cross the road?#

[Rainscents]

8. I heard FEMA rep said, first thing tomorrow morning, they'll look at the

damages. Right now, over MILLION people without power! I keep hearing, damages is lot worst than, what MSM is reporting.

[blueeyedpupil]

13. Much of the area is inaccessable

I think its not that its not being reported. I think it just is proof there is damage and not navigable yet. They said earlier that in New orleans they thought they would be able to get out at about 2pm their time, to begin to assess damage.
Lots of flooding and things cant be gotten to. Also have to wait for storm conditions to pass before you send out your crews both government and news.

[La Coliniere]

11. Lucky folks down in "the most unique city

in the United States" (and that's the way I like it!)
Shudder to think what might have been.

[Wizard777]

12. Way to go Marie! Guardian of New Orleans.

In the Spirit of the Merry Old Soul Old King Cole we fill a bowl for thee.
X

[ClintonTyree]

16. If this is being "spared"..........

I'd hate to see what would happen if it wasn't spared. Total devastation. And to the freeps who are so happy it is "only the poor, so who cares", the entire city is in ruins. Even the rich are fucked. Although the Garden District was spared the initial flooding, the 17th Street Levee is cascading water into the city and soon everything will be under water. All of those beautiful Live Oaks on St. Charles Avenue are now crushing all of those beautiful old mansions along the way. This affects everyone.
"Spared"? Spare me.