(Weather Hobbyist)

Tue Aug 30 2005 07:14 PM

Re: Katrina Aftermath

Here's maybe a stupid question but one I have been wondering about and I'd appreciate it if anyone has any knowledgeable thoughts: Doesn't all that rain coming down in the Tennessee and Ohio River valleys end up in the Mississippi and doesn't it have to drain past New Olreans? Can the Mississippi overtop the levees simply from river flow? If not normally, is it a concern now if there is standing water on the city side of the levees (which might weaken them?)

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