LoisCane
(Veteran Storm Chaser)
Sun Aug 28 2005 02:54 AM
Re: Katrina

She's so big. Amazing to watch spin. With all the models in agreement they have to take action in evacuations. And, truth is... many people wait.. make a plan A and then a plan B and how far inland can you go? So much depends on so much. If she hits left or right... angle she comes in.. either way the storm surge is going to be immense (as data already shows) as there is no where else for all of that water to go. And, remember after Dennis there was a town flooded far from landfall.. just the way the water fills up and hits the shoreline there makes a big difference.

Then again.. Key West had tremendous flooding from Katrina and they weren't expecting much so.. even though it's hard to not think on exact landfall point.. with so many low lying areas both east and west of New Orleans.. it's going to be a mess.

Miami-Dade is still a mess and Key West and the lower Keys are pretty bad.

A really hard one for the forecasters to have to work with as so far she has tended to do her own thing.

Bobbi.. much prayers and much luck and prepare all you can
Run from the Water, Hide from the Wind.. good saying to remember



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