pcola
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The worst storm surge for NO is about to take place..the western eyewall will be close and the strongest winds pushing from the north will happen in the next 2 hours...they are not out of the woods yet...also reports locally many casinos flooding in Biloxi
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Disaster Master
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A hotel roof has collapsed in Harvey LA. People are reportedly trapped under ruble. Nat. Gaurd has been dispached but will have to wait for break in weather.
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jaxmike
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WDSU is reporting that the pumps in New Orleans are not working. Apparently they cannot be worked on until the rain is stopped. Unfortunately nothing can be done about the water in NO right now.
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Disaster Master
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Pumps are scheduled to go online at 4:00pm est. They wher  e shut down to avoid damage to them. It may be to late at 4:00pm
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CNN reporter in a parking garage in New Orleans said about a foot of water is covering the stree in the are that she is in and that it appears there is oil or some type of contamination floating on top of it.
I'm not surprised at the leak in the roof at the Super Dome. It's a sports stadium and not really designed
as a shelter.
Also reports of people calling authorities along the Gulf Coast and being denied because emergency personnel can not come out in the storm.
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StormKrone
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reports from Orleans of roofs coming off... damage (On MSNBC) Governor is briefing...reports from coastal parishes indicate flooding, but emergency management cannot go out yet. there is an unconfirmed report of a levee breach in NO...
disastermaster, what are you hearing???
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Psyber
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They're moving people from the first level of the hospital to the 2nd and 3rd floor.
Don't the pumps for NO need to be running just to maintain regular water levels within the city?
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nate77
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Torando Warning now for downtown New Orleans. Homes floodied to the ceilings, Severe Structural Dmages to buildings downtown. Like one reported state "this is hell on earth"
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RedingtonBeachGuy
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reports of a tornado on the ground in west Mobile county that are tracking off at 85 mph.. can you believe that - a tornado running 85 mph
good gosh
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Genesis
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Sounds like some of the 'nados that got kicked off by .
WIth most tornadoes you can hear them coming and dive for shelter. With these you MIGHT have 10 seconds from the time you hear it until it hits you due to their forward speed and the extremely high ambient noise levels from the overriding winds.
Hope everyone's hunkered down and in a safe place over there in Mobile.....
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A local reporter from NO is being interviewed on Fox, he stated that the pumps are failing on both sides of the river and they are not sure that they will be repaired in time to help with the rainfall, much less the problems with the levees. He also said that there are 10 people trapped in a collapsed apartment building in Harvey, and a woman in eastern NO who is trapped in her attic with her children and they eyewall is passing over now. Apparently she called 911 crying and there was some confusion as to where they were.
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Margie
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Looks like the strong NE eyewall is shortly going to hit the entire MS coastline from the LA/MS border to Mississippi City. With any eastward movement, to Biloxi as well.
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age234
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Sheppard Smith is reporting that there has indeed been a levee break. AFAIK he's still hunkered down on Bourbon Street. Is taht right?
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twizted sizter
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Confirmed levee break as well..at the French quarter...one of the worst fears confirmed.
ETA...Age you beat me to it..yes he's still down there.
Edited by twizted sizter (Mon Aug 29 2005 10:17 AM)
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Ryan
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the superdome has been without air conditioning for many hours so far and the roof was beginning to peel off an hour or so ago, there is some leaking inside, which would scare the hundreds of thousands of people inside.
Ryan, please read the other posts in this thread before you post. also, there are approximately 9-10,000 people inside...
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Life's a Storm, Watch Your Back
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Disaster Master
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Sorry ive been on calls. Leeve breaks are confirmed. Reports of cars floating in 4-8 ft of water in parts of N.O. Severe structural damage is wide spread. Water is now piling from the lake side of N.O. now. Not good with the western pumps down. Reported damage to 3 of the 5 western pumps. There are 6 confirmed leeve breeches. The worst of the flooding is occuring now. I'll keep my messages short and to the point. 
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MadDog
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There are not hundreds of thousands in the Super Dome.
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Unconfirmed report from live video feed to NBC news...(they're trying to confirm now):
E. Jefferson Hospital (Jefferson parrish in NO) south side of Lake Ponch. 7 feet of water on first floor
Confirmed: Beaux Rivage casino has water coming in through 2nd floor windows!!
GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
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MikeC
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Confirmed levee break as well..at the French quarter...one of the worst fears confirmed.
ETA...Age you beat me to it..yes he's still down there.
I'm hearing this too from another source. But anyone have any clue as to severity?
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BLTizzle
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there were only an estimated 10,000 people there and the roof damage was only minor....only allowing the equivalent of a mist in there
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