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heynow
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Re: GUSTAV watching
      Sat Aug 30 2008 06:20 AM

Yes, New Orleans didn't get a direct hit from Katrina and was on what is considered the "good" side of a hurricane. But, New Orleans is different. The worst possible scenario for New Orleans is to get a big, slow, powerful hurricane that lands to right to the east. It pushes water from Lake Pontchartrain into the city from above--if the levees don't hold then it is catastophe (as we all know).

I postulate that New Orleans would fair better from a west side hurricane. Needless to say, New Orleans cannot endure another hurricane right now, whether it is from the "good" side or "bad" side.

For my part, I am facing the worst scenario. I live in Abbeville, LA and a Cat 4 hurricane coming up Vermilion Bay would put 3 feet of water in my house (I am 20 miles from the coast and 17 feet above sea level). I am leaving tomorrow and hoping for the best. Luckily, I have been paying for flood insurance for 5 years (a lesson from Lili).

Sorry for the diatribe, but I am not as smart weatherwise as most of the people here, so I have nothing substantial to add. Just my thanks.

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I've lived through Danny ('85), Juan ('85), Andrew ('92), Lili ('02), Rita ('05) and Gustav ('08).

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* Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna MikeCAdministrator Sat Aug 30 2008 06:20 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna threw-er-back   Sat Aug 30 2008 01:40 PM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna kromdog   Sat Aug 30 2008 01:05 PM
. * * Pac Man Storm ?? danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 01:01 PM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching RU12   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:19 PM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna threw-er-back   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:19 PM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna RedingtonBeachGuy   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:14 PM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna ltpat228   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:05 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Daytonaman   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:04 PM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching smorse22   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:01 PM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching WeatherNut   Sat Aug 30 2008 11:31 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna threw-er-back   Sat Aug 30 2008 11:23 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna rayboat   Sat Aug 30 2008 11:19 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna LadyStorm   Sat Aug 30 2008 10:39 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna cieldumort   Sat Aug 30 2008 09:02 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching Rich B   Sat Aug 30 2008 08:33 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:35 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:29 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching heynow   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:20 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna flahurricane   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:20 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna flahurricane   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:17 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:10 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 06:06 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna flahurricane   Sat Aug 30 2008 05:56 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna danielwAdministrator   Sat Aug 30 2008 05:40 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna flahurricane   Sat Aug 30 2008 05:12 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna WeatherNut   Sat Aug 30 2008 04:54 AM
. * * Loop Current RedingtonBeachGuy   Sat Aug 30 2008 04:42 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching Storm Hunter   Sat Aug 30 2008 04:41 AM
. * * Re: Gustav a Hurricane Again, and Watching Tropical Hanna lunkerhunter   Sat Aug 30 2008 04:38 AM
. * * Re: GUSTAV watching vineyardsaker   Sat Aug 30 2008 04:04 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? wxman007   Sat Aug 30 2008 02:45 AM
. * * GUSTAV watching Sheeper   Sat Aug 30 2008 02:33 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? native   Sat Aug 30 2008 02:27 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Storm Cooper   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:59 AM
. * * Re: another center fix trial katchatu   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:52 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? jessiej   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:48 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? damejune2   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:25 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Hugh   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:14 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Colleen A.   Sat Aug 30 2008 12:10 AM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? smorse22   Fri Aug 29 2008 11:59 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 11:42 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? JoshuaK   Fri Aug 29 2008 09:49 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 09:43 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? LoisCane   Fri Aug 29 2008 09:23 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Bloodstar   Fri Aug 29 2008 09:14 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 08:03 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? lsutigerfan   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:57 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? WeatherNut   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:56 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? cate   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:55 PM
. * * Re: Tracking Two Tropical Storms Stormin_thru   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:54 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:28 PM
. * * Re: Tracking Two Tropical Storms efaulkSWFLA   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:24 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 07:02 PM
. * * Re: Rainmaker in the making? Storm Hunter   Fri Aug 29 2008 05:32 PM
. * * Rainmaker in the making? RedingtonBeachGuy   Fri Aug 29 2008 05:06 PM
. * * Re: Tracking Two Tropical Storms mcgowanmc   Fri Aug 29 2008 03:31 PM
. * * Re: Tracking Two Tropical Storms LoisCane   Fri Aug 29 2008 03:07 PM
. * * Re: Tracking Two Tropical Storms MikeCAdministrator   Fri Aug 29 2008 02:29 PM
. * * Re: another center fix trial HCW   Fri Aug 29 2008 02:18 PM
. * * Re: another center fix trial pcola   Fri Aug 29 2008 12:36 PM

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