Hurricane Katrina

Kit -- thank God you listened and left -- where were you in relation to Mizar and Lady Lily -- do you have any ideas knowing the area and knowing what they are saying on the news if they are underwater also.

Do you have family you are staying with now?

They mostly fled to the dome, or is that not were you are?

I like the pic of the taxi:
www.miami.com...

Originally posted by Indy
Slightly off topic. This marks the 3rd depression that has hit us here in Indiana this year. Right now we have rain and a pressure of 998mb or 29.47". We don't get pressure this low in the summer. If we get a pressure this low in the winter we are usually getting burried in snow.

That is interesting, thanks for sharing. I need to get one of those weather stations that has a computer interface so I can keep a better record of my local weather.

Oh, Kit. You are from NO? I am very sorry for the events.
I am glad you evacuated and are ok now.

Update:

*Mayor,"Greater than my worst fears"
*Death toll still rising.
*Coast gards cut the roofs of people who have not escaped.
*Power out for about two months.
*About three years untill city in living conditins and mostly rebuilt.

Dome Refuge:
*No Power
*Roof Damage
*Poor Confditions

Temp of City (NO): 90 to 100, degrees
80% of City (NO) under water.

Hurricane Katrina: North West of florida, losing speed, about 30 mph. Possable creation of other tornados.

Etc bad stuff...

Quote:
"Experts say the biggest and most immediate ripple you'll see is gas prices. Katrina crippled at least 90-percent of oil production in the gulf. At least eight refineries are closed, halting supplies at peak travel time. David Purcell, a Houston energy consultant, expects prices already at record highs will jump even higher over the next week. He says wholesale prices alone were up 19-cents a gallon as of Monday. “When you see increases in the NYMEX gasoline price, that's one-to-one, so you ought to see your retail prices move up 20 to 30 cents pretty quickly," says Purcell."

www.wtev.com...

thanks for your concerns, guys. i knew Mizar from Ignorance Denied and didnt know Lady Lily was also from the area. i havent heard anything about them but im trying to find out if they are ok. i know mizar stayed, and heard that someone was in touch with him and said he was ok, but havent heard from Lady Lily. please keep me posted if anyone hears anything.

--Kit

Another Update!

Looting is everywere, stealing, the coceenos are losing at least half a million dollars a day.

The Palace Casino in Biloxi is almost on its side, the bridges are heavily damaged in Biloxi. The Grand Casino which was on a barge in the water is now quite inland. Biloxi is absolutely devasted.

you can watch live internet feed from here
Live Feed

[edit on 8-30-2005 by worldwatcher]

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Posted by, Kitsunegari

posted on 30/8/05 at 11:00 AM

yeah, thats true, WW.

were in Jefferson parish. havent heard much and the news isnt shwing more than like 3 clips of the same area, so ill just have to wait and see for sure, but from the clips of the area i have seen, it doesnt look good.

did you see the clip of a mall with a big sign missing in the front and next to that it said clearview on the building? im not ure if you know what im talking abut, but i live a few blocks down from that.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

[edit on 30/8/05 by The Surrealist]

I just heard the Mayor has ordered a complete evacuation of ALL of New Orleans.

Hope Mizar is managing.

Edit: Ah, this is more accurate:

GOVERNOR SAYS ALL OF NEW ORLEANS NEEDS TO BE EVACUATED


[edit on 8/30/2005 by Relentless]

here worlwatcher:

Live Feed

www.wwltv.com...

Jeff Parish President. Residents will probably be allowed back in town in a week, with identification only, but only to get essentials and clothing. You will then be asked to leave and not come back for one month.

FEMA numbers to begin assistance process 1-800-621-FEMA or www.fema.gov....

Hope too.
What about the Superdome? First they said there were 10.000 people in it, now 60.000. Maybe Mizar was taken there... They are surrounded by water, are they going to evacuate by air?

It is around 5 PM there, isn´t it? At what time is there no natural daylight?

From the random death toll figures being thrown out by different officials in the areas affected, it's going to be pretty high, I've already averaged about 700 dead right now, just from those officials guestimates. This doesn't include any deaths that will come due to disease and failure medical care.

Originally posted by worldwatcher
From the random death toll figures being thrown out by different officials in the areas affected, it's going to be pretty high, I've already averaged about 700 dead right now, just from those officials guestimates.

This doesn't include any deaths that will come due to disease and failure medical care.

I was going to estimate around 1000 but it could definitely be higher.

a good live link is www.wdsu.com

Jefferson update on MSNBC

No power for 45 days
No Sewerage (no flushing toilets etc)
natural gas leaks
no potable drinking water
Snakes, vermin and more in the water.
Two Major roadways are still there for evacuations
East Jefferson Parish, hit worse than West Jefferson Parish.

Advising everyone still in Jefferson parish to evacuate, I hope Mizar and family have left by now.

There`s only one way out of town now, and that`s river road---> causeway. no idea if Mizar can get there.

theyseeALL, thanks for that live feed link, it will be very helpful. im just really realizing how this is gonna completely throw my life upside down...