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NOAA
THE CENTER OF RITA MADE LANDFALL AT 230 AM CDT ON THE EXTREME
SOUTHWEST COAST OF LOUISIANA BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND JOHNSON'S
BAYOU.
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
I have to disagree to some extent with the annoucement that Rita has made landfall.
Originally posted by Harry55
GradyPhilpott, just one question then I have got to go to bed according to wifes instruction if you know what I mean ? Did you take into consideration for water rise or storm surge ? I have not checked on rainfall amounts but I will.
...it will not take a direct hit on New Olreans to cause further catastrophic damage. The counter-clockwise winds that appear to be ready to hit the area in a few hours could drive water from the Gulf into Lakes Borgne and Ponchartrain and cause severe flooding in the river parishes and place catastrophic pressure on the damaged levees in NO. If the storm hits around the Port Sulpher/Lake Charles area, New Orleans could be hit even worse. It does not look good for the Big Easy, no matter where Rita goes at this time.
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Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Originally posted by Harry55
GradyPhilpott, just one question then I have got to go to bed according to wifes instruction if you know what I mean ? Did you take into consideration for water rise or storm surge ? I have not checked on rainfall amounts but I will.
This is what I wrote last night:
...it will not take a direct hit on New Olreans to cause further catastrophic damage. The counter-clockwise winds that appear to be ready to hit the area in a few hours could drive water from the Gulf into Lakes Borgne and Ponchartrain and cause severe flooding in the river parishes and place catastrophic pressure on the damaged levees in NO. If the storm hits around the Port Sulpher/Lake Charles area, New Orleans could be hit even worse. It does not look good for the Big Easy, no matter where Rita goes at this time.
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[edit on 2005/9/24 by GradyPhilpott]