WaPo: Katrina's Effects at a Glance

[lady lib]

By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Sunday, August 28, 2005; 4:09 PM

Hurricane Katrina's effects, at a glance:

LOUISIANA:

_ Evacuations: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered the entire city of 485,000 to evacuate. For those who couldn't, the city opened 10 shelters, including the Superdome, and urged people to bring three- to five-days worth of supplies.

QUOTE:

"I'm really scared. I've been through hurricanes, but this one scares me. I think everybody needs to get out." _ Linda Young, 37, while filling up her gas tank in New Orleans.

This article is a very brief summary of the hurricane's effects so far.

LINK
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/28/AR2005082800570_pf.html

[MadisonProgressive]

1. I just heard a Faux news 'reporter' state that

there are 9 oil refineries in the path of Katrina. This could be a major blow to our economy. Did I say yet that this storm sucks?

[lady lib]

2. Nine?!! Hold onto your wallet

because this storm is about to suck the cash right out of it.

[greyl]

3. Here are the expected effects at a glance

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED HURRICANE KATRINA
A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOODFRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETEBLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEWCROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BEKILLED.
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:laz062

[lady lib]

4. Bookmarking this website.

Thanks for posting it.
:thumbsup:

[Fleshdancer]

5. I don't understand this (from your link provided):

MONDAY
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS 60 TO 90 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 125 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 115 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

:wtf:

90 percent??? Well gee, I'm glad there's a 10% chance of showers not occuring. :eyes: