New Orleans Bob Breck in hiding

[cajungal]

Wonder what ever happened to Bob Breck? I know he is out of state or in another city somewhere. But, I wonder if he is embarrased. His viper model said Katrina was never going to make it in the gulf. Poor old Bob Breck.

[jlauderdal]

Wonder what ever happened to Bob Breck? I know he is out of state or in another city somewhere. But, I wonder if he is embarrased. His viper model said Katrina was never going to make it in the gulf. Poor old Bob Breck.

the guy was a but all season with the viper model and it caught up with him

[cajungal]

He downplayed almost every storm. Acting like New Orleans was never, ever going to be hit. Even when he goes back on the air, I bet his ratings will be well down. But, I am not going to bash him, because everyone makes mistakes. New Orleans was his city and I am sure he is hurting just like the rest of us.

[Mathias]

The Isaac Cline of today's era perhaps...

[canegrl04]

Hes in DALLAS . I saw him on the local FOX affiliate here chatting with the news crew.

[Anonymous]

Zack played him over the phone so I could hear. He sounded scared stiff. At the time he was talking....Katrina was forecast to be a Category 4 near there and almost every model showed it too. He said "BUT....It could still miss us...the ridge might not weaken....it might go to Texas" I felt bad. I don't beat around the bush. I would tell it the way it is, "A Category 4 Hurricane is forecast to be near here in three days. Get your preparations to prepare life and property ready now"

[GalvestonDuck]

The Isaac Cline of today's era perhaps...

How so?

Cline lost his family....

[Mathias]

Mathias wrote:
The Isaac Cline of today's era perhaps...


How so?

Cline lost his family....

Isaac Cline belittled the potential of a high intensity storm hitting Galveston, before the 1900 storm, and this caused a loss of interest in building a seawall at the time, and by the time a storm was looming towards Galveston, Isaac Cline was too late when he warned the people to evacuate. However, after the storm, Isaac Cline made amends by becoming an excellent forecaster in New Orleans, LA, predicting floods of the Mississippi River, as well as the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and a hurricane in 1915. The similarities between Bob Breck and Isaac Cline: both underestimated a hurricane, resulting in many deaths. It also puts into perspective the burden that a meteorologist faces when forecasting such storms, the responsibility as well as the stress they must face, and the lives they hold in their hands when they distribute their forecasts to the public. Isaac Cline had his share of criticism, but he never lost respect. Bob Breck will get his share of criticism as well, but he deserves respect for the job he holds, as well as others of his peers in this country.

[Innotech]

except in Katrinas case, people WERE warned well in advance but still stayed behind.

[Skywatch_NC]

except in Katrinas case, people WERE warned well in advance but still stayed behind.

Many though are/were feeble, poor health, poverty stricken, no transportation, etc...

[Mathias]

except in Katrinas case, people WERE warned well in advance but still stayed behind.

The NHC did an excellent job in putting out the warning in a timely, manner; it was Bob Breck that erred by being the last holdout for the hurricane to continue to head west. Bob Breck knew the hurricane was Louisiana/Mississippi/Alabama bound; but he was letting fear get to him, when he should have been firm, sounding the alarms to evacuate, which may have discouraged some from evacuating when he did not do so. As I said, his mistake is deserving of great criticism; many people depend upon their local meteorologists, and do not frequent message boards like this, leaving them with one source of weather info that they put trust in.

[fci]

except in Katrinas case, people WERE warned well in advance but still stayed behind.

Many though are/were feeble, poor health, poverty stricken, no transportation, etc...

A conversation well suited for the other board; aftermath of Katrina.

[patsmsg]

I watched Bob Breck in the days immediatley before landfall, and he repeatedly emphasized the dangerous nature of Katrina. He was telling folks to leave. They didn't.

[GalvestonDuck]

Mathias wrote:
The Isaac Cline of today's era perhaps...


How so?

Cline lost his family....

Isaac Cline belittled the potential of a high intensity storm hitting Galveston, before the 1900 storm, and this caused a loss of interest in building a seawall at the time, and by the time a storm was looming towards Galveston, Isaac Cline was too late when he warned the people to evacuate. However, after the storm, Isaac Cline made amends by becoming an excellent forecaster in New Orleans, LA, predicting floods of the Mississippi River, as well as the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and a hurricane in 1915. The similarities between Bob Breck and Isaac Cline: both underestimated a hurricane, resulting in many deaths. It also puts into perspective the burden that a meteorologist faces when forecasting such storms, the responsibility as well as the stress they must face, and the lives they hold in their hands when they distribute their forecasts to the public. Isaac Cline had his share of criticism, but he never lost respect. Bob Breck will get his share of criticism as well, but he deserves respect for the job he holds, as well as others of his peers in this country.

Ah...gotcha now. I was trying to relate them based on the storms alone. You were going back through their histories.

Thanks for the clarification.