possible N.O evacuation due to Wilma

Opal storm · #1 Postby **Opal storm** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:04 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/tropical ... hurricanes

Scorpion · #2 Postby **Scorpion** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:04 pm

Are you serious???

SamSagnella · #3 Postby **SamSagnella** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:05 pm

Well I would hope that if Wilma heads their way that they do order an evacuation...IF

#4 Postby **skysummit** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:05 pm

All media hype. I'm guessing we'll have CNN on the streets within the next day or so. :roll:

#5 Postby **dhweather** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:06 pm

With questionable and damaged levees, a 4 foot surge will fill the lower
9th ward and other areas right back up.

Opal storm · #6 Postby **Opal storm** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:07 pm

I don't think an evacuation will be needed,looks like the threat has shifted much farther east since yesterday.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #7 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:08 pm

Its mostly toast any way. Why did they even open a city that is under sea level. Expect every time a tropical storm or hurricane moves into the Gulf for this to happen.

SamSagnella · #8 Postby **SamSagnella** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:08 pm

Well as DH mentioned, it wouldn't take all that much to overwhelm the already damaged levees. REMEMBER WHAT RITA DID WHEN IT MADE LANDFALL MORE THAN 200 MILES AWAY?!? A landfall even as far away as the FL big bend could spell trouble...

truballer#1 · #9 Postby **truballer#1** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:10 pm

its crazy down dar in NO, i FEEL SRRY FOR ALL DEM PEOPLE DOWN DAR

#10 Postby **dhweather** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:14 pm

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Its mostly toast any way. Why did they even open a city that is under sea level. Expect every time a tropical storm or hurricane moves into the Gulf for this to happen.

Well Matt, when D'Iberville and others settled in these parts, I don't think
they had a clue about hurricanes. They knew that they needed to be
close to water for shipping. A big river - the Mississippi River, was handy
as well.

Now, this is the first time since 1965 that any tropical storm has flooded
the city. Once in 40 years, and many storms have passed by the
greater New Orleans area in that time that did not flood NOLA at all.

It's easy to sit back and say "why" now, but it's part of America, it's one
of our oldest cities. When the next earthquake levels San Francisco,
should we exhibit that same attitude towards them? I don't think so.

#11 Postby **gatorcane** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:14 pm

Well as DH mentioned, it wouldn't take all that much to overwhelm the already damaged levees. REMEMBER WHAT RITA DID WHEN IT MADE LANDFALL MORE THAN 200 MILES AWAY?!? A landfall even as far away as the FL big bend could spell trouble...

No, NOLA won't see anything from this. They will be on the NW side of the storm; the storm should cross the FL peninsula hundreds of miles away. The NW side is a weak side usually.

#12 Postby **MWatkins** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:14 pm

More than anything else...he's managed to keep the weary city in the headlines.

That's a big...big if...not one forecaster or forecast model is coming anyplace close to New Orleans.

MW

#13 Postby **dhweather** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:17 pm

Nagin is damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't.

He wanted to repopulate before Rita, he was critisized. Too risky with a
storm about to enter the gulf.

Now he says be ready to leave, as a storm is about to enter the gulf.

He can't win.

KatDaddy · #14 Postby **KatDaddy** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:25 pm

I just cant see Wilma being a NOLA threat this time of year. Sure sometime the N GOM is hit....Juan 1985 but the pattern has and is changing more.....the Westerlies are here and cooling has begun

Terrell · #15 Postby **Terrell** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:50 pm

How sure are we, really, as to where on the gulf coast Wilma will make landfall? It's probably wise for Mayor Nagin to at least consider the possibility that Wilma may require evacuation of NO, but we probably need more time to be sure though if an evac will be needed. It would be nice if there was some way for Wilma to not make landfall but given the geography of the GOM that seems very unlikely.

AL Chili Pepper · #16 Postby **AL Chili Pepper** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:11 pm

I have to think it's a no-brainer that this storm heads NE soon after passing Cuba. Anywhere from Tampa southward will get this one, IMHO.

Jam151 · #17 Postby **Jam151** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:12 pm

dhweather wrote:Nagin is damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't.

He wanted to repopulate before Rita, he was critisized. Too risky with a
storm about to enter the gulf.

Now he says be ready to leave, as a storm is about to enter the gulf.

He can't win.

+ 1. What do people expect? The city gov goes by the offical track, and earlier today it looked ominous to those who don't keep up with TCs all the time. I don't know why it's so surprising.

CajunMama · #18 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:10 pm

KatDaddy wrote:I just cant see Wilma being a NOLA threat this time of year. Sure sometime the N GOM is hit....Juan 1985 but the pattern has and is changing more.....the Westerlies are here and cooling has begun

Don forget Lili hit on Oct. 4, 2002 (almost 2 weeks earlier in the month than now though).

Recurve · #19 Postby **Recurve** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:08 am

Matt-hurricanewatcher wrote:Its mostly toast any way. Why did they even open a city that is under sea level. Expect every time a tropical storm or hurricane moves into the Gulf for this to happen.

For pete's sake, read some history. New Orleans has been there since 1718 or so.

tornadochaser86 · #20 Postby **tornadochaser86** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:24 am

ya poor new orleans the this is the last thing they want to hear a storm in the gulf again

possible N.O evacuation due to Wilma

possible N.O evacuation due to Wilma

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