#57 Postby Audrey2Katrina » Sun May 07, 2006 10:37 am
Lindaloo wrote:Those pics were from over the top flooding of the levee.
What pics are you referring to, Linda? We've wandered hither and yon with some interesting things since page one--would you be referring to the pic Christy posted the link to? It was taken by one Don McClosky, manager of Entergy's Michoud power plant. WWL TV did some coverage on it with the following comments:
"There were waves up on top of that, that were probably 15 to 18 foot on top of what you saw form the hurricane protection levee that was out there," [McClosky] said.
In a home video made by a worker at the power plant, you can hear Katrina's winds screaming through the power plant. McClosky and his crew watched as the levee reached the limits of its protection and water began pouring in. Eventually Katrina dumped between five and eight feet of water inside the power plant.
On the tape you can hear McClosky talk to his employees about moving higher as the water rose about a foot every ten minutes.
"There were waves up on top of that, that were probably 15 to 18 foot on top of what you saw form the hurricane protection levee that was out there,"
Just in case you are, I'm convinced of their authenticity. I've been to that power plant and over that Paris Rd. bridge more times than I can count. Anyway, in case I'm spinning my wheels here, I'll just say that's a pretty impressive picture of levee overtopping. And I've already said my piece on the MRGO in the Aftermath section....
A2K
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