Hurricane Ida--It's November, this is weird. - page 1 -

• Hurricane Ida--It's November, this is weird. by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Nov, 2009 11:41
• Okay, I'm cranking on the elliptical this morning and switch the tv over to Weather Channel--the tropical storm is not only a hurricane, it's anticipated to be a Cat 2 by this evening.  The hurricane plan, that can possibly include evacuation of the city, goes into effect at Cat 3. 
  Right now wunderground.com is showing a composite of the computer runs bringing this puppy in around Mobile!  But there's a warning on the southeastern coast of Louisiana. 
  I'm really not ready to go thru a hurricane now.  But the generator is gased and ready. 
  
• #1 by Mikekoz13 on 08 Nov, 2009 13:08
• Good luck to everyone within the reach of this storm. Let's hope it peters out.........
• #2 by andrew on 08 Nov, 2009 15:27
• Stay safe SaintC ....   
• #3 by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Nov, 2009 15:53
• Right now it just sounds like it will be at most a Cat 1 at landfall, New Orleans will get high water, but not any wind.  Our good buddy, Warhawk, may have a more "exciting" time if it goes in at Mobile and tracks the panhandle as the NWS predictions are currently saying.  But with these storms until they land, everything is possible.  My only concern is the poorly executed work by the US Corps in repairing our levees--they really have dropped the ball.  Hopefully the levees will hold.  I would not let that bunch engineer an outhouse!
• #4 by PBurke on 08 Nov, 2009 16:12
• we are in fourchon paul, and waiting to get word on wether we are evacuating. they are talking about some high tides so we may be leaving. i will keep you guys updated.
  
• #5 by Mikekoz13 on 08 Nov, 2009 16:30
• Good luck to you Paulie! And all the great people of your area... we loved the people there!
• #6 by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Nov, 2009 17:21
• For all the guys in the affected area, I seriously reccomend that you go to wunderground.com, it's what my company a disaster recovery consulting firm uses as one of its assets.  We have others, but that information, to the extent I am permitted I will keep posting here.  I think right now that LA is high water since it looks like we're on the "good" side, north west, of the eye.  These babies are tricky.  I'll definately have some good information in the morning.   But in any event, make sure you shave the dome to face adversity clean, smooth and SLY
• #7 by GASlick on 08 Nov, 2009 18:10
• Ya'll take care down there.
  
  We're being told to expect high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday up here in GA.
• #8 by fcb2001 on 08 Nov, 2009 18:37
• stay safe down there, im hoping that the storm dies down
• #9 by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Nov, 2009 18:57
• Quote from: GAslick on 08 Nov, 2009 18:10

  Ya'll take care down there.
  
  We're being told to expect high winds and heavy rain on Tuesday up here in GA.
  

  I had considered PMing you about this, one line on wunderground.com shows the remnants of the storm passing over you, and with the ground full of previous rains, it could be bad. 
• #10 by GASlick on 08 Nov, 2009 22:54
• They're predicting anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of rain and high winds with the most being the further south you go.  It's supposed to take a right turn over southern GA and head toward JAX.
  
  We're going to be on the north side of it with it pulling moisture off the Atlantic.  Gonna be interesting!
• #11 by Timmay on 09 Nov, 2009 06:25
• I am so Glad I am up here in Beautiful Sunny and Warm Indiana!  Our prayers will be with you all this week as this storm passes by.   I will just stick with our tornado's we have up here.
• #12 by tomgallagher on 09 Nov, 2009 07:50
• I wonder who had the idea to build a city below sea level. Good luck with those levees.
• #13 by D.A.L.U.I. on 09 Nov, 2009 08:59
• Quote from: Tom Gallagher on 09 Nov, 2009 07:50

  I wonder who had the idea to build a city below sea level. Good luck with those levees.
  

  
  The whole city isn't below sea level.  But in the late 1800's a guy named Baldwin Wood invented an efficient pumping system that permitted draining the swamps that surrounded the City, then that led to levees, and the rest is history.  The "Baldwin pumps" were so efficient that the Dutch also used the design for a while at least, but after the flooding in the 1950's and the construction of real flood protection there, they may have started using other.  It's not a problem for me, I'm on "high ground" nearly 3' above see level.  The below sea level issue has led engineers to us a system called "Cairo Data" that adds several feet to the actual elevation so that all the numbers are positive.  Most elevations are therefore stated as number of feet, "CD". 
  More than you ever wanted to know about the City.  The flooding after Katrina and the levee failure almost defined the boundaries before positive pumping w/ the Baldwin pumps. 
  
  Ida is now a TS but a lot of the schools and businesses in the southernmost part of the state have closed as a caution to high water, approximately 3' above normal high tides.  That can be a lot of water for the low lying areas.  All the ferrys in NO have been shut down because of winds.  Downtown is really slow today--I may close up thie office early today--aren't many excuses to do it so I'm not going to let the opportunity slip by.   
• #14 by tomgallagher on 09 Nov, 2009 10:45
• How is Algiers doing Saint.?