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How is New Orleans doing - flooding?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:42 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:42 am
I've read the posts about the obvious failing pumps. New Orleans appears to be taking on a lot of rain the next week or so. It isn't facing any dire flooding issues, right?
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Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:43 am to Forkbeard3777
In athletic shoes today to puddle jump, but high and dry around the city for the most part.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:44 am to Forkbeard3777
Hadn't actually rained that much the last few days.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:44 am to Forkbeard3777
From Harvey - No
Its a ticking time bomb though. Any above average rainstorm will flood NO and we still have Sept. to get through. Not a question "if" but "when" and "how bad".
Its a ticking time bomb though. Any above average rainstorm will flood NO and we still have Sept. to get through. Not a question "if" but "when" and "how bad".
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:53 am to Forkbeard3777
Southeast Louisiana has been blessed that dry air worked into the south and east side of this storm, or this would have been much worse for us. Prayers for areas west of here.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 10:59 am to Forkbeard3777
Haven't gotten much rain at all. But anything like what Houston reveived in one day would put the city in critical condition
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:01 am to Saskwatch
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Its a ticking time bomb though. Any above average rainstorm will flood NO and we still have Sept. to get through. Not a question "if" but "when" and "how bad".
From best I can tell we are at or above normal operating capacity. Everyone just became aware last month.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:02 am to fightin tigers
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From best I can tell we are at or above normal operating capacity.
What does this mean? "From best I can tell"?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:03 am to Y.A. Tittle
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What does this mean? "From best I can tell"?
Reading articles, seeing a list of what is out and how long it has been out.
I don't think it is 100%, but the truth is it doesn't seem like it ever was.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 11:04 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:04 am to Y.A. Tittle
Mitch is President of the SWB so we don't have anything to worry about.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:04 am to Forkbeard3777
Not raining. Sun is out. Drizzled a little earlier.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:04 am to fightin tigers
Nola's pump system >> Houston's waiting on gravity to get water through the shipping channel
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:04 am to tigersbh
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Southeast Louisiana has been blessed that dry air worked into the south and east side of this storm, or this would have been much worse for us. Prayers for areas west of here.
mobile and east Mississippi also got poured on the last 36 hours. Not sure how New Orleans would have handled that storm.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:05 am to SuperSaint
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Nola's pump system >> Houston's waiting on gravity
I personally would side with gravity vs fighting gravity.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:07 am to fightin tigers
City looks fine from what I have seen. Got a pretty nasty band maybe 30 minutes ago, but it moved so fast it couldnt do much. My rain guage since the storm got here says 7.25 inches , but it never really felt like it was that much - fortunately it was spread out.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:12 am to Sneaky__Sally
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Not sure how New Orleans would have handled that storm.
Never got any heavy rainfall. Lucked out and the rain bands were east and west of NO. The problem all has to with 3+ in. of rainfall w/in hour. Not devastating flooding but low lying areas of the city will see street flooding, damage to cars parked in low spots, and ground level flooding. This is why most of the houses in NO are built up a couple feet. If the rain is spaced out then no problem.
This post was edited on 8/30/17 at 11:14 am
Posted on 8/30/17 at 11:25 am to Forkbeard3777
It's fine. Small little showers but that's pretty much everyday this time of the year. No street flooding. Gonna be a great weekend.
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