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re: Laura - President Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana for Hurricane Response Update
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:59 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:59 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Can somebody predict if I will lose power in BR?
It's nut cutting time on this decision to buy a generator or not.
Thanks for the help.
Use it, drain the gas, box it back up, and return it
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Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:59 pm to The Boat
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Cat 1 winds produce minimal damage
Cat 1 winds produce plenty of power outages. If you’re evacuating, you don’t evacuate to a place that is also likely to lose power.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:00 pm to The Boat
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Use it, drain the gas, box it back up, and return it
Lowes is one step ahead. They had signs that said they only accept returns of generators unopened in the box.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:00 pm to The Boat
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Unless I live in a storm surge area I wouldn't even leave Lake Charles but that's just me. People need to do what they feel comfortable doing.
let me clarify earlier. i'm worried about going too far and having to come back and dealing with it on both sides
i'm not worried about anything other than inconvenience. i worry about shreveport b/c of damage/debris on 171 and losing power in shreveport, not b/c something would happen to me. same with LC just on a higher scale
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:00 pm to SlowFlowPro
Gas stations in LC are starting to run short on gas. We are leaving before daybreak tomorrow. Just have to nail down 100% where. This thread has me rethinking the destination.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:01 pm to stout
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I have a ton of subs that work for me that I pay weekly. I need to be able to do my payroll with the internet and electricity on Thursday. I can't be without power so I have no choice really and don't want to risk my business.
Go east to like NOLA and be ready to go a little farther east on the chance it does slide a little farther east. That or get somewhere in East Texas with a decent hotel.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:01 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Lowes is one step ahead. They had signs that said they only accept returns of generators unopened in the box.
yep... bought one and won't open it unless i absolutely need it
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:01 pm to stout
Good luck man. 
You can always head back out west...
You can always head back out west...
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:01 pm to slackster
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Cat 1 winds produce plenty of power outages. If you’re evacuating, you don’t evacuate to a place that is also likely to lose power.
Of course they do but a power outage won't kill you which is the point to people saying Shreveport is about to be wiped off the map. If I evacuate I'm heading home the second the storm is past so I wouldn't care if the power goes out.
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:01 pm to stout
I’d head to Austin
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to stout
Eric and Matt from Space City Weather are doing a Facebook live starting any minute now for those interested.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to rds dc
12z Euro EPS is centered just SW of Houston. It only gets a few of the 50+ members into Louisiana.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to The Boat
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Of course they do but a power outage won't kill you which is the point to people saying Shreveport is about to be wiped off the map
that wasn't my point. if shreveport is in danger of losing power, then it's a bad option for me. might as well be in LC without power
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to stout
Sending the wife and kids east to Mont Belvieu to stay with my oldest daughter and her husband.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to stout
Filled up my wife and I's vehicles yesterday before the runs started
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to rds dc
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12z Euro EPS is centered just SW of Houston. It only gets a few of the 50+ members into Louisiana.
It's gonna hit Austin...isn't it?
You folks making plans to head West may want to head East, instead.
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to bnb9433
I’m having the conversation with my wife on if we should leave or not
South of Lafayette, north of HWY14, flood zone X (we aren’t even required to carry flood insurance)
I think we are more than fine. The stuff that we have to worry about is still something to worry about 100 miles north of us
South of Lafayette, north of HWY14, flood zone X (we aren’t even required to carry flood insurance)
I think we are more than fine. The stuff that we have to worry about is still something to worry about 100 miles north of us
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm to SlowFlowPro
So right now it looks like Shreveport will get it worse than BR?
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm to SlowFlowPro
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i was out and about earlier and as of noon it didn't seem like anyone was thinking evac. tomorow may be way different
Evacuations won't really ramp up until Wednesday when people know pretty much where it's going and see how strong it is.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm to stout
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I will probably hit up a casino hotel and don't they usually have back up generators?
If casinos remain open, that would be my assumption as well. If you can wait till tomorrow morning, and Laura doesn't trend any more east, then perhaps traveling east towards Baton Rouge or Gonzales would be closer? Being somewhere with AC is huge, IMO.
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