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re: Laura - President Trump visits Lake Charles, Louisiana for Hurricane Response Update
Posted on 8/26/20 at 3:54 pm to latxwoman
Posted on 8/26/20 at 3:54 pm to latxwoman
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Some of those storm chasers are going to learn the hard way. SWLA is a different animal than Panama City or Port O'conner when dealing with surge.
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Unfortunately, some of them may not live to learn the lesson.
Hey there...you guys seem to be in the know...please elaborate for us out of towners...this is interesting!
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Posted on 8/26/20 at 3:57 pm to Crimson1st
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ey there...you guys seem to be in the know...please elaborate for us out of towners...this is interesting!
Louisiana is flat as hell. It's almost all marsh land in the first 10-15 miles from the "coast". There aren't some vast network of roads to escape. 95% of the time you're driving parallel to the coast down there, not actually getting away.
It's no place to frick around with rising water, plain and simple.
Posted on 8/26/20 at 4:01 pm to Crimson1st
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please elaborate for us out of towners
Most coastlines have a steep slope—you don’t have to go far inland to gain significant elevation. SW La. the slope is almost imperceptible—in some places it is negative. You can be on high ground at the coast and the road behind you in the marsh is under water. You have to go a long way to gain any kind of elevation. Very easy to get cut off. And then there’s nowhere to go.
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