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re: °°°°THE Official Lafayette Thread°°°°
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:24 am to LSU316
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:24 am to LSU316
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I wonder what they think we will know at 1 that we don't know now
the only thing i can think of is the next major hurricane track update. other than that, we're still going to see wind and rain for a while. not the intensity of BR and NO, but TS strength at a minimum.
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Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:24 am to LSU316
That they'll be closed tomorrow, most likely.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:29 am to TigerHam85
Is LUS normally reliable for power?
My first Lafayette storm
My first Lafayette storm
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 10:30 am
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:33 am to rondo
I just took a shite...toilets still working fine in Crowley.
*originally posted in main thread but perhaps more pertinent here.
*originally posted in main thread but perhaps more pertinent here.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:35 am to rondo
No clue. My first storm here too.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:36 am to rondo
LUS is very reliable. It all depends on your neighborhood, whether or not there are a lot of trees between the substation and you.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:37 am to rondo
quote:
Is LUS normally reliable for power
Yes. And I'll give two reasons why:
1. The LUS service area is very small compared to other utilities. Although there are approximately 120,000 people in the city (and 65,000 meters), the reaction time for outages is very short due to the closeness of the customers to the operations center.
2. The LUS electric system is set up in a circular/looped pattern. If a specific line or substation trips offline and requires major construction, the system is set up for alternate/backup feeds to provide power.
With that said, storms are tricky and can vary in damage. LUS was devastated in 2002 with Lili. Gustav in 2008 was bad but not as bad as Lili. If Lafayette only sees TS winds, there should be no long term outages.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:38 am to G Vice
really just started raining in here in Youngsville.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:41 am to graychef
Solid post, gray. Lilly did a number on us, for sure.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:44 am to G Vice
Lily was no joke. Thakfully I had reservations in New Orleans that weekend to see the Saints/Steelers game. My power had just been restored when we returned that Sunday evening.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:47 am to graychef
I never lost it during Gustav, Katrina or Rita. A couple of days during Lili. Have moved since then, but more centrally loccated and no trees.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:50 am to G Vice
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It all depends on your neighborhood,
live near LHS
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:51 am to graychef
Rains picking up. Had to move the cooking inside. About time to move the drinking to the garage.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:54 am to rondo
The most problems areas include those neighborhoods that are covered in trees. Along Johnston Street toward the river is always a problem area.
I do expect a number of outages with this system due to the amount of exposure Lafayette will have to the 30-50 MPH winds. I really hope it's not widespread.
I do expect a number of outages with this system due to the amount of exposure Lafayette will have to the 30-50 MPH winds. I really hope it's not widespread.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:55 am to Uncle JackD
I decided to be a good little employee and do some work.. this isn't going to last long tho
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:56 am to Uncle JackD
It looks like we're about to encounter a bit of a break. However, the next rain will be brutal.
Ughhhh
Ughhhh
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:59 am to graychef
I guess its time to knock the AC down incase i do loose electricity my apartment will be halfway cool
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:00 am to graychef
Dude am I crazy or does it look like it is trying to jog to the norteast in that animation?
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:01 am to LSUlefty
Lilly was a CAT-3 before wind shear knocked it back down but the damage was unbelievable in Evangeline Parish. The old timers said it was Audrey all over again. I spent 2 months chain sawing on my farm just to get the roads cleared. That not even touching the woods, we had to get some loggers to help with that. Very underrated storm in my book but it's all about relevance, meaning city size, population and such if the media covers it.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:03 am to Interception
That is 100% correct.....I want to see what type of media coverage a storm like Isaac would have gotten assuming the only LA landfall was around Pecan Island and it came up between LC and Lafayette.
Actually I don't want to see that becuase I would be screwed by that
Actually I don't want to see that becuase I would be screwed by that
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