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Grand Isle and Hurricanes
Posted on 7/27/19 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 7/27/19 at 4:55 pm
How strong of a hurricane would it take to basically flatten Grand Isle?
I went down there a visit yesterday to see a buddy who is fishing in the Tarpon Rodeo. I think my list trip that way was over 20 years ago.
If a Katrina kind of bitch hit about 10 miles west of there is it over with for them? How would the areas a little ways up from there to Houma make out?
I went down there a visit yesterday to see a buddy who is fishing in the Tarpon Rodeo. I think my list trip that way was over 20 years ago.
If a Katrina kind of bitch hit about 10 miles west of there is it over with for them? How would the areas a little ways up from there to Houma make out?
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Posted on 7/27/19 at 4:55 pm to notiger1997
Grand Isle is pretty flat.
Not many mountains much less hills.
Realize you are asking what a direct hit from a Category 5 would do to an area.
Not many mountains much less hills.
Realize you are asking what a direct hit from a Category 5 would do to an area.
This post was edited on 7/27/19 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 7/27/19 at 4:58 pm to notiger1997
Idk but Coach John Brady is in first place in the Spanish Mackeral division.
Btw, ZERO Tarpon caught at the International Tarpon Rodeo.
Btw, ZERO Tarpon caught at the International Tarpon Rodeo.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:01 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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Btw, ZERO Tarpon caught at the International Tarpon Rodeo.
I heard that was the case as of noon today. Kind of a let down for everyone I'm sure.
I noticed some of the hired strippers walking around yesterday afternoon, but I didn't feel like staying to see any of the activities. How does that work? Guys just hire them to come strip and do kinky stuff on their boats at the dock?
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:03 pm to notiger1997
Haha, no idea, but I’m sure with all the neck tat guys down there, these strippers will do well this weekend.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:04 pm to notiger1997
DId you see what Ike did to Galveston? That. But worse.
So this.
So this.
This post was edited on 7/27/19 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:07 pm to TigerStripes06
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DId you see what Ike did to Galveston?
What part of Galveston is that? I went to Galveston two summers ago to visit a friend and it seemed to be in great shape.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:12 pm to notiger1997
When the right storm skirts the coast from Southeast to Northwest and makes land fall at the right angle and speed it’s going to wipe Terrebonne Parish off the map.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:19 pm to Cincinnati Bowtie
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but Coach John Brady is in first place in the Spanish Mackeral division
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:20 pm to TigerStripes06
Who built that house?? I want him to build me one
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:23 pm to rsbd
A cat 3 at the right angle would ruin it. Go back and look at what Betsy did it. Way more erosion since then.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:27 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Andrew tried that and failed......
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:30 pm to notiger1997
IIRC in the late 1800s there was a second island down there, next to Grand Isle and with some real resort hotels. I wonder if there are any good articles about what it was and how big the hurricane was that obliterated it?
Anybody?
Anybody?
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:31 pm to fightin tigers
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Grand Isle is pretty flat.
Not many mountains much less hills.
Realize you are asking what a direct hit from a Category 5 would do to an area.
It would depend on on construction, newer cement structures would take a beating but would still stand up during any storm.
Older stick built structures could disappear in any storm depending on storm surge and wave action.
As far as the rest of the area, it really depends on the angle of attack. Gustav Cat 2 at landfall passed right over the Houma Thibodaux area. But Gustav was a fast mover. So Surge was only an issue to areas Far East of the center. There was some surge that covered most of the island but there was no catastrophic damage.
Now this month’s home brew storm that hit area came at bad angle for the area. It also sat over the area for an extended time. That is why Time is also a big factor in storm surge, the longer a storm sits the higher storm surge levels even for a weak system. Had the storm been stronger Terrebonne could have seen more issues. Lafourche would fair better as they have higher levees than Terrebonne.
Grand Isle faired well through Barry, but a storm like Betsy in 1965 nearly cleared some parts of the island.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:43 pm to Tarps99
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Grand Isle faired well through Barry,
And still loss a lot of beach. I realized this weekend that the beach behind my uncles camp will be gone in my lifetime.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:46 pm to Popths
quote:Why does it have to be at a right angle?
A cat 3 at the right angle would ruin it.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:53 pm to real turf fan
I think the island your referencing is last island.
LINK
See wiki link
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See wiki link
This post was edited on 7/27/19 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:55 pm to soccerfüt
Probably has something to do with which way the water pushes up
Posted on 7/27/19 at 5:58 pm to notiger1997
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What part of Galveston is that? I went to Galveston two summers ago to visit a friend and it seemed to be in great shape.
That looks like the Bolivar Peninsula, in Galveston Co., but not the City of Galveston.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 6:05 pm to TigerStripes06
If I'm the company that built that house, my business card would be nothing but that picture and a phone number.
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