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re: Zeta - The cleanup begins
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:54 pm to Tarps99
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:54 pm to Tarps99
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You can draw a line from East Houma to Lockport, and then to New Orlean to see where the storm’s eyewall path was.
That line goes right over my house and I never lost power,
Satellite or internet.
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Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:57 pm to Tarps99
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I could not imagine what some people went through thinking that this was going to be a minor storm and be done with it. And then once storm blew through the winds were way stronger than what they anticipated.
I don't know how to do it, but we have to get people out of the habit of preparing for storms like Zeta as if they will be a "minor storm". The NHC did all it could do. They did a great job of forecasting towards the higher end of Zeta's potential without blowing it completely out of proportion. They did a good job of conveying the very real possibility that Zeta would be a strengthening storm on approach, and even at landfall. They nailed the path, to a point that there is no debating it. They tackled a fairly complex setup that is rarely seen about as well as could be asked or expected of them.
Yet, I've seen it on here and read it elsewhere that, "Zeta caught people off guard." Well, it shouldn't have. At what point does it fall on the individual to inform themselves at more than a passing level? That is a responsibility each person who chooses to live in hurricane-prone areas has to accept. We live in a time when there is more information than ever, and that information is more easily accessible than ever. There is rarely ever sound reason that anyone should be "caught off guard" by a hurricane in the year 2020.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:59 pm to LegendInMyMind
Man what a fricking experience. 100+ mph winds are no joke. Hope everyone here made out alright
Posted on 10/29/20 at 8:59 pm to LegendInMyMind
If you're told 6 previous times you're going to get punched in the face and it never happens, you likely assume the 7th time won't either..right or wrong
Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:13 pm to LegendInMyMind
See to me thats why some of the news/local people overreact to storms because there is a LARGE portion of the population that wont pay attention unless its thrown in their face. I rather them over sell something than under sell.
I am in Houston and I dont remember if it was Harvey or one of the storms after but I would have people come in to the gym with seemingly no idea that a MAJOR storm was forecasted for the area. It blows my mind how out of touch some people can be.
I am in Houston and I dont remember if it was Harvey or one of the storms after but I would have people come in to the gym with seemingly no idea that a MAJOR storm was forecasted for the area. It blows my mind how out of touch some people can be.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:14 pm to tgrbaitn08
Posted that pic a few pages back
Thor busted their day tank.
Thor busted their day tank.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:25 pm to bigberg2000
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See to me thats why some of the news/local people overreact to storms because there is a LARGE portion of the population that wont pay attention unless its thrown in their face
That's the problem. They overreact for ratings then nothing materializes and the next time people don't take it seriously.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:54 pm to LegendInMyMind
In NOLA I'd imagine it was the constant warnings they got all year of being a bullseye target then the canes shifted with minimum impacts to them. A combination of fatigue and not giving a frick anymore due to the media wishcasting it.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 9:56 pm to NorthEndZone
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Trees and structures that survived Katrina Gustav and Andrew in southern Lafourche Parish were broken, uprooted or damaged by Zeta.
Zeta was a compact storm that had a sharp pressure gradient within about 25 miles from the center.
Definitely agree with you. Cocodrie has more damage than with Gustav. Probably the most down there since Andrew. Hearing gust clocked to 125. Our camp had no siding left and had tin pulled off the roof. Also the new levees caused big time flooding from the lakes to the north. The eye crossed my house in Pearl River County. Still packed 80+ mph gusts here. Lost six pines thank god for a tractor with a grapple.
This post was edited on 10/29/20 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:08 pm to bayoudude
That was one wild arse storm. Employers didn’t let people go earlier due to too many false alarms this season. Woke up yesterday morning to a cat 2 when it was supposed to be a low cat 1 at best. Had to change a lot of things I would not normally prepare for. The speed of it, the intensity and how different areas felt like it went through different hurricanes, the amount of damage, the cold front... crazy as shite.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:39 pm to back9Tiger
Yeah 1 mph away from a CAT 3 hitting at 4p,
ehh, Half day, everybody leave at Noon, yeah that's good
ehh, Half day, everybody leave at Noon, yeah that's good
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Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:50 pm to LaBR4
Can anyone post or link a satellite shot of the hurricane from the gulf til, say MS/AL?
Wanna see exactly where this thing went because I lost all power and reception right before the eye hit
Wanna see exactly where this thing went because I lost all power and reception right before the eye hit
This post was edited on 10/29/20 at 11:52 pm
Posted on 10/30/20 at 4:20 am to LaBR4
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Yeah 1 mph away from a CAT 3 hitting at 4p, ehh, Half day, everybody leave at Noon, yeah that's good
I would say maybe once the post storm data gets reanalyzed they may upgrade it to a 3.
The Bayou Benvenieu Bridge reported winds of 112. You also had some marine vessels in the Leeville and Port Fourchon that saw winds over 115. You could say she was probably still strengthening even into Landfall and did not start to weaken until she got to Slidell because of the flat landscape.
Also, the forward motion helped to increase the winds speeds too.
Water could have been more of an issue, but it didn’t have time to build it.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 5:40 am to tgrbaitn08
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You can draw a line from East Houma to Lockport, and then to New Orlean to see where the storm’s eyewall path was. That line goes right over my house and I never lost power, Satellite or internet.
Built my house in 1984, when the eye wall came thru, was the first time my house shook.
Trees down, lots of clean up.
Still now power, phone service took till yesterday
South Lafourche - Cut Off
Posted on 10/30/20 at 6:01 am to Nicky Parrish
Experienced going through the eye of Hugo almost 200 miles inland. Same type of eerie calm.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 8:47 am to OldHickory
I know this thread is primarily concerning Louisiana but this thing did quite a bit of damage in the ATL metro area.
My GF is still without power as is most of East Cobb and Gwinnett. They’ve held the kids out of school the last couple of days. Pine trees are down everywhere on the back roads.
Might be the worst damage a tropical storm has ever done to this city.
My GF is still without power as is most of East Cobb and Gwinnett. They’ve held the kids out of school the last couple of days. Pine trees are down everywhere on the back roads.
Might be the worst damage a tropical storm has ever done to this city.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 9:15 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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I know this thread is primarily concerning Louisiana but this thing did quite a bit of damage in the ATL metro area.
Saw where it's caused flooding in New Jersey.
Crazy.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 10:22 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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I know this thread is primarily concerning Louisiana but this thing did quite a bit of damage in the ATL metro area.
Seems like coastal Mississippi took the worst from this one.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 10:39 am to wadewilson
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Seems like coastal Mississippi took the worst from this one.
Have friends and family in BSL/Pass Christian and they got it pretty square. Some cars flooded out. Trees down along Second Street in P.C.
My brother lives an hr north of Atlanta on Lake Lanier and they have extended power outages as well.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 11:03 am to Saskwatch
Waveland Mayor said this was the worst Waveland had seen since Katrina.
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