Jolly needs to take cover

[George K]

Good to hear indeed.

Looks like NoLa is going to be a mess for quite a while.

SWB is the Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans

And one of the towers is in the Mississippi River:

[George K]

[George K]

Wow....

[Jolly]

Speaking of dodging bullets...SIL in Baton Rouge lost power, but got it back a few minutes ago. The storm didn't center the city, as was expected.

In not-good news, my DIL's parents rode the storm out in their home, close to Cut-Off. They're ok, but they were told this morning they may be 45-60 days without power. Guess they'll live at their Mississippi deer camp for awhile. If it's still there.

In worse news, one of my DIL's best friends, her maid of honor, told my DIL this morning they are frantically searching for her brother. The last thing they heard from him before his cell died, was that he was headed to his roof, because the water was too deep in his house.

[jodi]

@jolly said in Jolly needs to take cover:

Well, looks like we dodged a bullet. I'm far enough NW, that after the storm changed tracks, about all I've got is some wind and some light showers.

Hurricanes are all unique. This storm has a really anemic west side, for whatever reason. That's why Baton Rouge didn't suffer as much, even though the storm came close.

Another plus is that this storm didnt have a huge storm surge for a Cat 4.

The minus is that it sure had wind. A good bit of rain, but really high winds. My understanding is that the main transmission lines going into New Orleans (6 of them) are down. That's going to take some work.

And crap...plywood prices were just coming down...

Glad to hear you are ok. How awful about your DIL’s friend’s brother - hope they find him safe.

[Jolly]

@jodi said in Jolly needs to take cover:

@jolly said in Jolly needs to take cover:

Well, looks like we dodged a bullet. I'm far enough NW, that after the storm changed tracks, about all I've got is some wind and some light showers.

Hurricanes are all unique. This storm has a really anemic west side, for whatever reason. That's why Baton Rouge didn't suffer as much, even though the storm came close.

Another plus is that this storm didnt have a huge storm surge for a Cat 4.

The minus is that it sure had wind. A good bit of rain, but really high winds. My understanding is that the main transmission lines going into New Orleans (6 of them) are down. That's going to take some work.

And crap...plywood prices were just coming down...

Glad to hear you are ok. How awful about your DIL’s friend’s brother - hope they find him safe.

Hope so.

My DIL begged her parents to drive over to Austin and stay with them. As my son said, "You can't tell that stubborn coonass anything!" Anyway, my son will be taking leave this week and head down to his wife's parents. ..They had a big oak just miss their house and it's laying in their yard and the neighbors. Not to mention the neighborhood has trees down everywhere. So I guess it's Have Chainsaw-Will Travel.

[George K]

Any idea how many evacuated from New Orleans? Videos make the town look pretty deserted.

[LuFins Dad]

Wow, it’s already affecting us in DC. We’re getting Ida related storms this afternoon and this evening withGlash Flood warnings, and the remnants of Ida herself are supposed to roll in tomorrow through Thursday.

[Catseye3]

@lufins-dad said in Jolly needs to take cover:

Wow, it’s already affecting us in DC.

My weather peeps are calling for torrential rains on Wednesday.

[Larry]

I just came home from going to town. What I saw rolling in was so black and massive I can't even begin to imagine what this looked like in Louisiana. I've never seen anything like it.

[Aqua's Sister]

@larry said in Jolly needs to take cover:

What I saw rolling in was so black and massive I can't even begin to imagine

LOL

My every day life.

[Jolly]

@george-k said in Jolly needs to take cover:

Any idea how many evacuated from New Orleans? Videos make the town look pretty deserted.

Don't know.

I did hear John Bell say we have 1.1M homes and businesses without power.

[Catseye3]

@catseye3 said in Jolly needs to take cover:

My weather peeps are calling for torrential rains on Wednesday.

Yup, solid wall of rain for most of the night and steady gonna-be-here-awhile rain right now.

[Aqua Letifer]

@larry said in Jolly needs to take cover:

I just came home from going to town. What I saw rolling in was so black and massive I can't even begin to imagine what this looked like in Louisiana. I've never seen anything like it.

The most intense glob of the storm, from Atlanta to Long Island, went directly over us last night at 4 AM. The lightning was everywhere and did. Not. Stop. Shit was getting struck all around us and the rain was so intense, older trees just gave up and fell. So much rain was hitting the roof it just slid right past the gutters and came down in ribbons.

And yeah, that was just a storm, not a hurricane.

I tried to go out on the front walk and get a picture but something in our neighborhood got struck and I decided against it.

[Mik]

Heard on the radio that the bill for Ida will be about 20% of Katrina.

[Jolly]

@aqua-letifer said in Jolly needs to take cover:

@larry said in Jolly needs to take cover:

I just came home from going to town. What I saw rolling in was so black and massive I can't even begin to imagine what this looked like in Louisiana. I've never seen anything like it.

The most intense glob of the storm, from Atlanta to Long Island, went directly over us last night at 4 AM. The lightning was everywhere and did. Not. Stop. Shit was getting struck all around us and the rain was so intense, older trees just gave up and fell. So much rain was hitting the roof it just slid right past the gutters and came down in ribbons.

And yeah, that was just a storm, not a hurricane.

I tried to go out on the front walk and get a picture but something in our neighborhood got struck and I decided against it.

Friend of mine in South Louisiana who has weathered several hurricanes, said the wind in this storm was a first for him - over 60mph winds at his house for over 6 hours.

[LuFins Dad]

@aqua-letifer said in Jolly needs to take cover:

@larry said in Jolly needs to take cover:

I just came home from going to town. What I saw rolling in was so black and massive I can't even begin to imagine what this looked like in Louisiana. I've never seen anything like it.

The most intense glob of the storm, from Atlanta to Long Island, went directly over us last night at 4 AM. The lightning was everywhere and did. Not. Stop. Shit was getting struck all around us and the rain was so intense, older trees just gave up and fell. So much rain was hitting the roof it just slid right past the gutters and came down in ribbons.

And yeah, that was just a storm, not a hurricane.

I tried to go out on the front walk and get a picture but something in our neighborhood got struck and I decided against it.

Yeah, woke me up for a bit but the sound of the rain on the skylights knocked me right back out. It’s been strange since then. We’re supposed to be deluged with rain, but it’s been dry since 7AM…

[LuFins Dad]

We were just issued a Tornado Watch…

[Jolly]

Goes with the (bad) territory...Stay safe...

[Catseye3]

Rain with short spots of no-rain all day; wind the last several hours, not violent but making its presence known. I periodically hear the sound of something crashing to the earth at a distance. Cool enough for a light sweater.