Hey Jolly
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wrote on 26 Aug 2020, 23:00 last edited by
How is the Laura situation looking? It looked like storm surge might reach almost to Alexandria. The delta is in trouble.
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wrote on 26 Aug 2020, 23:59 last edited by
Think Audrey.
Just talked to a guy who got off the phone with his brother in Lake Charles (David lives in Biloxi, but originally was from somewhere around Carencro). He's been begging his brother to leave since yesterday. His brother finally left at about 4pm.
His house was on the outskirts of Lake Charles, about 10-15 feet above sea level. When Laura decided to go to Cat 4, that was the deciding factor...The surge is coming as far as 30 miles inland. If you've been in that part of the world, you know how flat it is and how many little bayous and inlets criss-cross that part of the world.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 00:03 last edited by
Lake Charles is going to get hammered, but so is Port Arthur. A couple of major refineries down there.
Gas will go up.
And in other news, Leesville will get hit hard. The town is home to Fort Polk, one of the largest military bases in the U.S. They say even Shreveport will get hurricane winds...Wonder what they'll do with the BUFFs at Barksdale?
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 00:15 last edited by
Oh...It took me awhile to get home today. Tornado had laid some trees on the highway this afternoon.
As far north as I am, I don't worry about storm surge. Even a foot of rain won't flood me out. But tornadoes?
That will get your attention...
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Think Audrey.
Just talked to a guy who got off the phone with his brother in Lake Charles (David lives in Biloxi, but originally was from somewhere around Carencro). He's been begging his brother to leave since yesterday. His brother finally left at about 4pm.
His house was on the outskirts of Lake Charles, about 10-15 feet above sea level. When Laura decided to go to Cat 4, that was the deciding factor...The surge is coming as far as 30 miles inland. If you've been in that part of the world, you know how flat it is and how many little bayous and inlets criss-cross that part of the world.
wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 00:17 last edited byThink Audrey.
Just talked to a guy who got off the phone with his brother in Lake Charles (David lives in Biloxi, but originally was from somewhere around Carencro). He's been begging his brother to leave since yesterday. His brother finally left at about 4pm.
His house was on the outskirts of Lake Charles, about 10-15 feet above sea level. When Laura decided to go to Cat 4, that was the deciding factor...The surge is coming as far as 30 miles inland. If you've been in that part of the world, you know how flat it is and how many little bayous and inlets criss-cross that part of the world.
Read that once 40% of lake Charles was under water and the forecasted river level will be well above that record event.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 01:05 last edited by
@Jolly Stay safe!!!!
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 01:27 last edited by
Oh, I'm fine.
The usual worst is that I lose power a few days. The only thing I worry about are the tornadoes and there is nothing you can do to prepare for that.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 03:25 last edited by
Bring munchies and water into the cellar.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 03:35 last edited by Jolly
Bring munchies and water into the cellar.
Ain't many cellars around here. Water table is too high.
The problem will be after the storm comes through, and the heat and humidity zoom back. Hopefully, the generator runs fine and powers my little 6000 btu window unit. If you can sleep cool and keep the freezers from thawing, it's all hunky-dory.
Feel sorry for the guys down south. Coast Guard just told folks down there to make sure they had tools to hack out of their attics.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 09:58 last edited by
Yeah, we didn’t have them in Florida either for the same reason. Heck, you couldn’t drain a pool because the water would push it up out of the ground.
I remember bugging out (down?) to the cellar in Ohio when there were tornado warnings.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 12:21 last edited by
National Weather Service said the storm surge will be "non survivable."
Wow.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 17:30 last edited by
Jolly, I hope the mess after the storm isn't too bad for you. Yes, the tornados are nothing to mess with. Stay safe!
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 17:58 last edited by
Just powered up the generator. Surprised I have the net.
Wasn't bad up here...only about a half-inch of rain. Mostly wind, had a few gusts close to 90. Junior high that's about a 400 yards away through the woods from me, lost part of their roof, but that's the worst damage right close to me. Mostly, we have trees down in the community...I just have some big oak limbs scattered about.
The "experts" missed the storm surge by half. The wind, they got right.
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Just powered up the generator. Surprised I have the net.
Wasn't bad up here...only about a half-inch of rain. Mostly wind, had a few gusts close to 90. Junior high that's about a 400 yards away through the woods from me, lost part of their roof, but that's the worst damage right close to me. Mostly, we have trees down in the community...I just have some big oak limbs scattered about.
The "experts" missed the storm surge by half. The wind, they got right.
wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 18:01 last edited byJust powered up the generator. Surprised I have the net.
Wasn't bad up here...only about a half-inch of rain. Mostly wind, had a few gusts close to 90. Junior high that's about a 400 yards away through the woods from me, lost part of their roof, but that's the worst damage right close to me. Mostly, we have trees down in the community...I just have some big oak limbs scattered about.
The "experts" missed the storm surge by half. The wind, they got right.
I'd say you came through very well this time, Jolly. Good news to hear.
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 18:52 last edited by
Very much so. My friend down the road a mite, has seven trees down...
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wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 19:11 last edited by
So the storm surge was less than prophecied?
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Yeah, we didn’t have them in Florida either for the same reason. Heck, you couldn’t drain a pool because the water would push it up out of the ground.
I remember bugging out (down?) to the cellar in Ohio when there were tornado warnings.
wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 01:25 last edited byYeah, we didn’t have them in Florida either for the same reason. Heck, you couldn’t drain a pool because the water would push it up out of the ground.
I remember bugging out (down?) to the cellar in Ohio when there were tornado warnings.
Fun fact - Ernest Hemingway (the writer) his house in Florida is one of the few with a basement (along with the 6 toe herd of cats).
@Jolly Glad that you are okay!!!
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wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 02:12 last edited by
Interesting. I’ve been to that house but I’m not sure if I knew that.
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wrote on 28 Aug 2020, 15:42 last edited by
Just 5 blocks from the butterfly house
But those are short blocks
