Derecho! Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Now they have a Plaquemines Parish councilman who is downplaying the levee reports - however somehow he thinks the wind will "change direction" in 3-4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Storm surge has now exceeded hurricane Gustav at Shell Beach, 9.5 ft: http://tidesonline.n...Shell Beach, LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needbiggerboat Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Water washing over the Mississippi river levee in Plaquemines parish, it's a federal levee and this wasn't supposed to happen. Living at or below sea level is a never ending battle with Darwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersWx92 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 KMDJ reporting sustained 82 MPH, gusting 92 MPH. WDSU in New Orleans just lost commercial power and is now on generators. KMDJ peaked at a sustained wind of 86 mph with a gust to 102 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Comparing rainfall rates/totals with estimates. Lakefront Airport recorded 0.25" last hour (north of the heavier band). 1.42" total. Radar Estimate there is ~0.6". Boothvile ground truth was running ~30% above estimates before we stopped getting data. Southern NO is probably seeing 0.75-1" hour rainfall rates at present time based on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 From Plaquemines Parish President - Water level along the levee along the Mississippi River is only 2 feet from the top with waves splashing over on the west bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 @twc_hurricane DOW radars on 16ft levees near Port Sulphur report water is 2ft from top of levees - that's a 14ft storm surge. #Isaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 From Plaquemines Parish President - Water level along the levee along the Mississippi River is only 2 feet from the top with waves splashing over on the west bank. He sounds spooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeEffectKing Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 He sounds spooked. Yeah, that interview was a little disconcerting, I'm sure for anyone that chose to stay down there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny and Warm Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 He sounds spooked. He said they were really just earthen mounds piled along the banks. I can't imagine 24 hours of Isaac from one direction is gonna be good from an erosion standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 @twc_hurricane DOW radars on 16ft levees near Port Sulphur report water is 2ft from top of levees - that's a 14ft storm surge. #Isaac That also means those levees will be overtopped, surge has many hours to build up still. Yeesh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 He sounds spooked. Spooked and uncertain. Certainly becoming an interesting situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 That also means those levees will be overtopped, surge has many hours to build up still. Yeesh... @twc_hurricane Doppler on Wheels crew at Port Sulphur, LA reports surge peaked 30min ago; waves were cresting over the 16ft levees there. #Isaac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The southernmost gauging station in Plaquemines Parish by Venice. USGS 07374550 (COE) Mississippi River at Venice, LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 @twc_hurricane Doppler on Wheels crew at Port Sulphur, LA reports surge peaked 30min ago; waves were cresting over the 16ft levees there. #Isaac I don't think you can declare it's peaked yet by any means, it probably went through a lull. Mississippi at New Orleans is rising crazy fast, near the top of the seawall according to Jim Cantore. Water flowing up from the Gulf and down the river due to rain is causing the rapid pile up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Is there a good website to follow reports of storm damage, overflows, etc? NOLA.com doesn't seem to have current info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfan1987 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Spooked and uncertain. Certainly becoming an interesting situation. Also has to be bringing up some very bad memories for the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennyForYourThoughts Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 https://p.twimg.com/A1bSOMICMAEF0HK.jpg:large This is supposedly the MIssissippi river spilling over the levee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 New Orleans mayor - "We have dodged a bullet." (re: flood walls should handle surge) Shep Smith declined to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I don't think you can declare it's peaked yet by any means, it probably went through a lull. Mississippi at New Orleans is rising crazy fast, near the top of the seawall according to Jim Cantore. Water flowing up from the Gulf and down the river due to rain is causing the rapid pile up... Guess this an Obs but a nearly12 foot rise on the Mississippi today has to be concerning. http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/WaterControl/new/layout.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKY_WX Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 https://p.twimg.com/...EF0HK.jpg:large This is supposedly the MIssissippi river spilling over the levee I hope those folks got out. South new orleans is going to get rolled by this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 https://p.twimg.com/...EF0HK.jpg:large This is supposedly the MIssissippi river spilling over the levee Doubtful. That looks like the levy to the right. The water is covering the ground between the normal bank and the levy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derecho! Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 https://p.twimg.com/...EF0HK.jpg:large This is supposedly the MIssissippi river spilling over the levee You can see the levee inland of that road, so it's not spilling over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Army corps guy is wrong about water levels going down, yeah tide levels are receding but surge is still building rapidly at the NOS stations. In fact tide has almost gone out completely, so tide wont help much from here on out and will become a problem when it comes in after midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Who is this clown from the Army Corp that is saying that the worst is over in the delta on TWC? You have to be absolutely kidding me on that? I have to imagine that things would get WORSE from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailMan06 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 What was that Army Corps guy smoking? The worst of the surge isn't anywhere close to being over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paweatherguy1 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Army corps guy is wrong, yeah tide levels are receding but surge is still building rapidly at the NOS stations. In fact tide has almost gone out so tide wont help much from here on out. One of the experts on TWC needs to correct him,...look at the banding around the eye...what if it does wrap up? I know this is very basic, but that band is going to wrap right into the delta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feloniousq Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 One suspects, sadly, that that won't be the last embarrassment for the Corps this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derecho! Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Who is this clown from the Army Corp that is saying that the worst is over in the delta on TWC? You have to be absolutely kidding me on that? I have to imagine that things would get WORSE from here. He's technically correct, both the surge and actual water level have dropped for the past hour at Pilottown, LA (nearest area to to where they were discussing). However I think he made that sound like an overall comment. Really got a smarmy PR flack feel from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 One of the experts on TWC needs to correct him,...look at the banding around the eye...what if it does wrap up? I know this is very basic, but that band is going to wrap right into the delta. The eyewall of the storm is in the perfect spot for funneling water into the area and the storm is basically stalled, it doesn't even need to wrap up to know things are going to get worse for awhile. It's not right for government officials to be this freaking oblivious to reality. 9.9 ft of surge now at Shell Beach, 0.4 ft more than Gustav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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