GaWx Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 N.O. and vicinity now has over 90% of customers without power: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:11 AM, Normandy said: Easily a top five hurricane landfall in the north gulf coast. Thankfully a far west track and slow movement spared New Orleans the worst but others certainly took it on the chin Expand It tracked significantly further east than anticipated and New Orleans hasn't even seen the worst of it yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy Ho Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 They are absolutely out of the woods with respect to severe winds. Flooding and surge that’s another story but you all already know this so I’m not sure why quoting me and stating New Orleans is not out of the woods yet is necessary 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazwoper Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:14 AM, Cary said: It tracked significantly further east than anticipated and New Orleans hasn't even seen the worst of it yet. Expand Actually I expect, based on eye position and radar, downtown NO has indeed already seen the worst. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaguars Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 11:32 PM, Prospero said: This clip appears to be the same dock: Expand I think someone on here was commenting on not really seeing evidence of a cat 4 conditions….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:18 AM, hazwoper said: Actually I expect, based on eye position and radar, downtown NO has indeed already seen the worst. Expand Yeah, it’s probably seeing the worst right around now for next couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:17 AM, North Balti Zen said: Expand Looks like building was already missing roof and severely compromised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:18 AM, hazwoper said: Actually I expect, based on eye position and radar, downtown NO has indeed already seen the worst. Expand In terms of wind, probably. I would hold my breath on flooding though. IIRC, the levee failures took some time to unfold with Katrina. Seemed like the city was going to be basically ok and then...all hell broke loose. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:23 AM, Wmsptwx said: Yeah, it’s probably seeing the worst right around now for next couple hours. Expand It goes on for a very long time east of the storm. Really a much longer duration event than you get near the center or west of the center. New Orleans might not improve much until after midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotair Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 All of NO without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage” 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:18 AM, hazwoper said: Actually I expect, based on eye position and radar, downtown NO has indeed already seen the worst. Expand New Orleans doesn't consist solely of downtown. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPetrulli Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:25 AM, Syrmax said: In terms of wind, probably. I would hold my breath on flooding though. IIRC, the levee failures took some time to unfold with Katrina. Seemed like the city was going to be basically ok and then...all hell broke loose. Expand Yes, exactly this. It was basically fine until the levee failures. If the levee didn’t fail in Katrina…Katrina wouldn’t be quite the legend that it is today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy4Wx Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:28 AM, Hotair said: All of NO without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage” Expand Do the pumps work without power? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 This storm was not expected to still be anywhere near 120mph sustained winds while 25 miles west of NO, right? Wasn't it supposed to be down to 85 or something like that per the NHC forecasts? I ran some errands and came back and I am surprised it held up this well. And that video from Port Fourchon is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPetrulli Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Major lake side surge 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtenfan Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:31 AM, Crazy4Wx said: Do the pumps work without power? Expand I have to believe that the pumps have their own generators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:24 AM, Wmsptwx said: Looks like building was already missing roof and severely compromised. Expand Boarded up doors. Hopefully this means itwas urban blight waiting to be demolished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaPo Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:31 AM, Cary said: New Orleans doesn't consist solely of downtown. Expand Yeah a majority of the people that are still in danger from wind and the eyewall are poor and impoverished people who were pushed out of the main areas of NO due to Hurricane Katrina. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radtechwxman Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Man last few radar frames look like Ida is nearly stalled and almost retrograding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:31 AM, MattPetrulli said: Expand That is not good. No idea what their backup power requirements are to keep the city drained but my understanding is they need some amount of continuous pumping capability even in normal comditions. If the backup generation fails the pumps don't work. Same thing that bit Fukushima when the tsunami breeched their floodwalls and took out their backup ac power. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWCREATURE1 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:31 AM, MattPetrulli said: Expand So they didn't expect a power cut during a hurricane and have inadequate generators? Didn't they learn anything? 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo radley Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:34 AM, bigtenfan said: I have to believe that the pumps have their own generators Expand They do I’ve been reading up on them, but no guarantee they work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 hard to imagine that camera is in a restaurant parking lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTwx Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 hmm.....well damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac_not_in_dc Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 It is a lesson that seems to need to be learned every time that you don't say that somewhere "dodged a bullet" until the storm is gone and the sun has come up. And even then, you remember that there will be places you don't hear from immediately and those end up being the worst hit. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Syrmax Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 12:36 AM, Wmsptwx said: They do I’ve been reading up on them, but no guarantee they work properly. Expand We don't know exact status . All they stated was that they lost their power supply off the transmission system. I'm guessing that they have substations fed from the High Voltage 115 kv or higher Transmission system. Distribution system at lower voltages probably lost also if the HV and EHV are tripped. It did imply they have a backup source working. How many generators and how much of their pump system that can be supplied...and for how long...no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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