Hurricane Ida Forecast to Become a CAT4

[foamheart]

Foam...I remember seeing pictures of oil rigs that Katrina washed up on the beach. There's still oil rigs...huge platforms...sitting in the marsh of Delacroix, Louisiana.

The debris line on the empire bridge was 47ft.

They are saying with 90% assurance that it will land at Port Fouchon.
I also heard earlier that only 2 nursing home evacuated. If That is true thier management should be run off!

I expect a hurricane, but I don't see is as anywhere near as major as everyone is screaming. 'Course thats just my humbly opinion. I have BBQ'd in 120 mph winds in the last couple a years, a couple a times.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Ida will most likely come ashore as a stronger hurricane than Katrina, which was a Cat 3 at landfall. For those of you riding it out, wishing you the best...

For what it's worth, I rode out Hugo in 1989 and I said, "Not again."

 

[pineywoods]

Not so sure about how big the system is but they just issued tornado watches in the western panhandle of FL buckle up over there people it's gonna get rough in a hurry

 

[Winterrider]

Anyone that is in the path of the upcoming devastation, please be safe for yourself and your loved ones.

 

[WaterRat]

Stay safe everyone!

 

[indaswamp]

Believe me, all production platforms are shut in, all drilling is shut in. All personel have been removed and probably all in the hotels in Lafayette. BTW, they get expenses, plus being paid while in Lafayette.

Offshore floater MARS is adrift in the Gulf of Mexico...came loose from the ocean floor...

 

[forktender]

Foam...I remember seeing pictures of oil rigs that Katrina washed up on the beach. There's still oil rigs...huge platforms...sitting in the marsh of Delacroix, Louisiana.

The debris line on the empire bridge was 47ft.

 

[forktender]

I'm as prepared as I can be....
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Is that your smoker or your shitter? Either way, stay safe bruth'a!!!

 

[JckDanls 07]

Praying that everybody is safe... waiting to hear word from all involved .. .

 

[SmokinAl]

They are saying with 90% assurance that it will land at Port Fouchon.
I also heard earlier that only 2 nursing home evacuated. If That is true thier management should be run off!

I expect a hurricane, but I don't see is as anywhere near as major as everyone is screaming. 'Course thats just my humbly opinion. I have BBQ'd in 120 mph winds in the last couple a years, a couple a times.

Your the man Kevin!!!
Al

 

[chilerelleno]

I sure do you hope we hear from our coonass barbecue cousins here soon.
Disasters like this are when no news is not necessarily good news.

The only small, saving grace on hurricane Ida was that it's damaging windfield was much smaller than Katrina even though more powerful.
Ida's catastrophic wind speed field was approximately 40 miles across whereas Katrina's was almost 100 miles across.

In weird news stories....
Anyone here about the guy that's missing and presumed dead after being attacked by an alligator while walking in hurricane Ida floodwaters.

Slidell officials: 71-year-old man presumed dead following apparent gator attack in flood waters

Officials say when the man's wife went inside to get help, the man disappeared.

www.wdsu.com

 

[Winterrider]

That would be terrible. They did warn about the possibility of that happening. No idea where they are at now.

 

[indaswamp]

Checking in...WE are good here in Gonzales, LA. Max. sustained winds-75mph; gusts 93mph.
All my family's homes are good, no damage. Lots of trees and power lines down. It is worse than I thought, but not as bad as Andrew in 1992.

LaPlace took it on the teeth. 2 levee breaches and the whole town is under 4-10 ft. of water.
Parts of New Orleans won't have power for over a month.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Checking in...WE are good here in Gonzales, LA. Max. sustained winds-75mph; gusts 93mph.
All my family's homes are good, no damage. Lots of trees and power lines down. It is worse than I thought, but not as bad as Andrew in 1992.

LaPlace took it on the teeth. 2 levee breaches and the whole town is under 4-10 ft. of water.
Parts of New Orleans won't have power for over a month.

Thank God you and yours are ok... I've been checking for updates every hour or two....

Waiting to hear from Foam now...

I don't understand why when hovering (cursor) over your pic/name it doesn't show the last time you visited the site... Foam was last seen Sun. @2:20...

But anyways... Glad everybody's safe ...

 

[indaswamp]

Drone footage of LaPlace which is between New Orleans and Baton Rouge close to lake Pontchartrain

 

[gmc2003]

Glad to hear you and your family made it thru this Inda. That drone footage is unbelievable.

Chris

BTW I didn't hear about someone being killed by a gator, but I did read or hear that some guy had his arm bitten off by one.

 

[Bearcarver]

Thanks Inda!!
What a great way to show us what it's like down there.
I was watching for Gators, but only saw that small one right at the end.
Glad you're back.

Bear

 

[rjob]

Pray that relief for all in Louisiana arrives quickly.
The experience of a hurricane is something not to seek out.
Have unfortunately experienced the devastating force and property losses in NC several times.

Stay safe.

 

[chilerelleno]

Checking in...WE are good here in Gonzales, LA. Max. sustained winds-75mph; gusts 93mph.
All my family's homes are good, no damage. Lots of trees and power lines down. It is worse than I thought, but not as bad as Andrew in 1992.

LaPlace took it on the teeth. 2 levee breaches and the whole town is under 4-10 ft. of water.
Parts of New Orleans won't have power for over a month.

Good to know ya'll are alive and healthy, no damage to property, everything else is just a bad inconvenience.

Okay... foamheart and 73saint
Hope ya'll are doing as well as indaswamp .

 

[texomakid]

Finally heard from my buddy who lives in Pierre Part. They're good, no damage, and got their electricity back on yesterday.