Hurricane Ida Forecast to Become a CAT4

[JLeonard]

North Mississippi here. If you coasters need a spot to crash I have plenty of floor space. It aint much but I'll be happy to share.

Jim

 

[SmokyMose]

Glad we don't have hurricanes here (although tornados are nothing to sneeze at).
Be safe and don't wait too long to scoot. I can't imagine having to leave everything behind and hope for the best but I would.
I feel sorry for folks who don't have the means to leave and nowhere to go....

 

[foamheart]

Everyone has to make their own decisions. If you live here, you know what to expect and what you can take. My old house is 183 years old, its weathered the biggest and baddest long before there was even leeves on the the Mississippi River. My only concern is as wet as the ground is, I do have some monster trees (within house range). Plenty of food, water, I have a 25KW industrial generator, I have an old ceel phone with no idea how to use it, but sure I can figure it out if needed. Generally it not the storm or rain that hurts its those tornados that dance around the outer edges of the storm, hence the large trees query. LOL... I have a new in the box TV anntena That has never been used, I can put up if needed, phones, cable and electricity is generally what we lose. Today is grocery day, and the shelves are already bear.... LOL

BY the way..... I am posting below the Navy's weather predictions below in almost 70 years of living here, it has, since implimentation, been the most acurate resource available. Its always my go to site.

But remember if you have a doult, you need to get out. Again, you know what it can be like, prepare for worst, hope for the best. I am sitting here now contemplating if I should shutter the windows. I had them built and installed nearly 20 years ago and never closed them...LOL

https://nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn_pregen_sat/PUBLIC/tc_pages/pages/tc21/ATL/09L.IDA/ssmi/gif/full/Latest.html

 

[chilerelleno]

My SiL's cabin in Bushkill, PA , where we vacation at yearly, just had the Tropical Storm remnants of Hurricane Henri give them a good deluge which rose the creek six feet out of it's banks and almost left them stranded due to the flooding.
Morale of this story? She is over 50 miles inland and still negatively impacted.

 

[chilerelleno]

I am far enough inland...30 minles south of baton rouge. but the people living outside the levee system in New Orleans-those people need to GTFO NOW!

I'm not sure I agree with ya on being far enough inland, as forecasts show you being in the direct path of the eye.
Praying ya'all stay safe.

 

[gmc2003]

Anyone whose sticking this one out. Make sure you vacuum seal all your important papers and store them in a safe waterproof place - like a dishwasher. Stay safe folks.

Chris

 

[SmokinAl]

Everyone has to make their own decisions. If you live here, you know what to expect and what you can take. My old house is 183 years old, its weathered the biggest and baddest long before there was even leeves on the the Mississippi River. My only concern is as wet as the ground is, I do have some monster trees (within house range). Plenty of food, water, I have a 25KW industrial generator, I have an old ceel phone with no idea how to use it, but sure I can figure it out if needed. Generally it not the storm or rain that hurts its those tornados that dance around the outer edges of the storm, hence the large trees query. LOL... I have a new in the box TV anntena That has never been used, I can put up if needed, phones, cable and electricity is generally what we lose. Today is grocery day, and the shelves are already bear.... LOL

BY the way..... I am posting below the Navy's weather predictions below in almost 70 years of living here, it has, since implimentation, been the most acurate resource available. Its always my go to site.

But remember if you have a doult, you need to get out. Again, you know what it can be like, prepare for worst, hope for the best. I am sitting here now contemplating if I should shutter the windows. I had them built and installed nearly 20 years ago and never closed them...LOL

https://nrlmry.navy.mil/htdocs_dyn_pregen_sat/PUBLIC/tc_pages/pages/tc21/ATL/09L.IDA/ssmi/gif/full/Latest.html

How far are you from the coast & are you in a food zone? Good luck Kevin!
Al

 

[Bearcarver]

My Best to everybody that Ida comes near!!!
We usually get the tail-ends of these Hurricanes, with up to 70MPH winds & maybe 8" of rain. We're up too high for a flood & too far from shore for a storm surge.
All I have to worry about is the wind. I was here when they were building my Log House 20 years ago, so I kept an eye on things, however no matter how well it's built, there's always the possibility of damage, whether slight or severe.
I remember watching them nail down my plywood on the roof rafters, and I heard the one idiot run about 14 nails within about 6 seconds with a gun. They didn't sound quite right, so I went over and looked, and of those 14 nails, only 2 of them were in the rafter. The other 12 were sticking through the plywood, next to the rafter. I told the guy (loud enough so all could hear me) "Now do you think you could run that rafter again, but this time put the nails in the rafter??" Their Foreman seemed to agree with me!

Bear

 

[BGKYSmoker]

All Y'all stay safe out there. If you can get your important things together......SCRAM

 

[foamheart]

How far are you from the coast & are you in a food zone? Good luck Kevin!
Al

If it gets to New Orleans, it could get to me, if it gets to Baton Rouge, It will have gotten me.

Only thing left to do now is draw up the tub full of water for the toliets, justy in case. I am skipping shuttering the windows and cleaning off the front porch. But other wise I have a big generator, Most appliances are gas that can be, I expect to lose some sheet metal off the barn, and garages. The shotgun is cleaned and loaded, plenty of on hand cash and I just filled up a #16 dutch oven up with fresh made chili, the liquor cabinet is fully stocked and about 4 cases of beer in the pantry. Plenty plenty of fresh groceries, in 3 reefers and 2 freezers. I can last well over a month if needed.

I think I am ready. I even invited a couple a families I know, if the get in trouble I have two empty bedrooms and we'll just start a party! LOL

 

[indaswamp]

I'm not sure I agree with ya on being far enough inland, as forecasts show you being in the direct path of the eye.
Praying ya'all stay safe.

I'm taking the dog and riding the storm out at the firehouse which is build like a bomb shelter. They have called in everyone....double shifts for the foreseeable future. My cousin is in charge of the additional people.
I'll be helping by cooking. ole timey southern Chicken gravy tomorrow night.

 

[indaswamp]

^^^^^foam knows what's up....
Like him, I can last about a month without power. During Katrina, we went 22 days. It sucked, but we did it. I cooked an army of food for the evac. effort of New Orleans based in Gonzales.
Speaking of Katrina.....this storm Ida will make landfall 16 years to the day from Katrina.

Peace brother...hang in there, we'll get through this.

 

[foamheart]

They are now guesstimating we'll take the windward side. That's the meanest.

 

[smokin peachey]

If it gets to New Orleans, it could get to me, if it gets to Baton Rouge, It will have gotten me.

Only thing left to do now is draw up the tub full of water for the toliets, justy in case. I am skipping shuttering the windows and cleaning off the front porch. But other wise I have a big generator, Most appliances are gas that can be, I expect to lose some sheet metal off the barn, and garages. The shotgun is cleaned and loaded, plenty of on hand cash and I just filled up a #16 dutch oven up with fresh made chili, the liquor cabinet is fully stocked and about 4 cases of beer in the pantry. Plenty plenty of fresh groceries, in 3 reefers and 2 freezers. I can last well over a month if needed.

I think I am ready. I even invited a couple a families I know, if the get in trouble I have two empty bedrooms and we'll just start a party! LOL

Sounds like a good time. I might have to head south and join you.

 

[SecondHandSmoker]

Regardless if you ride it out or DD out, everyone stay safe.

 

[motocrash]

Just another adventure!

 

[indaswamp]

 

[foamheart]

I don't mean a party. When I was a younger, a hurricane came into Louisiana and bounced back out to the gulf, built up more steam, turned back in and completely washed Pasagoula and Biloxi out into the Gulf. Major Highways were gone, they just turned out into the gulf for miles and miles, Houses, only left with a pool in the yard and no debris. I'll always remember the stories of the apt houses on the beach full of college kids having a "Hurricane Party". The kids as well as the builds were completely washed away.

There are times to party and times to maintain a cool head. I went with my Pop as a first responder. We carried a large natural gas generator from Pop's plant that furnished the city of Pasagoula with emergency power. We had a National Guard/State Police escort forthree flatbeds, to a young me, that was cool!! The dirt was gone, the grass was gone, there was nothing but sand. It made a believer out of me.

That Hurricane came in originally at Burris Louisiana, I went down there to help as a little kid now mind ya. I stepped on a board underwater that had a long assed nail in it that drove all the way thru my foot. LOL... I couldn't step down on the board to pull my foot out, so I went swimming and pulled it off. Snakes, and death animals were everywhere. I went to the REd Cross station, my Poggie boot was full a blood so the State Police flew me out in their chopter to the New Orleans hospital for a tetnus shot. The police were really bored. LOL All I was worried about was how I would get home. LOL

Hurricanes make lasting memories, and if you don't respect them, you are in big trouble.

 

[indaswamp]

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.

 

[chilerelleno]

They are now guesstimating we'll take the windward side. That's the meanest.

They're now saying that even us way over to the east here in Mobile, AL may experience Cat1 winds.
And we're 177 miles straight line distance from Houma, LA which is in the predicted landfall area,
East side is always the worst.