BREAKING: Levee Overtopped in New Orleans Area - Evacs Underway!! Winds over 100mph!!

ice, you ever met any cast members of swamp people

And the coverage is focusing on these few places. What about the rest of the Louisiana coast that has been affected by Isaac?

Re: One of the problems in some areas with breaching levees with explosives had to do with the method, the research on the method, or lack, and the amount of explosives used compared to the results shown in the army corps studis on the lack of safety of a lesser charge event that had been used as a model.


I have been away from computer for awhile, so the breach of levee south of N.O. is news to me and I have only read the previous page at this point.

However regarding the expectations of south plaqemiones parrish. I watched and listened until 3 last night, and the president of parrish had been repeatedly assured that the back levee would hold- depspite the fact that very early on the water was only 2 feet from top and splashing over. Sometimes people trust the experts.

I have heard today and last night that the back levee they were concern with last night which I though was way south near port sulfer area, had been shored up in advance and is not part of the federal system.

It was said today ( wlltv) that the levees to south of N.O. are not part of federal system, that the people had wanted levees but the federal govt does not want to do that. Also sounded like there is a conflict between preserving the land down there, having welands vs losing it.

People stay because a TS, cat 1 is something they and their families have experienced. They have an idea of what it is and does. There was assurance that the winds, storm surge would be something the levee would handle. The hurricane part formed quickly (relatively) and apparently surprisingly according to weather people. At that point hard to leave. This is not the same as someone on a florida Gulf island stupidly staying for a hurricane party.

The president of parrish's house- brick was damaged worse than Katrina and the area flooded- they were suprised.

I personally would not stay. However, I didn't grow up there. And believe it or not, people can't always just move away from an area. The area is deteriorating.

Also, if it's not supposed to be that bad, do you leave your pets, your milk cow, horse, boat?

Where the govt thought it would be unsafe, like lower terrebonne parrish, they ordered mandatory evacs which most people followed.

There is a less talked aboutr issue that goes on about opening the waterways for deeper traffic around the Gulf and Florida. Getting rid of the lower delta type areas shortens the trips between baton rouge and gulf. Issues about geology as well. ( I was told last ear or before, the current governor in florida as one of his first orders, plans to dredge every port to make it a deep water port for international shipping.)

And by coincidence or not, around the time Frand Isle ws experiencing what they think were 90-120 mph winds, there was a 30 minute wequences of radar beams east, nw, north, ne of the storm and into it. Changes in atmospheric frequency and heating impact storm severity

Every body be quiet. Condi is talking why 2 Trillion vs. 14 Billion helps brown people.

from what I can tell the water goes into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway–West Closure Complex and exits into a wetland they call Bayou Aux Carpes, after filtering out all the trash etc. I think they just finished the pumping station last year so none of the Google maps are up to date.

there is a Lake (Salvador) fairly close to the pumping station so I'm guessing the water goes into it but don't quote me on that.

No you don't understand that the water level has dropped on the gulf side of the levee. It has dropped because the wind is no longer pushing it over the levee and it is returning to normal heights! Gee doomtards are dense.

Here's a real-time sat.image of the big picture: [link to www.wunderground.com]

seems more problems on the dirty side closer to ms

[link to water.weather.gov]

biloxi river at wortham, flood readings are a vertical line

Still looks quite organised on here:
[link to climate.cod.edu]

That 15 billion was just spent on the levee system for New Orleans, not the lower parish of Plaquemine. That is not a very populated parish and basically is just a strip of land that sticks out into the Gulf. The land that is surrounded by earthen levees is no more that 1000 ft wide in some spots. I think a mile wide at most. It's about 100 miles long but basically no man's land the further south you go. The levees are the high spots.

They are saying that the Plaquemine Parish did flood in Katrina.

The rest of the coast was on the wrong side of the wind field so they were not affected much by the surge. Right now the west side of Plaquemines parish is getting the surge from the gulf. Also those towns on the west side of Lake Pontchartrain are probably getting some surge from the winds.

Nice animation..

You seem to not take into account the volume of rain that is falling.
Nor the fact the entire contents of rain that has fallen over the WHOLE city of New Orleans is being added into the mix. That seems like an awful lot of water, along with a super saturated ground and Mississippi River delta.

I fail to see how this helps the overall flooding EXCEPT inside the stupid bowl maybe...IF Lake Ponchartrain doesn't start spilling over when the wind changes direction.

It seems like a daisy chain over and over.

I don't know the geography well either, but it looks like they can solve the ship traffic problem and the wetland problem by building a canal between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi at the shortest point. The ships could enter through the lake then the river. Then they can allow the lower Mississippi to return to normal and flood every year and thus build the wetlands back up. That would be a plus for New Orleans and the communities surrounding New Orleans during hurricane season. Of course, some of those living behind the levees in the lower Mississippi would have to relocate or live on houseboats. If they do nothing, the Gulf will just get closer and closer. So much land has been lost in that area in such a short time.

That is all it is supposed to do is empty the water in the bowl of that town back into the gulf. It would not affect NO or any towns south of it. The gulf is pretty vast and can handle the excess. Look at google and find the area in question. You will see.

And the rain did not put 12 ft of water in that town. The wind pushing the gulf in did.

Hey assholes, im checking in from new orleans / metairie

I lost power at 735 last night (it's 10:47 now) so I left my house and retreated to my parent's house which is actually 2 houses off of the lake ponchatrain levee in metairie.

lots of power out all over metairie and new orleans, but luckily some places still have it (mom's house is one of them.)


still raining and gusting as it has been for the last 24 hours.

waters have subsided in this area , most of the damage in this area is HEAVY wind damage, poles and trees down.

i saw a uprooted tree take a whole sidewalk + driveway with it, complete with the plumbing buried under the concrete.


might drive to jackson, mississippi in the next 2 days so my mom can get a flight out.

Playing God?

Building a pretty good sized city on land that is under sea level?

That isn't playing God?

It's a dumb idea in the first place.

Just like building in 50 year flood plains.

Read Mr. Chan's book "THE HARBRINGER" He gives all the SIGNS that have COME TO PASS regarding the end of America as a super power. This began on 9/11 [regardless if it was an inside job or the Muslims did it]

Now here's something about Issac.

The name ISSAC represents the 3 major world religions, Jewish, Christian, and Islam. They are the major religions of the USA.

SEVEN years ago Katrina hit the same area that Issac hit today. The number SEVEN is Gods number of COMPLETION.

The USA Is NOW UNDER HIS JUDGMENT, including FIRES, FLOODS AND DROUGHT.

Next will come shortage of food and higher prices. Also gas price hikes. Then comes plagues, as in severe and fatal sickness, and fanally comes MILITARY ATTACK and INVASION.

The ONLY hope for you personally is the Lord Jesus Christ. Repent and live forever in Gods Kingdom,

or hell will be your final place of torment if you don't want the Lord.

There is NO in between.

God Be With You ALL>

The Dutch actually claim the ocean and use the oceanbed to make moveable dikes. There are Dutch people alive who are older than the ground they bought and paid the mortgage off off on already.

I Saw this on PBS last night. (rick steves europe) I also saw on CBS today that Mitt Romneys tax breaks are more important than PBS.

you'd think someone who knows so much about the bible would be able to spell isaac

Been there done that.Nothing new.

You should probably start your own thread on this without the smilies and frownies.We need a Jesus app.Would that be idolatry?

dont worry fema is ready to help the people asap

[link to weather.unisys.com]

Texas radars lighting up(circles all over)

are we going off topic again. this storm isn't over. what's going on? The guy at his mom's; thanks for the update. you are golden getting your mom out of there. love and prayers to you.

If your mom needs a place to stay. let us know.

Stay safe.