# Katrina **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837 "2005-08-27T04:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/241 "2005-08-31T00:04:54Z")
i hear slidell is flooded. a coworker has a niece there. i don’t know how much water. on keith obermann they are showing the helicopter view of gulfport and biloxi right now. good heavens. highway 90 is just gone. pilings only… gone. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/242 "2005-08-31T00:39:31Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; Pensacola, FL; etc. – these locals only have to worry about water coming in from one direction … the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Areas near inlets (like Mobile Bay, AL) have an additional direction to worry about. But nowhere else on the Gulf Coast has the bowl-shaped toppography New Orleans. > > If we’re counting damages in lives and/or dollars, it’s far preferable for the storm to come ashore east of New Orleans. Yes, it will affect different individuals and still be a gigantic human tragedy – but it will not be a worst case scenario on a macroscopic scale. Next time wish for the thing to dissipate. You’re obviously very influential. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/243 "2005-08-31T00:40:31Z")
This is the message currently appearing on the WWL TV website: **ALL RESIDENTS ON THE EAST BANK OF ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON REMAINING IN THE METRO AREA ARE BEING TOLD TO EVACUATE AS EFFORTS TO SANDBAG THE LEVEE BREAK HAVE ENDED. THE PUMPS IN THAT AREA ARE EXPECTED TO FAIL SOON AND 9 FEET OF WATER IS EXPECTED IN THE ENTIRE EAST BANK. WITHIN THE NEXT 12-15 HOURS** Jeff Parish President. Residents will probably be allowed back in town in a week, with identification only, but only to get essentials and clothing. You will then be asked to leave and not come back for one month. Jesus Christ–I don’t know what to say. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/244 "2005-08-31T00:50:28Z")
My BIL & SIL just called my MIL, she relayed to us. They had been helping at Mercy Hospital (I think that was the name) They are now med-evacing the patients out. They may get to go with them. (We are hoping) ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/245 "2005-08-31T00:58:33Z")
**Scruloose** , I’ve heard that Slidell (and Chalmette) have taken an especially hard hit. Sounds like they’re flooded very badly. There are a lot of people here in my apartment complex that have come from New Orleans or the surrounding area. People are really in a panic here, not knowing what has happened to their homes, sure they’re underwater. I also know a few people who have friends that didn’t evacuate (luckily all my friends left), and now they can’t get in touch with them. There are also a lot of rumors going around. Some people have said there is 25 feet of water in St Bernard parish. I heard 9 ft of water in the French Quarter earlier today, which I figured was another rumor. There are so many stories going on around here, so many people that have lost their homes and don’t know what to expect. ☹ It’s very sad. **Eleusis** , that video is insane! I’ve never seen hurricane damage like that! Good luck to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/246 "2005-08-31T01:12:57Z")
Thanks for the report **LoganDear**. I’m sure he and his family had evacuated, but we won’t hear for awhile, I’m sure. Man, I was in Miami for Andrew, and that was _bad_. But this is an unbelievable tragedy unfolding here. This is much, _much_ worse than Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/247 "2005-08-31T01:17:13Z")
Oh great, now there’s word of shootings and carjackings near the Superdome. The looting is bad enough, but jeez. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/248 "2005-08-31T01:19:59Z")
The Governor of New Orleans was on Larry King on CNN. She was just barely choking back the tears. I saw video of the causeways, its unbelievable the way they are broken up. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/249 "2005-08-31T01:23:45Z")
We got power back a few hours ago. It feels weird that desolation is happening less than an hour from here… _Wishes she already were finished with school and had her degrees._ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/250 "2005-08-31T01:26:36Z")
From CNN on TV. Jefferson Parish: To be evacuated, don’t expect to be back for a month. Coast Guard is doing remarkable work. 17th street canal breach is lost, they cannot fill it. Water will rise much higher. Superdome is being Evac’d Tulane is being Evac’d and Mercy Hospital is being evac’d (& hopefully my In-Laws) ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/251 "2005-08-31T02:02:58Z")
Downtown Slidell is 15 feet underwater, but other parts may not be so bad; I’ve seen aerial shots showing some neighborhoods with only moderate flooding. It’s impossible to know without knowing how specific neighborhoods have fared, since it varies so much. I don’t know about 25 feet of water in St. Bernard Parish, but there’s at least 10-12 feet in much of it. It could well be deeper in spots. There’s not really much good information coming out of that area right now. It looks like the whole Eastbank will be 8-10 feet deep by tomorrow. It’s just mind-boggling. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/252 "2005-08-31T02:05:27Z")
This is awful. Everyone stay safe. GT ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/253 "2005-08-31T02:23:01Z")
[Photo of I-10 Bridge](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20050830/capt.ladp13008302037.hurricane_katrina_ladp130.jpg?x=260&y=345&sig=QXVyd3eMOM0vJmtaee6Sww--) ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/254 "2005-08-31T02:58:50Z")
Oh Crap! > [@](#): > > 8:04 P.M. - Mayor Nagin: Unhappy that the helicopters slated to drop 3,000-pound bags into the levee never showed up to stop the flow of water. Too many chiefs calling shots he says. [WWLTV updates](http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/255 "2005-08-31T03:29:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Nine feet of water is expected on St. Charles Avenue Oh, shit. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/256 "2005-08-31T06:00:20Z")
**Equipoise** , thanks for the links. (I think) **Eleusis** , glad the damage didn’t go as far north as I had feared. Got a call from an acquaintance that’s delivering supplies to one of the turnaround stations near New Orleans. He says that the rescue workers flying over the city say that it’s easy to see numerous human bodies floating in the water. Could the TV reporters be downplaying this to prevent increased panic? Or is this BS? Anybody heard anything similar? ---
**Author:** ![Misha77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Misha77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misha77)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/257 "2005-08-31T06:35:26Z")
From [MSNBC](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9063708/): > [@](#): > > In New Orleans, Nagin said hundreds, if not thousands, of people may still be stuck on roofs and in attics, and so rescue boats were bypassing the dead. > > “We’re not even dealing with dead bodies,” he said. “They’re just pushing them on the side.” I hope it’s BS, but I don’t think so. I was crying while watching CNN earlier today. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/258 "2005-08-31T07:29:35Z")
This is so horrible bad and awful beyond imagining and it seems most folks elsewhere don’t get it. I have a sinking feeling this is going to get so much worse before it gets anything like better. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/259 "2005-08-31T07:38:38Z")
> [@John Carter of Mars](#): > > He says that the rescue workers flying over the city say that it’s easy to see numerous human bodies floating in the water. > Could the TV reporters be downplaying this to prevent increased panic? Or is this BS? Anybody heard anything similar? Not BS. They’ve been reporting that on FoxNews for the past 2 hours. They’re calling it a “Cesspool of bodies just floating in the streets”. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837/260 "2005-08-31T07:47:51Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > Not BS. They’ve been reporting that on FoxNews for the past 2 hours. They’re calling it a “Cesspool of bodies just floating in the streets”. Oh jeeezzz. It’s just gonna get that bad isn’t it? F@#k. I dread the idea, but I think we are about to gain a new understanding of what cholera is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837.md?page=14)