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| Direct Hit by Ivan Could Sink New Orleans |
| 2004-09-15 |
| The worst-case scenario for New Orleans — a direct strike by a full-strength Hurricane Ivan — could submerge much of this historic city treetop-deep in a stew of sewage, industrial chemicals and fire ants, and the inundation could last for weeks, experts say. If the storm were strong enough, Ivan could drive water over the tops of the levees that protect the city from the Mississippi River and vast Lake Pontchartrain. And with the city sitting in a saucer-shaped depression that dips as much as 9 feet below sea level, there would be nowhere for all that water to drain. "Those folks who remain, should the city flood, would be exposed to all kinds of nightmares from buildings falling apart to floating in the water having nowhere to go," Ivor van Heerden, director of Louisiana State University's Hurricane Public Health Center, said Tuesday. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #13 Pay attention in North E Georgia and E Tennessee... this could stall... maybe even a little retrograde motion. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-15 6:42:28 PM |
| #12 Full colour view of Hurricane Ivan and soon to be Hurricane Jeanne. Click link then click to fully enlarge. Best view on the web! |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-09-15 5:55:07 PM |
| #11 Best wishes to all the Delta and Gulf Coast residents. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-15 4:58:03 PM |
| #10 stay dry, Em! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-15 4:57:10 PM |
| #9 Best wishes and dry thoughts to all the Gulf Coast Rantburgers. Plus the Tennessee Valley Rantburgers, where biblical rains are predicted. We'll get the dregs here in the mid-Atlantic sometime this weekend... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-09-15 4:56:06 PM |
| #8 Take care! Our prayers are with you |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-15 4:53:52 PM |
| #7 Thanks Lucky and everyone else. Ship, good luck to your yut. We headed north to Jackson, were I am now confronting the classic sweetened versus unsweetened tea dliemma. Pontoons? I shoulda thunk. Big Ed - things don't look good for Mobile but the striking thing about this one (and I've seen a few) is how big it is: hurricane force winds 200 miles across. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-15 4:43:40 PM |
| #6 Looks like Mobile, AL gonna be the bulls-eye. . . |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-15 4:01:47 PM |
| #5 good luck to everyone in that area. I hope your homes escape damange and more importantly, that you all stay safe! |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-15 12:25:01 PM |
| #4 My aux. yut fled Tulane with housemates and dawgs, headed for Texas. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-15 12:06:31 PM |
| #3 Matt, good luck to you. I'm sure everything will be alright. You did attach the pontoons to the house? Bummer if the Big-easy turns into a Disney style 'E' ticket ride. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-09-15 11:48:36 AM |
| #2 I evacuated yesterday. The levee system is extensive, but every foot of it was built by the lowest bidder. Don't worry about the direct strike scenario -- if it happened, I'm sure the UN would come to our rescue. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-09-15 11:36:21 AM |
| #1 This is pretty scary! Keep an eye on the ticker today bros. Some prayers are in order! Somebody should send out somebody to check the dikes. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-09-15 11:11:03 AM |