New Orleans; State Of Emergency!

[Viper_Storm]

CNN Breaking News;

'Catagory 5 F3 Hurricane' (winds up to 175mph) is about to hit New Orleans, right now they are evacuating, if you cant get out of New Orleans they have designated the super dome to be a shelter for the ppl that cant or have no way of getting out.

like holy shit, i hope everyone gets out or gets to the super dome or 1 of the other 9 last resort shelters.

just fyi, in the last 20 mins the speed of the hurrican has gone from 150mph to 175mph

they are like 5 - 10 feet under sea level and the hurricane is forcing water lvls to rise, its gonna be a tidle wave.

[FormulaLT1]

Thats crazy. I hope everyone is able to get to somewhere safe. If there is even anywhere under those conditions.

[Viper_Storm]

yea no kidding, they arent doing any thing with the prisioners they are staying in prision, they beefed up security, and they have taken over 10 buildings (including the super dome) as last resort if you can get out in time... watching cnn they keep showing the road out and the road in and ppl are acctually coming in (like 3 cars at a time). WDF!? id be driving down the wrong side of the high way just to get out if i have to, altho i donno where these ppl are gonna go? like all there stuff is in new oreleans, execpt what they was able to pack up and take with them, once they leave and their houses and stuff are gone, i donno its gonna be terrible, they are leaving with no place to go and after the hurricane they wont have anything to go back to... :S

[1986Z28]

holy shit dude

[philly rs]

damn thats crazy, that storm just missed tampa too, last year was a bitch i hope those people dont get it as bad as we did this time last year

[lamehonda]

Just so you know- It isn't an "F3". That is a Fujita designation for tornados of which the winds in the hurricane are as strong as.

Pressure down to 902 mb

Sustained winds at flight level 184 mph insane.

[KPot2004]

just got off the phone with my uncle, he lives in new orleans. he was up to jackson mississipi and he said the nearest place he could get a motel was in memphis ten!

[goldz28]

Not good. I can see alot of people getting hurt.

[FormulaLT1]

We have a few members from that area that I hope are alright.

[goldz28]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

We have a few members from that area that I hope are alright.

When you hear let us know, I am worried about everyone over there. Who ever decide to build a city below sea level was a real smart person.

[MPe488]

yeah.. I've never been so happy to be in Miami during hurrican season, we got 90mph gusts and Lv1 cane sustained... the rest of the countrys getting raped by a 5 at 175 sustained!!! my guess is gusts up to 190!! in a region thats even lower than miami and not built to withhold such huge storms. Poor city is gonna be destroyed.

[philly rs]

well tampa got lucky this time, im just praying we make out better than we did last year

[Viper_Storm]

i feel bad for these ppl, some of them are gonna lose everything

[FormulaLT1]

Thats why you get heavily insured.

[666_speed]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

Thats why you get heavily insured.

but a lot of the sentimental (sp?) things they will never get back, very sad situation there and i wish them the best of luck...i know where i live in ne kentucky we get flooded pretty bad every few years and homeowner insurance only covers the damages one time so if it floods again we lose whatever gets ruined, very sad situation for them and i wish them the best!