*OFFICIAL* Hurricane Katrina thread

There are long lines outside of the superdome. WHY ? Are they using metal detectors on each person as they enter ? WTF ? Come on, it's a hurricane. They said that to use the restroom once you are inside, you have to be escorted by the National Guard.

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There are long lines outside of the superdome. WHY ? Are they using metal detectors on each person as they enter ? WTF ? Come on, it's a hurricane. They said that to use the restroom once you are inside, you have to be escorted by the National Guard.

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Apparently, they are only letting people with special medical needs in right now.

[dicelumpY2005]

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Which is more powerful, a Tsunami or a hurricane ?

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They are the same thing. Hurricanes are in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Tsunamis are in the Western Pacific. Tsunamis have a tendency to get stronger; in fact, Typhoon Tip has the lowest pressure ever record at 870mb.

Katrina, which is now at 902mb, is the strongest hurricane ever in the GOM.

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Same thing??? A tsunami is a form of tidal wave usually caused by the shifting of plates/earthquakes in open water... You may be thinking of typhoons?

[bugstud]

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There are long lines outside of the superdome. WHY ? Are they using metal detectors on each person as they enter ? WTF ? Come on, it's a hurricane. They said that to use the restroom once you are inside, you have to be escorted by the National Guard.

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well when you have how many ever people that will be staying in the dome, you kinda need to make sure that the operation will be safe throughout the hurricane.

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Which is more powerful, a Tsunami or a hurricane ?

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They are the same thing. Hurricanes are in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Tsunamis are in the Western Pacific. Tsunamis have a tendency to get stronger; in fact, Typhoon Tip has the lowest pressure ever record at 870mb.

Katrina, which is now at 902mb, is the strongest hurricane ever in the GOM.

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Same thing??? A tsunami is a form of tidal wave usually caused by the shifting of plates/earthquakes in open water... You may be thinking of typhoons?

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Ah, my fault. I was thinking of typhoons.

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I just love that one of the worst hurricanes ever shares the same name as me.

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your name is katrina?

[Sponger15SB]

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I just love that one of the worst hurricanes ever shares the same name as me.

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your name is katrina?

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Are you retarded or just not funny?

I clearly quoted a post that referenced hurricane andrew.

Do you think Biloxi will still be there after storm ? I was planning on going down there next month for the WSOP circuit events.

This pretty much sums up the storm (this is a real urgent message from the New Orlean NWS):

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...

.HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH...RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.

MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.

HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.

AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.

POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE KILLED.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE!

Does it say how long until the strip joints and casinos will re-open after the hurricane ? Very important. Thanks.