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Thu Aug-25-11 08:31 AM
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| 1. Yes - but there is no place on the East Coast with the vulnerability of New Orleans. |
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Context is everything. That said, some of the Mid Atlantic coastal areas and NYC could have some serious damage, though it should not be life threatening if people take reasonable precautions.
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| -tiny reminder- Hurricane Katrina was a category 3 hurricane. |
w8liftinglady |
Aug-25-11 08:21 AM |
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Yes - but there is no place on the East Coast with the vulnerability of New Orleans. |
yellowcanine |
Aug-25-11 08:31 AM |
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Low-lying areas aren't the only parts in which to be concerned. |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 08:36 AM |
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Isn't that about the tallest thing in Texas? |
postulater |
Aug-25-11 08:48 AM |
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That depends on where you are in Houston. |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 09:04 AM |
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New Orleans would have been happy with just some broken windows. |
hobbit709 |
Aug-25-11 08:51 AM |
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I never saw it due to power outages (no TV or newspaper delivery) |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 09:06 AM |
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Beats 10 feet of seawater. |
hobbit709 |
Aug-25-11 10:26 AM |
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Or ten feet of seawater mixed with sewage. |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 10:52 AM |
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Ah yes, in the text of the post I thought I made that same point. |
yellowcanine |
Aug-25-11 09:17 AM |
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My post was mainly for those that do live in high-rises. |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 09:39 AM |
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Precautions to take in a high rise....... |
yellowcanine |
Aug-25-11 09:52 AM |
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One thing you don't need in that list: |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 10:02 AM |
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I am thinking shards of glass. You can't board up most high rise windows from the outside. And |
yellowcanine |
Aug-25-11 10:20 AM |
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I knew boarding up wasn't practical for them, |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 10:49 AM |
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My bronx girlfriend, on the 10th floor, just told me it's gonna miss the bronx |
lindysalsagal |
Aug-25-11 06:38 PM |
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true, that. Expect the water to go further, the winds to blow down more, than |
uppityperson |
Aug-25-11 11:21 AM |
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Outer banks are very vulnerable. |
spinbaby |
Aug-25-11 09:39 AM |
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Sand that can move. That is how Oregon Inlet was formed connecting Pamlico Sound to the Atlantic. |
yellowcanine |
Aug-25-11 10:26 AM |
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New York City? Imagine the subways full of water. nt |
hack89 |
Aug-25-11 10:55 AM |
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Yes. Tropical Storm Allison got Houston in 2001 - |
TBF |
Aug-25-11 11:11 AM |
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Mississippi flooded a long ways in those waterways also. And many people died |
uppityperson |
Aug-25-11 11:19 AM |
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The water off New England is lovely and warm, too...unfortunately. nt |
MADem |
Aug-25-11 08:31 AM |
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And Hurricane Ike was "only" a Cat-2 storm |
kentauros |
Aug-25-11 08:33 AM |
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Reminder: most of the damage wasn't from the hurricane |
MountainLaurel |
Aug-25-11 09:14 AM |
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Thank you, I was just going to post this. |
justiceischeap |
Aug-25-11 09:20 AM |
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If you are only considering New Orleans, true. But there was devastation and loss of life |
uppityperson |
Aug-25-11 11:30 AM |
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Uh, tell that to people from coastal Mississippi. |
Dappleganger |
Aug-25-11 06:49 PM |
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Yup. Katrina was a human failure. |
chrisa |
Aug-25-11 09:32 AM |
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Most of any hurricane damage/ loss of life are not due to winds. |
kick-ass-bob |
Aug-25-11 11:08 AM |
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Houma, LA and that area had no levees. Neither did a lot of MS cost. |
uppityperson |
Aug-25-11 11:29 AM |
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+10000 |
Dappleganger |
Aug-25-11 06:50 PM |
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Another reminder.... |
pipi_k |
Aug-25-11 09:44 AM |
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No one prepared for that hurricane |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Aug-25-11 10:55 AM |
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That's why people need to take this seriously... |
pipi_k |
Aug-25-11 11:39 AM |
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New Orleans is a city that is below sea level. |
deaniac21 |
Aug-25-11 09:46 AM |
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We're below here in Houston too - |
TBF |
Aug-25-11 11:06 AM |
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Please pay attention to AMTRAK cancelations |
malaise |
Aug-25-11 10:24 AM |
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Ike hit Galveston as a strong Cat 2 and then swung up our coast a |
TBF |
Aug-25-11 11:04 AM |
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