Eye of Katrina about to go over my house

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Here it comes!!!

Nothing worse than a bank holiday in england at the moment but due to dramatically worsen in the next few hours.

Crossed fingers nothing gets damaged and nobody hurt.

Due to head up the west coast, good luck all fellow forumites in Florida

Chris
 
well its about 2mph winds here and 29c hot here in sunny Cali.

Hope the winds do not cause you guys any problems...
 
I hope you don't live in one of those chip-board and glue houses that americans seem to build especially in frequent tornado areas. . . . . . haven't they heard of bricks and mortar? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

PS - jokes aside, hope you emerge unscathed.
 
I have always wondered why tornadoes seem to aim for trailer parks.


If I was emigrating to the USA and while looking at properties the owners took me out the back to show the storm shelter I would definitely choose a different location!
 
Well managed to come out with only minor damage to house and zero damage to the two boats. Thankfully only a cat 1 hurricane as it headed over us, but still enough to kill 4 people locally and cause extensive property damage.
Thankfully I live in a bricks and mortar bungalow so my only damage was to the mossy screens.
The big boat sat through the whole storm as if it was built for it. Sitting down in the crew accomadation watching TV was as if there was nothing happening outside. I would estimate the winds hit 80mph in my area.
Still have no power, cable or internet. (at a friends house on YBW)
Looks like we got off lightly seeing the storm now!!!

Chris
 
173 miles per hour winds now.



Quote:
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!




Gusts to 213MPH

They're hoping a new eye forms before it makes landfall. If the new eye forms on land, goodbye Bourbon Street.

Pressure now 907.
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