Unfortunately the storm has taken the exact path they thought, on a scale of 1-5 on the scenarios this path took it at 2, 1 would have been a more west, northwestern jog through the lakes and up the river instead of across them, but it is still very bad here. The storm surge has been enough to push the 3 lakes and the various rivers in the area over their banks and into parts of New Orleans and the "northshore" area of St. Tammany Parish.
I am in Baton Rouge in the shadow of LSU, we are actually on their power grid which is why I still have power and internet. Downtown Baton Rouge is getting hit pretty hard, it is not far from me so I expect to lose power soon enough but may luck out, hope the rest of the BR guys are so lucky, post here if you can. Storms are expected to get heavier as the eye wall gets more north and level with us here to the west,we will just get heavier and heavier rains perhaps a few tornados but right now one of the arms has passed so it is calming before the other arm hits.
New Orleans' Lower 9th ward and St Bernard parishes are devistated, water is at 3-5 feet and rising at about a foot an hour, expected to go on for the next 4-8 hours. Over 100 people have been reported to have escaped through their attic to their roof tops and are trying desperately to get help. If you have family who stayed as hard as it may be please do not call, the phone circuits both land based and cell are jam packed and it is taking people hours to get a call through, Jefferson parish phone lines are useless, no one, even rescue/news has been able to get through for hours now, so once again please do not call
St Tammany Parish (mandeville, slidell, abita springs, lacombe, covington etc) The northern and western eye wall is now there, sustained winds of over 120 miles per hour are being reported. Pearl river is rising as are the smaller rivers as the storm surge has pushed Lake Ponchartrain over the banks and into the city of Mandeville/Covington, same thing with phone lines, no calls in please so that people who did not or could not get out can call and emergency people can use phones also. The storm will unfortunately be there for a few hours, it is only moving 15 miles per hour still, north, northeast towards western mississippi which will be getting hit very soon.
I will try to post more if we keep power, thanks for all the calls i have gotten from some of you, but please no more so that people who really need the phones can use them.
I am in Baton Rouge in the shadow of LSU, we are actually on their power grid which is why I still have power and internet. Downtown Baton Rouge is getting hit pretty hard, it is not far from me so I expect to lose power soon enough but may luck out, hope the rest of the BR guys are so lucky, post here if you can. Storms are expected to get heavier as the eye wall gets more north and level with us here to the west,we will just get heavier and heavier rains perhaps a few tornados but right now one of the arms has passed so it is calming before the other arm hits.
New Orleans' Lower 9th ward and St Bernard parishes are devistated, water is at 3-5 feet and rising at about a foot an hour, expected to go on for the next 4-8 hours. Over 100 people have been reported to have escaped through their attic to their roof tops and are trying desperately to get help. If you have family who stayed as hard as it may be please do not call, the phone circuits both land based and cell are jam packed and it is taking people hours to get a call through, Jefferson parish phone lines are useless, no one, even rescue/news has been able to get through for hours now, so once again please do not call
St Tammany Parish (mandeville, slidell, abita springs, lacombe, covington etc) The northern and western eye wall is now there, sustained winds of over 120 miles per hour are being reported. Pearl river is rising as are the smaller rivers as the storm surge has pushed Lake Ponchartrain over the banks and into the city of Mandeville/Covington, same thing with phone lines, no calls in please so that people who did not or could not get out can call and emergency people can use phones also. The storm will unfortunately be there for a few hours, it is only moving 15 miles per hour still, north, northeast towards western mississippi which will be getting hit very soon.
I will try to post more if we keep power, thanks for all the calls i have gotten from some of you, but please no more so that people who really need the phones can use them.
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