Tropical Storm Isaac

[TheMatrix31]

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Hopefully it's not as bad as Katrina. I don't know if it will be. Katrina landed as a Cat 3, right? Who knows if this makes it to Cat 4 or Cat 5 even over the Gulf.

[8]

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Well guys, I'm gonna come out and say it. Believe in what you will, but Isaac is going to make landfall on the same day Katrina did. August 29th.

Didn't even think about that.

[joshuar9476]

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Katrina actually got the clean side of the hurricane, ie the left side. most model put this hurricane to the left of NOLA, thus giving it the dirty side and piling all the gulf waters inward. Even if this thing is a 2, it will feel worse. Everyone down there needs to stay safe and get out if possible.

[dickey1331]

Well this **** sucks. Looks like its heading right at us.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

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8 PM update. Starting to strengthen a bit.

[SPTO]

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Well guys, I'm gonna come out and say it. Believe in what you will, but Isaac is going to make landfall on the same day Katrina did. August 29th.

Which is freaky as all get out! I was watching CNN earlier today and Chad Myers was pointing out just how similar Isaac is to Katrina with the major difference is that at this point in time Katrina was already a Cat II whereas Isaac is only a tropical storm without a real strong eye wall but he says it's most likely that Isaac will strengthen and become more organized. The only saving grace is that Isaac's path doesn't take it to the warmest part of the Gulf of Mexico the way Katrina did.

Still, I hope New Orleans and Louisiana is a lot more prepared and that people are taking the voluntary evacuation notices more seriously this time around.

[slickdtc]

Do the warmer waters factor into this at all? With the mild winter we had, the ocean temps on the east coast were warm all summer. Not to mention it was a hot *** balls summer anyway. I'm assuming it was similar in the Gulf.

[OSUFan_88]

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The biggest problem with the Katrina disaster was the over complications of how the army corp of engineers handled everything and the lack of communication and clear cut levels of authority.

Several improvements have been made, from what I've read. We shouldn't ever see that city underwater ever again, but the way this one is going, it's going to cause some havoc. But total failure? I'd say it's about 0% chance.

[z Revis]

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I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this and I'm probably just being naive and stupid about hurricanes. I live in SW FL and I'm actually a little disappointed now that it looks like Isaac isn't even going to brush us(aside from some moderate wind and rain which we get all the time anyways). I moved down here from Indy 3 years ago and have since been almost wanting a hurricane to hit. I know it sounds terrible. I do hate the destruction they cause but I've always been fascinated by powerful storms, especially hurricanes. Obviously I don't want anything bad to happen, I'm just eager to see just what a hurricane is like. I still remember seeing my first tornado in Indiana and it was one of the scariest, but also coolest things I had ever seen.

Still I wish the people of whatever state/city/community Isaac makes landfall into the very best and be safe. If it's headed for NOLA everyone there just needs to ****ing leave. Crazy to think that it might hit there on the 7 year anniversary of Katrina.

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^^. I think it's natural to be let down a little, especially if you're fascinated by weather.

[z Revis]

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^^. I think it's natural to be let down a little, especially if you're fascinated by weather.

Yeah. I just don't want someone on here who may have had a friend or family member die due to a hurricane be offended by what I said. I do care about the people and hate seeing lives lost due to natural disasters.

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11pm update, slight wiggle to the west.

[aukevin]

I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this and I'm probably just being naive and stupid about hurricanes. I live in SW FL and I'm actually a little disappointed now that it looks like Isaac isn't even going to brush us(aside from some moderate wind and rain which we get all the time anyways). I moved down here from Indy 3 years ago and have since been almost wanting a hurricane to hit. I know it sounds terrible. I do hate the destruction they cause but I've always been fascinated by powerful storms, especially hurricanes. Obviously I don't want anything bad to happen, I'm just eager to see just what a hurricane is like. I still remember seeing my first tornado in Indiana and it was one of the scariest, but also coolest things I had ever seen.

Still I wish the people of whatever state/city/community Isaac makes landfall into the very best and be safe. If it's headed for NOLA everyone there just needs to ****ing leave. Crazy to think that it might hit there on the 7 year anniversary of Katrina.

When I lived in FL during high school and had my first hurricane coming I thought it was pretty neat, then the power was out in August for over a week (no AC) and I was over it. Then another hurricane came through a month later that I wasn't excited for lol.

So I understand your anticipation and letdown, but trust me, you're better off.

[DamnYanks2]

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Anyone here live on the Florida panhandle? I'm in Navarre.

[Jr.]

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I'm completely out of the loop on hurricanes now that I'm out of the South. Hopefully this thing doesn't strengthen too much.. I have a lot of family in Mobile and some in New Orleans