2024 Tropical Weather Thread (4 Viewers)

[guidomerkinsrules]

I knew I shouldn’t have said anything
NOW the power goes off
12 hours AFTER the storm power goes out

 

[Andrus]

It was bittersweet for me. I was happy that the storm went to the east of where I am located, so no problems here other than I have a lot of branches to clean up in my yard, but I felt bad that it went pretty much right at the the New Orleans area. Was really concerned about having another Katrina result. It sounds like, other than the standing flooding issues in Kenner, it wasn't so terrible. I was wondering how the Saints Facility came out of it, and all that I've seen thus far is from the official site stating that the Saints are slated to return to practice today, so I take it that all is well on that front.

Five things to know about the New Orleans Saints for Thursday, Sept. 12

-Andrus

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I knew I shouldn’t have said anything
NOW the power goes off
12 hours AFTER the storm power goes out

Only out for 20 or so minutes

 

[St. Widge]

My grandparents (Destrehan) used to talk about both pretty seriously. Always gave me the impression both did some heavy damage to the area.

I think Camile did do some pretty significant wind damage to New Orleans, but not nearly as bad as Gulf Port and Biloxi got.

Betsy flooded the lower 9th Ward, I think from a breach in the levee for the Industrial Canal. Betsy also sank ships under construction at Avondale in the river. So, I think most in New Orleans think of Betsy as the big one. But, Camile certainly did damage in the New Orleans area.

 

[St. Widge]

I suppose. Generally think how "easy" tropical systems were on New Orleans in the 1970s-1990s.

I remember the names of some of them that made the local news and DID cause power outages (usually around 12-24 hours at most) and school closures (yay!). Hurricanes Bob and Danny. I forget the exact years ... 1979-82 or thereabouts.

I also remember tropical systems coming through and the neighborhood kids going out to play in the weather (obviously not Cat 3+!). And I don't mean coming out during the eye -- I mean during the wind and rain. Grabbing a big piece of cardboard and your roller skates and "sailing" down the street during gusting winds. Stuff like that.

Used to play in the non-hurricane floods, too (e.g. May 3, 1979). People broke out their flatboats and pirogues (yes, even in the suburbs!). Kid walked around looking for fire ant colonies floating in the water (genius!). Just general dumb stuff.

I don't recall ever losing power during a hurricane as a kid growing up in St. Bernard Parish and I don't recall the street ever flooding from a hurricane. I recall the street flooding from random weather, but not from storms.

I also don't recall ever even considering evacuating from a storm between 1971 and the early 2000s until a few years before Katrina. One time we "evacuated" and that evacuation was to a shot gun house my brothers were renting near Oak Street just off of Carrollton Ave.

None of the storms ever seemed strong enough to worry about or particularly frequent until a few years before Katrina. But, I think I recall Juan doing a good bit of damage to the West Bank in the 80s maybe?

 

[efil4stnias]

I don't recall ever losing power during a hurricane as a kid growing up in St. Bernard Parish and I don't recall the street ever flooding from a hurricane. I recall the street flooding from random weather, but not from storms.

I also don't recall ever even considering evacuating from a storm between 1971 and the early 2000s until a few years before Katrina. One time we "evacuated" and that evacuation was to a shot gun house my brothers' were renting near Oak Street just off of Carrollton Ave.

None of the storms ever seemed strong enough to worry about or particularly frequent until a few years before Katrina. But, I think I recall Juan doing a good bit of damage to the West Bank in the 80s maybe?

Frederick too in latter 80s. I remember that one since we drove to top of Lowercoast bridge in Algiers to take the 100mph winds.

 

[St. Widge]

I knew I shouldn’t have said anything
NOW the power goes off
12 hours AFTER the storm power goes out

I had a similar experience last night. I didn't mention our power being on all day. Got through the semi eye wall and avoided one of our cars flooding so it felt like it was all over since the rain had stopped and the wind wasn't bad. Then just before 11:00 a friend texted that they had power and wanted to know if I did. I swear that 15 second after I texted that we had power, our power went out. Luckily it came back in about 3 hours, but it still kind of sucked.

 

[St. Widge]

Frederick too in latter 80s. I remember that one since we drove to top of Lowercoast bridge in Algiers to take the 100mph winds.

Yeah, now that you say it, I recall Frederick too.

 

[St. Widge]

It was bittersweet for me. I was happy that the storm went to the east of where I am located, so no problems here other than I have a lot of branches to clean up in my yard, but I felt bad that it went pretty much right at the the New Orleans area. Was really concerned about having another Katrina result. It sounds like, other than the standing flooding issues in Kenner, it wasn't so terrible. I was wondering how the Saints Facility came out of it, and all that I've seen thus far is from the official site stating that the Saints are slated to return to practice today, so I take it that all is well on that front.

Five things to know about the New Orleans Saints for Thursday, Sept. 12

-Andrus

Yeah, I think the biggest issues in the New Orleans Metro area was some street flooding which put a lot of cars under. And some homes and business got water from that, but not terribly bad. I think the biggest issues are for those without power when it's already in the low 80s today and may start to get hotter tomorrow.

We didn't really dodge a bullet this time because the area pretty much so all took a direct hit, but the damage appears to be fairly minimal.

 

[St. Widge]

It also seem like they called Besty (a Cat 3) a 20 year or more storm but we seem to be getting storms that are Cat 3, or worse, every 2 or 3 years now.

 

[Bill]

Listening on the radio in my car, lol, they were saying that it really took a more east rather than northest track once it was on land.

That jog made things worse for Morgan City because rather than spending some significant time in the eye, Houma, Thibodaux, and Morgan City was in the eyewall for about 3 straight hours. The damage it brought was far more than anyone here expected. LOTS of tree damage and some significant roof damage all along the tri-city area. Now they are saying that the power will be out for up to two weeks.


We’re doomed.

 

[LAhotsauce]

This dumb storm flew over my area and farted a little wind. Which means I go without power for 9 hours and counting while everybody up the street never lost it.

Entergy is awesome. So awesome.

 

[buzd]

Thread on SWB issues:

 

[efil4stnias]

Thread on SWB issues:

So they HAVE frequency changers ( 50/60Hz input to 25Hz output ) and THOSE are failing now.

 

[Madmarsha]

Was the New Orleans area just THAT lucky between Camille (1969) and Katrina (2005)?

Kinda not counting Georges (1998) even though that was the first storm I can recall that prompted some NOLA-area residents to evacuate. Never once in the 1970s and 1980s.

That was the question I was asking my husband. I moved here mid '90s and he kept warning me and I'm like, eh, nertz. Georges was my first one and it scared me but then I was like hurricane schmuricane.

And then ....