Hurricane Katrina :-(

**IamTHATnerd** · 08-28-2005, 02:20 PM

Hey guys, I know this doesnt effect a lot of people on here, maybe the Florida kids, but its really effecting us right now. Katrina is the largest, strongest hurricane the Gulf coast has seen in over 50 years. New Orleans is deserted right now, and because of its position EXTREMELY under sea level, it is quite possible that New Orleans will be simple destroyed. My family and I, who live in Lafayette, LA, have boarded up our house and are heading to Houston. Im just posting this to ask you all to keep us in your prayers and thoughts. You may not understand the strength and danger we are currently in, but when I say this may be the worst natural disaster in recent history, i mean it. Again, please keep all of Louisiana in your thoughts, and ill report back when i get an internet connection. Thanks guys, talk to you later.

**Chewie** · 08-28-2005, 02:33 PM

You'll be in our thoughts. Good luck and God bless.

**Cinderella** · 08-28-2005, 03:48 PM

I understand, I just left Florida for college....so my thoughts and prayers are way ahead of you...

**Nocturne** · 08-28-2005, 08:04 PM

My prayers are with you.

I am supposted to visit New Orleans for Mardis Gras, too... :?

**Ryan** · 08-28-2005, 08:57 PM

If the storm has a direct hit on New Orleans, there will not be a Mardi Gras potentially ever again. They are projecting that the city, in a direct shot, would be 20-30ft underwater with the water unable to move anywhere. I've definitely been watching the storm a lot since I'm in Tallahassee and the projections about 2 days ago had the storm coming straight at us. You and the 1 million people about to become homeless are in my prayers.

**IamTHATnerd** · 08-28-2005, 10:20 PM

youre absolutely right ryan. like i told chew earlier, we may have a new lake/underwater city in louisiana. 30 feet of new orleans underwater. and it wont be like other floods, it will stay there, it wont leave. weeks possibly of buildings sitting under water. it all depends on how the citys pump systems can work, but theyve never been tested like this so they dont know. we'll see tuesday how bad it is. God, just the thought of one of the most beautiful and historical cities in the world not being there tomorrow is mind boggling. millions of people will have no home, and not even that, they wont even have a hometown to go back to. God this is disastrous. Thankyou for your thoughts and prayers, ill keep you guys updated as soon as i get anything. im in houston now so im fine.

**jman255** · 08-28-2005, 10:29 PM

My uncle is the one of the business heads of the big huge hospital there, and he has to stay in N.O. to make sure everything stays safe.

The superdome is holding 30k at the moment, and last I heard 100k were still left.

Houston...What a good city ;-)

**IamTHATnerd** · 08-28-2005, 11:25 PM

30k in the superdome is correct, however, 30,000 people in an enclosed area that has no backup generator!! idiots, the superdome has no backup generator so 30,000 hot, sweaty, smelly bodies will be in one very very dark place together. yea, safe haven my ***.

**Ryan** · 08-29-2005, 12:25 AM

They are predicting that if there is a direct hit to New Orleans, approx. 44,000 people would die. It is really possible that more could since so many have stuck around thinking that this storm is just being blown out of proportion. On a related note, my parents just got their power back after getting a direct hit from Katrina when she hit Ft. Lauderdale; finished out at 66 hours with no electricity.

**IamTHATnerd** · 08-29-2005, 12:34 AM

if you dont understand the severity of this, or if you wanna learn more, read this.

This article was posted 5 years ago:

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2000/wnoflood.htm