NO Storm Surge Impact from Cat 3/4 coming in from NW?

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NO Storm Surge Impact from Cat 3/4 coming in from NW?

#1 Postby logybogy » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:57 pm

Is this the worst case scenario for New Orleans hurricane impact or is this better than if the storm was coming from the northeast?
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Re: NO Storm Surge Impact from Cat 3/4 coming in from NW?

#2 Postby Ixolib » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:59 pm

logybogy wrote:Is this the worst case scenario for New Orleans hurricane impact or is this better than if the storm was coming from the northeast?


Not many "hurricanes" can approach the city from the NE.
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#3 Postby logybogy » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:00 pm

Well, I mean direction wise.

The hurricane is in the gulf and moving either NW or NE towards New Orleans.
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#4 Postby mtm4319 » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:02 pm

I believe the storm surge would be greatest if the storm was moving Northwest toward New Orleans.
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#5 Postby Brent » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:04 pm

Northwest.

The nightmare track is actually more WNW, landfall at the Mouth of the Mississippi or just a few miles north and then tracking just south of the city putting the entire area in the northern eyewall and inudating the city under feet of water. Anyone there would drown.

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#6 Postby cajungal » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:14 pm

Worst case would be a hurricane going through Grand Isle like Betsy did.
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