ATL: ISAAC - Post-Tropical - Discussion

[pwrdog]

My favorite radar loop.. It's goes out to 120 hrs and loads fairly quick..

Many other functions as well.. zooms out to the entire USA for the last 5 days.....
Click the right arrow in the top middle to expand to just radar..

To control the loop use the arrow in the bottom right... Takes a few minutes to figure it out but it's a nice little tool..

You really get to see every wobble very well...

http://weatherspark.com/#!maps;a=USA/LA/New_Orleans

That is WAYY cool! BTW it shows it took Isaac 4 hours to travel from Houma to Thibodeaux. I think I could walk it faster than that!

You can also go full screen... It's on the bottom right middle or just push F-11 on your keyboard..

You can also hold down left click on mouse on the slider moving across the bottom and move the storm back and forth very fast..

[SunnyThoughts]

Jindel on his way to Placquerman's parish to meet with nungusser and others...talk of manually releasing water in another part of the parish to ease the water pressure on the levee. Nungesser telling everyone in that part of the parish to evacuate. They have 6 hours...if they can't get out on their own, they will come and get them. I feel so sorry for those folks...many of us sure were lucky. Good luck everyone with the recovery. wwltv.com is a great place to keep up with infomation going on in the area for those who are interested.

[mutley]

Isaac has been going all day long, and is still only half way between Houma and Baton Rouge.

[rtd2]

Latest saved loop.

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That feeder band just south of biloxi down to islands is rockin... knocked WLOX off air few mins ago.

[northjaxpro]

Jindel on his way to Placquerman's parish to meet with nungusser and others...talk of manually releasing water in another part of the parish to ease the water pressure on the levee. Nungesser telling everyone in that part of the parish to evacuate. They have 6 hours...if they can't get out on their own, they will come and get them. I feel so sorry for those folks...many of us sure were lucky. Good luck everyone with the recovery. wwltv.com is a great place to keep up with
infomation going on in the area for those who are interested.

Hi Sunny Thoughts. I just wanted to mention it is Plaquemines Parish, not Placqerman.

But, I agree totally about WWL's coverage. I have been watching WWL and the other New Orleans television stations since yesterday on DirecTV. DirecTV has provided a public information channel exclusively on coverage of Hurricane Isaac. For those who has DirecTV for satellite service, I strongly recommend tuning into that coverage. It is an excellent alternative for those who have grown weary of TWC coverage.

[PTPatrick]

Was just thinking...many in plaquemines parish have just lost everything 2 times in a period of 7 years. That's hard to come back from. I can tell you, my small community in east Jackson County lost everything in 1998 in Georges and then again in Katrina 7 years later. Folks were resiliant after Georges. Most rebuilt. After Katrina, most did not. The community is a shell of it's former self. I think people in general are resiliant...but a person can only take so much. I suspect many in plaquemines that thought Katrina would be an Isolated incident with a return time of a few decades, not a few years...could ultimately decide to move on as well.

[gboudx]

Hi Sunny Thoughts. I just wanted to mention it is Plaquemines Parish, not Placqerman.

But, I agree totally about WWL's coverage. I have been watching WWL and the other New Orleans television stations since yesterday on DirecTV. DirecTV has provided a public information channel exclusively on coverage of Hurricane Isaac. For those who has DirecTV for satellite service, I strongly recommend tuning into that coverage. It is an excellent alternative for those who have grown weary of TWC coverage.

I'll just add that it's DTV channel 325 or 349.

[SunnyThoughts]

Jindel on his way to Placquerman's parish to meet with nungusser and others...talk of manually releasing water in another part of the parish to ease the water pressure on the levee. Nungesser telling everyone in that part of the parish to evacuate. They have 6 hours...if they can't get out on their own, they will come and get them. I feel so sorry for those folks...many of us sure were lucky. Good luck everyone with the recovery. wwltv.com is a great place to keep up with
infomation going on in the area for those who are interested.

Hi Sunny Thoughts. I just wanted to mention it is Plaquemines Parish, not Placqerman.

But, I agree totally about WWL's coverage. I have been watching WWL and the other New Orleans television stations since yesterday on DirecTV. DirecTV has provided a public information channel exclusively on coverage of Hurricane Isaac. For those who has DirecTV for satellite service, I strongly recommend tuning into that coverage. It is an excellent alternative for those who have grown weary of TWC coverage.

Sorry about the spelling. Also now apparently a levee has given way in Madisonville, St. Tamany Parish numberous calls being made for rescues ..waters rising rapidly. Also starting to flood in Slidell.

[Meteorcane]

Was just thinking...many in plaquemines parish have just lost everything 2 times in a period of 7 years. That's hard to come back from. I can tell you, my small community in east Jackson County lost everything in 1998 in Georges and then again in Katrina 7 years later. Folks were resiliant after Georges. Most rebuilt. After Katrina, most did not. The community is a shell of it's former self. I think people in general are resiliant...but a person can only take so much. I suspect many in plaquemines that thought Katrina would be an Isolated incident with a return time of a few decades, not a few years...could ultimately decide to move on as well.

I grew up in a town called Empire in Lower Plaquemines, and unfortunately (as you well know living on the Gulf Coast) the threat of destruction in tropical cyclones is present about 1/3 of every year (the trade off is a very good fishing/boating industry in the area). My parents eventually moved out of Plaquemines after a fairly weak storm (Danny) still caused substantial damage, as that parish is particularly vulnerable to any system (it juts out into the Gulf and is surrounded by water on all sides). However, I can vouch that those who live in lower Plaquemines are a resilient people.

[northjaxpro]

Hi Sunny Thoughts. I just wanted to mention it is Plaquemines Parish, not Placqerman.

But, I agree totally about WWL's coverage. I have been watching WWL and the other New Orleans television stations since yesterday on DirecTV. DirecTV has provided a public information channel exclusively on coverage of Hurricane Isaac. For those who has DirecTV for satellite service, I strongly recommend tuning into that coverage. It is an excellent alternative for those who have grown weary of TWC coverage.

I'll just add that it's DTV channel 325 or 349.

Yeah, I am in Jacksonville and it is DirecTV Channel 349 in my area. I know the channel line-up is different in other markets. THanks gboudx. I have been watching it exclusively since yesterday afternoon. Excellent coverage and it is good getting the perspective from just what is happening within greater New Orleans and Louisiana concerning Isaac.

[PTPatrick]

Was just thinking...many in plaquemines parish have just lost everything 2 times in a period of 7 years. That's hard to come back from. I can tell you, my small community in east Jackson County lost everything in 1998 in Georges and then again in Katrina 7 years later. Folks were resiliant after Georges. Most rebuilt. After Katrina, most did not. The community is a shell of it's former self. I think people in general are resiliant...but a person can only take so much. I suspect many in plaquemines that thought Katrina would be an Isolated incident with a return time of a few decades, not a few years...could ultimately decide to move on as well.

I grew up in a town called Empire in Plaquemines, and unfortunately (as you well know living on the Gulf Coast) the threat of destruction in tropical cyclones is present about 1/3 of every year (the trade off is a very good fishing/boating industry in the area). My parents eventually moved out of Plaquemines after a fairly weak storm (Danny) still caused substantial damage, as that parish is particularly vulnerable to any system (it juts out into the Gulf and is surrounded by water on all sides). However, I can vouch that those who live in lower Plaquemines are a resilient people.

I think my community probably in some respects is similar to lower plaquemines. My family has lived on that bayou since the 20s. The family home (not on stilts) survived but was flooded in camille, betsy, and 1926 and was fixed every time. We joked that grandpa built it with drain holes. The area had grown up a bit in the relative calm between Camille and Georges. Fredric and Elena both did serious wind damage but no water damage. So many new residents just really didn't understand the risk. After 2 hard hits its those folks that left. The people that are left have rebuilt on stilts and get out for storms. It's mostly a fishing community and chevron refines a few miles through the swamp. As a child in the 80s when we built on stilts people thought my dad was crazy for going so high above the camille water line...after Georges they understood. Their house still had 2 feet in Katrina and the family home was leveled.

In any case. I hope the lower plaq towns were spared. I haven't heard much from empire or Buras. I was extremely surprised so many homes there were not on stilts though from the footage I see. I thought that stilts were a given south of NOLA.

[baygirl_1]

I don't really post much but I do read a lot. I remember reading Aric Dunn's posts last evening as he was driving into Isaac. I did a search but can't find any updates. Any news from Aric?

[WeatherGuesser]

I don't really post much but I do read a lot. I remember reading Aric Dunn's posts last evening as he was driving into Isaac. I did a search but can't find any updates. Any news from Aric?

I was thinking about that a couple of hours ago. Last post: Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:06 pm

But there was a visit not too long ago: Last visited: Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:00 pm

[Meteorcane]

I don't really post much but I do read a lot. I remember reading Aric Dunn's posts last evening as he was driving into Isaac. I did a search but can't find any updates. Any news from Aric?

Last I heard he was by Belle Chase? That area has been rocked pretty good, however, it is inside the levees so no real worry of surge-based flooding.

[TeamPlayersBlue]

Is this storm wobbling south again. This is unreal. Those warm marshs will not kill this storm. It needs to bolt northward

[crimi481]

I posted earlier:
Be hard for Center to move anymore N or West. Stalling -or S.W. jogs very possible
Ridge is boxing it in -to N & W

Just now - Weather Channel just mentioned strong High Pressure to north of Isaac (100 degree Temp) -blocking N. Movement
Watch for S.W. Jogs

[pwrdog]

The West and NW side of the storm has really filled out today... Dry air must be losing the battle so far today.. Things look like they are really moistening up towards Texas..

If this was over water, with it's symmetry and organization, it would be scary..

Awesome loop..
http://weatherspark.com/#!maps;a=USA/LA/New_Orleans

[timmeister]

Isaac has been going all day long, and is still only half way between Houma and Baton Rouge.

Looks like Isaac has stalled again SSE of Baton Rouge.



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[Elizabeth]

This looks like a much stronger then a Cat1 wind gust.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/pla ... 1786249001

[SunnyThoughts]

I don't really post much but I do read a lot. I remember reading Aric Dunn's posts last evening as he was driving into Isaac. I did a search but can't find any updates. Any news from Aric?

Last I heard he was by Belle Chase? That area has been rocked pretty good, however, it is inside the levees so no real worry of surge-based flooding.

Just read a report on another weatherboard, where someone had a friend who was rescued from Belle Chase on a Jet Ski earlier this morning. Hopefully Aric is high and dry...or made it to higher ground.