What are folks on the LA coast seeing right now? (if you can respond)

Be safe.

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Originally posted by goose5:
He was very nonchalant in answering if the Waffle House is open you're fine. That didn't make me feel any better.

https://www.accuweather.com/en...e-house-index/667995

Waffle House is even used as a gauge of storm impact by disaster preparedness/response teams.

They did get caught with their pants down for Katrina, since then they made changes to the service vehicles they use and they keep a small fleet specialized response vehicles

Reed Timmer riding out the storm in Houma, LA

New Orleans metro area

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
What are folks on the LA coast seeing right now? (if you can respond)

Be safe.

65-70 sustained currently

81 high gust

Raining sideways

7pm CDT data

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-ne...da-updates-08-29-21/

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre said every road in the parish is impassable at this hour, and agencies are unable to respond to calls for service at this time.

Webre joined CNN Sunday night after video emerged of Hurricane Ida pummeling the roof of a nearby hospital.

The Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, Louisiana, is stable after a portion of the facility’s roof was ripped off as Ida came ashore earlier in the day, Webre said.

There are still about ten patients in the hospital, the administrator and staff are still able to continue to care for those patients, and they were able to safely relocate to a lower floor, Webre said.

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The Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans says the Parish-wide power outage is affecting its ability to operate its sewer pumping stations.

"Currently there is no backup power to operate any of those that were impacted," the Board said in a statement to CNN. "We are assessing how many of the 84 stations are impacted but the number may be very significant."
New Orleans residents need to begin limiting water usage at home, "in order to prevent sewage backups.

The board said they have obtained backup power for some of the stations, but they can only mobilize them, "when it is safe to traverse the city."

Currently, the Board said they are mustering all of their self-generated power sources to continue operating their stormwater draining, and drinking water pumping, operations.

"Although we have lost all Entergy power, our teams are working quickly and decisively to make up for this with our self-generated power sources," the statement said. "The Entergy loss of power is a significant loss of power for our 60 hz pumps and the 25 hz pumps we power through the frequency changers, but we are using our self-generated sources of power to drain stormwater and pump drinking water into the city."

The center of Hurricane Ida is 30 miles west of New Orleans, according to a 9 p.m. ET update from the National Hurricane Center.

Ida maintains Category 3 strength, but has weakened slightly with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph.

Hurricane-force winds continue to move through southern Louisiana along with heavy rain producing flash flooding.

Moments ago, regional energy provider Entergy moments ago reported all of Orleans Parish is without power “due to catastrophic transmission damage” caused by Hurricane Ida.

Jefferson Parish has issued a boil water advisory for the entire east bank of the parish, a tweet from the government said Sunday.

The advisory was issued "due to the loss of pressure in the distribution system," according to the tweet. Jefferson Parish is west and south of New Orleans.

Weather channel reporting 814,000 people without power in Louisiana and power provider Entergy says zero customers in New Orleans have power.

They are reporting that a tower that suspended lines over the Mississippi River has collapsed. Wires are in the water.

Fox:

Ida was downgraded to a Category 2 Hurricane late Sunday after making landfall on the coast of Louisiana earlier in the day as a powerful Category 4 storm.

As of 10 p.m., sustained winds were currently at 105 mph -- down from 120 mph earlier in the evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding were still continuing in portions of southeastern Louisiana, the NHC says.

I follow the Cajun Navy facebook and they are making water rescues. Flooding 8-10 feet in peoples homes. People have climbed into the attic to get away from rising waters in Laplace, LA.

I guess a water levee broke or was over-topped in that area.

The best summary of conditions here on the Coast:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat.

People living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the state’s Gulf Coast retreated to their attics or rooftops and posted their addresses on social media with instructions for search-and-rescue teams on where to find them.

More than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi — including all of New Orleans — were left without power as Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland, pushed through on Sunday and early Monday before weakening into a tropical storm.



As the storm continued to make its way inland with torrential rain and shrieking winds, it was blamed for at least two deaths — a motorist who drowned in New Orleans, and a person hit by a falling tree outside Baton Rouge.

But with many roads impassable and cellphone service knocked out in places, the full extent of its fury was still coming into focus. Christina Stephens, a spokesperson for Gov. John Bel Edwards, said that given the level of destruction, “We’re going to have many more confirmed fatalities.”

The governor’s office said damage to the power grid appeared “catastrophic.” And officials warned it could be weeks before power is fully restored, leaving multitudes without refrigeration or air conditioning during the dog days of summer, with highs forecast in the mid-80s to close to 90 by midweek.

The hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the storm that devastated New Orleans in 2005 and was blamed for 1,800 deaths.

“For the most part, all of our levees performed extremely well — especially the federal levees — but at the end of the day, the storm surge, the rain, the wind all had devastating impacts,” Edwards said. “We have tremendous damage to homes and to businesses.”

When daylight came, the streets of New Orleans were littered with branches and some roads were blocked. But there no immediate reports of the catastrophic flooding city officials had feared.

“I had a long miserable night,” said Chris Atkins, who was in his New Orleans home when he heard a “kaboom” and all the sheetrock in the living room fell into the house. A short time later, the whole side of the living room fell onto his neighbor’s driveway.

A man inspects his RV in rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, as he drives through a campground in Magnolia, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Matt Williamson/Enterprise-Journal via AP)Read More »

leading to an uneasy night of pouring rain and howling winds. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)Read More »
Traffic diverts around downed power lines Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Metairie, La. A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland has now weakened into a tropical storm as it pushes inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Read More »
Traffic diverts around downed power lines Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Metairie, La. A fearsome Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland has now weakened into a tropical storm as it pushes inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Read More »

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Mississippi residents are dealing with the aftermath of what was Hurricane Ida, dealing with non-stop rains and strong winds. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Read More »
A man walks through flossed waters at a campground in Magnolia, Miss., in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Matt Williamson/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)Read More »
Power lines and utility poles are ripped a[art in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Magnolia, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Matt Williamson/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)Read More »
A man inspects his RV in rising floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, as he drives through a campground in Magnolia, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Matt Williamson/Enterprise-Journal via AP)Read More »



The misery isn’t over for many. Stephanie Blaise returned to her home with her father in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward evacuating. It only lost some shingles. But without power and no idea when electricity would be restored, she didn’t plan to stay long.

“We don’t need to go through that. I’m going to have to convince him to leave. We got to go somewhere. Can’t stay in this heat,” she said.

New Orleans police reported receiving numerous reports of looting and said they made several arrests.

The city urged people who evacuated to stay away for at least a couple of days because of the lack of power and fuel. “There’s not a lot of reasons to come back,” said Collin Arnold, the city’s chief of emergency preparedness.

Four Louisiana hospitals were damaged and 39 medical facilities were operating on generator power, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Officials said they were evacuating scores of patients to other cities.

The governor’s office said over 2,200 evacuees were staying in 41 shelters as of Monday morning, a number expected to rise as people were rescued or escaped from flooded homes. Stephens said the state will work to move people to hotels as soon as possible so that they can keep their distance from one another.

“This is a COVID nightmare,” she said, adding: “We do anticipate that we could see some COVID spikes related to this.”

Historic New Orleans jazz landmark destroyed by Ida
Interstate 10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge — the main east-west route along the Gulf Coast — was closed because of flooding, with the water reported to be 4 feet deep at one spot, officials said.

Preliminary measurements showed Slidell, Louisiana, got at least 15.7 inches of rain, while New Orleans received nearly 14 inches, forecasters said. Other parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, Alabama and Florida got 5 to 11 inches.

The Louisiana National Guard said it activated 4,900 Guard personnel and lined up 195 high-water vehicles, 73 rescue boats and 34 helicopters. Local and state agencies were adding hundreds of more.

Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans knew of 500 people who said they were going to stay in areas that were flooded, and it began sending out dozens of boats, Parish Council member Deano Bonano told WWL-TV.

Farther south, emergency officials had not heard from Grand Isle since Sunday afternoon. About 40 people stayed on the barrier island, which took the brunt of the hurricane and was swamped by seawater, Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng told NBC.

The hurricane twisted and collapsed a giant tower that carries key transmission lines over the Mississippi River to the New Orleans area, causing widespread outages, Entergy and local authorities said. The power company said more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines were out of service, along with 216 substations.

The storm also flattened utility poles, brought trees down onto power lines and caused transformers to explode with flashes that lit up the night sky.

“We don’t know if the damage is something we can get up quickly,” Entergy New Orleans CEO Deanna Rodriguez told WWL-TV.

The governor said on Sunday that 30,000 utility workers were in the state to help restore electricity.

AT&T’s phone system was down all across southeastern Louisiana. Many people resorted to using walkie-talkies. The governor’s office staff had no working phones.

People who evacuated struggled to check on those who didn’t leave. Charchar Chaffold left from her home near LaPlace, Louisiana, for Alabama after a tree fell on her place on Sunday. She frantically tried to get in touch with five family members who stayed behind.

She last heard from them Sunday night. They were in the attic after water rushed into their home. Chaffold tried texting, but she didn’t know if their phones were dead and or service was out.

“They told me they they thought they was going to die, I told them they are not and called for help,” Chaffold said.

Ida’s 150 mph (230 kph) winds tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the mainland. Its winds were down to 45 mph (72 kph) early Monday.

In Mississippi’s southwestern corner, entire neighborhoods were surrounded by floodwaters, and many roads were impassable.

Ida was expected to pick up speed Monday night before dumping rain on the Tennessee and Ohio River valleys Tuesday, the Appalachian mountain region Wednesday and the nation’s capital on Thursday.

Forecasters said flash flooding and mudslides are possible along Ida’s path before it blows out to sea over New England on Friday.

LINK: https://wgntv.com/news/ida-wea...hecked-in-louisiana/

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The governor’s office said damage to the power grid appeared “catastrophic.” And officials warned it could be weeks before power is fully restored, leaving multitudes without refrigeration or air conditioning during the dog days of summer, with highs forecast in the mid-80s to close to 90 by midweek.

I actually heard it could be 2-3 months without power.

Bad stuff for sure. I haven't heard of too many deaths though, so I'm praying it stays that way.

Southern Louisiana in August, with no power. That's a big juicy bite of Hell right there. Mosquitoes the size of dragonflies, humidity hovering around 90% and it will stay hot until the first or second week of October.

I tell people- growing up down there, I've had three lifetimes worth of summer.

Adding to the misery is a lack of water and sewage service for at least a week. Tulane is bussing its students to Houston so they can take classes online. The city is considering bussing residents to locations with services.

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Predicted Cat 4 at landfall


if anyone is interested, my weather station on Davis weatherlink is called Chef Pass. It'll be active until I loose power and or internet

I just checked, station Chef Pass was last reported on 8/29. My station is Sweetagony, hope you are okay!

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Originally posted by snwghst:
Predicted Cat 4 at landfall


if anyone is interested, my weather station on Davis weatherlink is called Chef Pass. It'll be active until I loose power and or internet

I just checked, station Chef Pass was last reported on 8/29. My station is Sweetagony, hope you are okay!

All good. Power went out early at 0745. Ridiculous because winds were 35 at the time. My area was the first which makes no sense

High gust was 84. Saw mid 60’s sustained for a number of hours. Just a strong tropical storm really

Surge was 7-7.5 I figure, River gauge stopped reporting across from me at Tally Ho club at 6.7

I got about a foot of water under the house. 1/4 of what Isaac did.

Thankfully I don’t have a bunch of Roseau cane to clean up this storm, it rinsed away (with some assistance, maybe some ended up in a neighbors yard who’s less than pleasant most of the time ((killed another neighbors cats))…… oops….. karma… there now 4ft stacked of it in the yard)

No power for the foreseeable future, I do have a generator with 25gal fresh gas and another 50+ in boats tank. I’m hoping for a clear night before the light pollution starts again to see all the stars as I did when I moved to the area a few years after Katrina

Thanks for bringing attention

To say it's bad here is an understatement.

No power or drinkable tap water. Finding gas is almost impossible. Inconsistent communication. Also, There's been looting in our neighborhood.

We'll need a new roof and fence but no major damage, no flooding here.

My wife and I have ongoing health problems, neither of us felt up to evacuating.

I told her anytime she's up to it I'll take her to the Mississippi gulf coast and get her a room.

We've got a 10 year old dog, so I think I'll be hard pressed to find a room for all of us.

Our dog won't let me out if her site, no matter where I go she has to be there, 24/7.

This has been the most stable internet connection since the storm hit.

I'm thinking things can only get better, fingers crossed.

Is there anything we can do to help? You've no mail service, of course, no UPS, FEDEX, right?