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The Hurricane Katrina "Certain Death; Catastrophic Damage" warning.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:53 pm
I know Katrina is a very tough subject for many, and understandably so. However, this piece of the Katrina story has always fascinated me as a weather enthusiast, and I thought some others may also find it interesting. As we approach the 11th anniversary of Katrina, I found it a good time to share this.
On the night of August 27th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina reached it's peak strength with sustained winds of 175 mph (Category 5). On the morning of August 28th (less than 24 hours before Katrina's landfall) meteorologist Robert Ricks of the National Weather Service in Slidell, LA issued the following unprecedented warning which became known as "The Bulletin":
On the night of August 27th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina reached it's peak strength with sustained winds of 175 mph (Category 5). On the morning of August 28th (less than 24 hours before Katrina's landfall) meteorologist Robert Ricks of the National Weather Service in Slidell, LA issued the following unprecedented warning which became known as "The Bulletin":
quote:
URGENT — WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
1011 AM CDT SUN AUG 28, 2005
...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED...
HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
STRENGTH... RIVALING THE INTENSITY OF HURRICANE CAMILLE OF 1969.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT
LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL
FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL.
PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD
FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE
BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME
WALL AND ROOF FAILURE.
HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A
FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. ALL WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT.
AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH
AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND EVEN LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL BE MOVED. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS...PETS...AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE
WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.
POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN
AND TRANSFORMERS DESTROYED. WATER SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING
INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY
THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN STANDING...BUT BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. FEW
CROPS WILL REMAIN. LIVESTOCK LEFT EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL BE
KILLED.
AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE!
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Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:55 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Pretty vivid and terrifying warning.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:55 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
it was terrifying and I pray it never happens again
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:56 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I remember reading that warning. I was already in Houston evacuated.
I sat there staring at it, mind racing. It was a terrifying moment.
I sat there staring at it, mind racing. It was a terrifying moment.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:56 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
That truly is one terrifying warning
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:57 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Let's hope we never need one of those warnings again.
My dad was 16 when Camille hit southeastern LA in the middle of the night. He still has nightmares about it.
My dad was 16 when Camille hit southeastern LA in the middle of the night. He still has nightmares about it.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:57 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I remember reading that at work and thinking HOLY shite.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:58 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Posted on 8/28/16 at 4:59 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
That warning saved countless lives. A copy of it is in a museum in D.C. I think
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:01 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Scary.
Kind of missed describing the whole flooding/tidal surge aspect.
Perhaps his area of expertise is wind?
Kind of missed describing the whole flooding/tidal surge aspect.
Perhaps his area of expertise is wind?
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:01 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I was flying towards NOLA to Evac patients out of hospitals, we took the last one out around 4pm Sunday night
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:03 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I remember some pretty ominous warnings although it may not have been that one in particular. I had never seen a warning like that before and I hopefully never will again.
That whole year sucked.
That whole year sucked.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:04 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I remember reading that when it was issued.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:05 pm to soccerfüt
You're not even a douche bag. Something worse.
Had family that died in Katrina and you're making jokes,bitch.
Had family that died in Katrina and you're making jokes,bitch.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:07 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
As far as New Orleans goes, remove the failure of the levees and the only serious damage would have been some wind damage but the area wouldn't have been inhabitable for weeks, not nearly one half of homes were wind damaged or destroyed, matter of fact hardly none of what was in that warning happened. ETA: in New Orleans
This post was edited on 8/28/16 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:07 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
We were already settled into a hotel when that came out. Thanks WWL forums!
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:09 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
As far as New Orleans goes, remove the failure of the levees and the only serious damage would have been some wind damage but the area wouldn't have been inhabitable for weeks, not nearly one half of homes were wind damaged or destroyed, matter of fact hardly none of what was in that warning happened.
I think it was a strong category 2 storm when it made landfall....but the storm surge was more in line with a Cat 5 storm.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:09 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
quote:
I know Katrina is a very tough subject for many, and understandably so
quote:
As we approach the 11th anniversary of Katrina, I found it a good time to share this.
If you have time, take it, and listen to the this podcast. I think it's the second story in the podcast and the longest and best (although the entire podcast is amazing)
Radio Lab - 'Playing God'
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:10 pm to SomethingLikeA
quote:I'm sorry you lost family in the storm. It wasn't a joke, it was an observation. The OP's post of the NWS statement makes ZERO mention of flooding.
You're not even a douche bag. Something worse.
Had family that died in Katrina and you're making jokes,bitch.
Posted on 8/28/16 at 5:11 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
While I don't remember this particular warning, I will never forget the feeling I had that Sunday morning at 6 am when I turned on the tv and saw the size of that bitch of a hurricane. Burst into tears immediately and called my dad in DC for advice.
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