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[quote name='phinsup' date='Sep 8 2005, 05:48 PM']It's supposed to build to a cat 1, then it's possible it will pull a jeane and head back to land. I got a bad feeling about this one, but it is only a cat one....
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werent they saying katrina was gonna stay a cat 2 or 3?
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werent they saying katrina was gonna stay a cat 2 or 3?
kevin.
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From: Stuart, FL
[quote name='teknics' date='Sep 8 2005, 06:50 PM']werent they saying katrina was gonna stay a cat 2 or 3?
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no katrina was predicted a 5!
It orginally hit just south of here as a 1, then travelled to the gulf and built, it did exactly what it was predicted to do except it pushed a little east of the orginal landfall prediction, they predicted strong 4 or 5 4 days before landfall.
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no katrina was predicted a 5!
It orginally hit just south of here as a 1, then travelled to the gulf and built, it did exactly what it was predicted to do except it pushed a little east of the orginal landfall prediction, they predicted strong 4 or 5 4 days before landfall.
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[quote name='Rx7Widow' date='Sep 8 2005, 06:53 PM']I dont really know a lot about hurricanes, is a one the least powerful?
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http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/hurricanere...ECATEGORIES.htm
gives you a breakdown of what the categories mean.
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http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/hurricanere...ECATEGORIES.htm
gives you a breakdown of what the categories mean.
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From: Wayne, NJ
[quote name='phinsup' date='Sep 8 2005, 05:54 PM']no katrina was predicted a 5!
It orginally hit just south of here as a 1, then travelled to the gulf and built, it did exactly what it was predicted to do except it pushed a little east of the orginal landfall prediction, they predicted strong 4 or 5 4 days before landfall.
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yea i remember when it was a cat 5 before it hit, but i remember the first brush in it was less powerful. I didnt know they predicted it to be a 5.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
It orginally hit just south of here as a 1, then travelled to the gulf and built, it did exactly what it was predicted to do except it pushed a little east of the orginal landfall prediction, they predicted strong 4 or 5 4 days before landfall.
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yea i remember when it was a cat 5 before it hit, but i remember the first brush in it was less powerful. I didnt know they predicted it to be a 5.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
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From: Portland, OR
[quote name='teknics' date='Sep 8 2005, 03:57 PM']yea i remember when it was a cat 5 before it hit, but i remember the first brush in it was less powerful. I didnt know they predicted it to be a 5.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
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Too many people living in or below the poverty level, no fund/means to get out.
sad really.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
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Too many people living in or below the poverty level, no fund/means to get out.
sad really.
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From: Stuart, FL
[quote name='teknics' date='Sep 8 2005, 06:57 PM']yea i remember when it was a cat 5 before it hit, but i remember the first brush in it was less powerful. I didnt know they predicted it to be a 5.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
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They had no option, 30% of the people in new orleans live below the poverty level, that's less then 18,000 per year for a family of 4.
They had no means to leaving, even if they had a car and the money to put gas in it, where would they go when they left?
They went to the closest shelter, most on foot and hoped for the best. It is definetely hard to imagine being that poor, but at the same time if my choice were to leave for a hurricane that "might" hit or eat, i'd prolly pick eat.
Katrina did exactly what it was predicted to do with little exception, it was not quite as strong as predicted, but it was very close.
i now have a different opinion on the situation down there.
what the hell were they doing staying there?
kevin.
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They had no option, 30% of the people in new orleans live below the poverty level, that's less then 18,000 per year for a family of 4.
They had no means to leaving, even if they had a car and the money to put gas in it, where would they go when they left?
They went to the closest shelter, most on foot and hoped for the best. It is definetely hard to imagine being that poor, but at the same time if my choice were to leave for a hurricane that "might" hit or eat, i'd prolly pick eat.
Katrina did exactly what it was predicted to do with little exception, it was not quite as strong as predicted, but it was very close.
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What I can't believe are the people that are wanting to stay there with dead bodies floating past their house, with no food and no water. I wouldn't want to go live in a shelter either, but I also wouldn't want to die of cholera.
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[quote name='Rx7Widow' date='Sep 8 2005, 06:30 PM']What I can't believe are the people that are wanting to stay there with dead bodies floating past their house, with no food and no water. I wouldn't want to go live in a shelter either, but I also wouldn't want to die of cholera.
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wait.....
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wait.....
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