jojo762 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Rather apparent that catastrophic, potentially deadly flooding is taking place in Laplace. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac_not_in_dc Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Re: Laplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Jefferson Parish EMS scanner, something about people needing roof rescues, water rising to roof-level? Sorry, couldn't quite make it out but something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPITSnow Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dunkman said: I’m not sure how reliable the don’t enter the attic source is. Sounds like some hyperbolic language considering what we’re heard from NO proper so far. Not hyperbolic at all. A lot of people died in Katrina in attics when they couldn’t breakout to the roof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPetrulli Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, jojo762 said: Rather apparent that catastrophic, potentially deadly flooding is taking place in Laplace. Really sad, a simple search of LaPlace reveals a growing number of people asking for help on Twitter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grep1 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Fleekskill @fleekskill · 13m Bayou Barataria is overtopping its levee in Jean Lafitte LA. Jefferson Parish Fire Chief on scanner just now: “the entire town of Jean Lafitte will be under water in two hours i know it’s Twitter. So consider it unconfirmed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 If that levee was overtopped, it will get very bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 This might be a little disruptive to more important things happening... But what a damn child. He begs for help, as if he's in imminent danger... Now he's responding to backlash on twitter for putting himself in a piss poor position? Some emergency, huh? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just now, MattPetrulli said: Really sad, a simple search of LaPlace reveals a growing number of people asking for help on Twitter. That address is not some isolated area either. That is right in the middle of it surrounded by thousands of other houses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 LaPlace is in a really bad situation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 question - are those levees earthen levees that erode when overtopped or full-on concrete flood walls anchored in Casons driven into the bedrock? Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonPeon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Could we not bring attention to those who seek it? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, jacindc said: given the limited info, I looked up transmission towers near the eastern Jefferson parish bank and downtown, and found this area. I’m guessing one of these big boys came down In this area. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 New orleans is in a bad spot as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, cptcatz said: If whoever manages the pumps didn't say a couple days ago "of there's a hurricane coming, maybe we should test the generators to make sure properly", then they should be fired. Emergency generators for this kind of infrastructure are tested biweekly, and once monthly under load. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Feeder band just parked over city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinski1990 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I don't think most forecasted this to slow down this much. Definitely going to be some super flooding 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Astounding this is still a high end cat 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 This might be a little disruptive to more important things happening... But what a damn child. He begs for help, as if he's in imminent danger... Now he's responding to backlash on twitter for putting himself in a piss poor position? Some emergency, huh? There's many words for that idiot I can't use here, he does this all the time too. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Doc Jon said: question - are those levees earthen levees that erode when overtopped or full-on concrete flood walls anchored in Casons driven into the bedrock? Anyone know? Withing NOLA, its steel and concrete with buttressing. I do not know of any pure earthen levees in NOLA. Earthen levees in that part of the country typically have, at the least, a concrete or packed clay core with grouting to prevent piping and internal failure from water pressure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Jon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 thanks. I was wondering about how sturdy they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 If you look at the satellite maps, Laplace is the only area west of the Lake where they built into the swamp and connected the river and I10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Looks like 1st and 2nd hand reports on twitter indicate the flooding is pretty much as serious as the Jefferson Parish scanner traffic about roof-top rescues would indicate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 24 minutes ago, Grep1 said: Water isn’t a concern, we’ve been installing high voltage in water with little to no issue. Problem is cost. And I’m not here saying every residential house should have underground utilities, but for main feeds? Heck we got a main feed sitting in the river right now. We take the cheap ugly and inefficient way out. When folks visit me from the EU they are always amazed at our lame duck solution, noting how ugly it is. It's not just NO and low lying areas, of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 More details on the power issues... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockmanjr Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, NaoPos said: given the limited info, I looked up transmission towers near the eastern Jefferson parish bank and downtown, and found this area. I’m guessing one of these big boys came down In this area. WWL-TV(CBS) has confirmed it was a transmission tower that went down and damage to the remaining transmission lines that feed Orleans Parish. WWL was also knocked off the air briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jac_not_in_dc Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 WWL reporter showing that I-10 near the 610 split in Metarie is covered with water. He sounds pretty disturbed by it, worried about where the water would be coming from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, North Balti Zen said: More details on the power issues... That is likely going to take weeks to fix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 What kind of bandwidth is there to even do rescues at this point? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Report of complete levee failure in des allemands 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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