Comments on: Tropical Storm Barry – Day 2

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 01:52:34 +0000

In reply to hipparchia. It ain't over until the Mississippi goes down. It's still raining in the Mississippi Valley and that water is coming to the Gulf. The river should be at 8 feet this time of year and it was at 17 feet before Barry showed up. The "spring flood" started in January and is still happening. It's a good thing they raised the levees and filled the MRGO after Katrina.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 22:24:53 +0000

lol — I had read a couple of headlines that barry was not as bad as originally feared, but decided to look for more info; guess what came up when I typed “barry new Orleans” into the search engine

http://www.barrylawco.com/

“straightforward risk assessment” and “thoughtful strategy” were the first words that caught my eye.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:34:13 +0000

It looks like it will take the worst track, right up the Mississippi Valley, dumping more water into a river system that has stayed near or above flood level since January. Moving at 5 mph the rainfall will be measured in feet. The river is currently at 16 feet. the flood stage is 17 feet. The levees around New Orleans are 20 feet. Not good.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:23:56 +0000

here’s hoping it doesn’t pull an ivan or anything silly like that