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Tropical Tropical Storm Barry

weatherfide said:
You'll get your typical afternoon thunderstorm chances, don't worry. NC too far away from center for direct effects.
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If I was in the Carolinas right now I would make sure you keep a full tank of gas. 77% of the refineries are going to be in the path of this hurricane near Louisiana/Texas. Prices gonna explode.
 
BirdManDoomW said:
If I was in the Carolinas right now I would make sure you keep a full tank of gas. 77% of the refineries are going to be in the path of this hurricane near Louisiana/Texas. Prices gonna explode.
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I hope those refineries can hold up under tropical storm wind gusts and heavy downpours!
 
Biggest question to me is if the surge up the Mississippi River is at or above 4 feet. That's current pre-lim forecast and if it does occur with the river already above 16 feet flood stage, all the river levees will be topped in NO. The pumps can pump 1 inch rain out in 1st hr and only .5 hour 2. So surge of 4 foot or more up river and rainfall rates inch per hour, is a recipe for big trouble. The levees start being topped at 19.5-20 feet
 
NCSNOW said:
Biggest question to me is if the surge up the Mississippi River is at or above 4 feet. That's current pre-lim forecast and if it does occur with the river already above 16 feet flood stage, all the river levees will be topped in NO. The pumps can pump 1 inch rain out in 1st hr and only .5 hour 2. So surge of 4 foot or more up river and rainfall rates inch per hour, is a recipe for big trouble. The levees start being topped at 19.5-20 feet
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Well the HWRF is showing it to be a very strong cat 2 when it impacts NOLA. I think that a near major plus the flooding would be a recipe for disaster. Let's hope it doesn't happen.
 
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NCSNOW said:
Biggest question to me is if the surge up the Mississippi River is at or above 4 feet. That's current pre-lim forecast and if it does occur with the river already above 16 feet flood stage, all the river levees will be topped in NO. The pumps can pump 1 inch rain out in 1st hr and only .5 hour 2. So surge of 4 foot or more up river and rainfall rates inch per hour, is a recipe for big trouble. The levees start being topped at 19.5-20 feet
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Even if the more western tracks verify NO is gonna be on the bad side with onshore flow and lets not forget the Mississippi has been in flood for weeks already so i just dont see a good solution here
 
ForsythSnow said:
Well the HWRF is showing it to be a very strong cat 2 when it impacts NOLA. I think that a near major plus the flooding would be a recipe for disaster. Let's hope it doesn't happen.
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NO needs to learn from the mistakes of the past and raise levees and increase pump capacity. Hoping won't stop the inevitable. Tropical rains will always threaten, and cyclones will hit NO. They must plan ahead or relocate to higher ground. I hope they learn their lesson , this time! It's already flooding in their streets!
 
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