Residents warned to beware snakes and aligators in the flood waters; as well as land snakes and wildlife retreating in the face of the floods.
Hurrican Isaac
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Three more named storms out in the northern hemisphere right now. Hurricane Ileana in the Pacific heading towards northern Mexico. One in the Atlantic I didn't catch the name of, and the third, Tropical Storm Kirk, expected to reach Cat 1 hurricane before turning northwest and possibly hit the UK (although it is expected to diminish back to tropical storm or less before then)
Corrections: The one in the Pacific is Ileana, not Irene as earlier posted. The third one in the Atlantic is Leslie.
Corrections: The one in the Pacific is Ileana, not Irene as earlier posted. The third one in the Atlantic is Leslie.
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-Flood waters receding rapidly in Louisiana but still rising north of there as Isaac continues north as a tropical depression.
-Power restored to 100s of thousands (weather channels words) but 100s of thousands more still without power. Likely they're prioritizing on urban areas where the floods either didn't arise or have receded as they don't want to restore power to areas still wet.
-Power restored to 100s of thousands (weather channels words) but 100s of thousands more still without power. Likely they're prioritizing on urban areas where the floods either didn't arise or have receded as they don't want to restore power to areas still wet.
-Reports from one Red Cross shelter in New Orleans area has provided 40,000 MREs so far and is about to begin serving warm meals. Americops and the Southern Baptist Association are also providing relief meals and supplies.
-I can remember here a few years ago when Hurricane Ivan devastated out coast, one of the local retaurants started cooking everything from the freezer before it ruined and serving the relief crews free of charge (and anyone else who needed a hot meal)
-Crews moving back into the Gulf to reboard and begin drilling again from the oil platforms (they had been evecuated) Likewise the refineries along the coast are restarting opersations.
-11 treated in New Orleans hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning after trying to run generators indoors. Every time a storm comes, there are numerous public warnings not to do this but inevitably someone does.
-I can remember here a few years ago when Hurricane Ivan devastated out coast, one of the local retaurants started cooking everything from the freezer before it ruined and serving the relief crews free of charge (and anyone else who needed a hot meal)
-Crews moving back into the Gulf to reboard and begin drilling again from the oil platforms (they had been evecuated) Likewise the refineries along the coast are restarting opersations.
-11 treated in New Orleans hospitals for carbon monoxide poisoning after trying to run generators indoors. Every time a storm comes, there are numerous public warnings not to do this but inevitably someone does.
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-Recovery continues. Power restored to hundreds of thousands but as many more may take until late next week. Those still without sweltering in South Loisiana and Mississippi heat.
-Louisiana National Guard distributing food, water, and ice. As are the other relief agencies.
-Louisiana National Guard distributing food, water, and ice. As are the other relief agencies.
-Power restored to all homes in Alabama. Also to over 50% of Loisiana and Mississippi. Only about 240,000 still without power; tthe majority in Louisiana with Mississippi second and Arkansas third.
-Flood waters have receded a great deal but one dam is still in danger of failing as the river rises (didn't catch which river) This is upstream of St. Taminy Parish, Loisiana and 1000 remain evacuated until the danger passes.
-Flood waters have receded a great deal but one dam is still in danger of failing as the river rises (didn't catch which river) This is upstream of St. Taminy Parish, Loisiana and 1000 remain evacuated until the danger passes.
-Apparently at the peak, there were over 1,500,000 without power. Down to around 240,000 now as stated earlier today. Priority going obviously to the urban areas first, particularly hospitals and nursing homes. Correction: number now slightly less than 300,000 according to latest report.
-Just learned what river was in danger of bursting the dam. It's the Pearl river, a rather large river that forms the state line between Mississippi and Louisiana along the Mississippi panhandle. The Army Corps of Engineers (who are responsilble for maintainin it and many inland waterways) gave permission to open the floodgates this morning to relieve the pressure.
-Warnings out now about the danger of chemical pollution and other health hazrds in the flood waters. They tend to overflow sewage treatment plants and fuel tanks and such and pick up allsorts on nasties along the way.
-Just learned what river was in danger of bursting the dam. It's the Pearl river, a rather large river that forms the state line between Mississippi and Louisiana along the Mississippi panhandle. The Army Corps of Engineers (who are responsilble for maintainin it and many inland waterways) gave permission to open the floodgates this morning to relieve the pressure.
-Warnings out now about the danger of chemical pollution and other health hazrds in the flood waters. They tend to overflow sewage treatment plants and fuel tanks and such and pick up allsorts on nasties along the way.
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-Those still without power down into the 10s of thousands now.
-2800 still in shelters in Louisiana.
Ironically, despite the flooding along the coastal areas, the rainfall Isaac pushed farther inland did little to raise the levels of the Mississippi River upstream (although it did flood many lesser streams)
-2800 still in shelters in Louisiana.
Ironically, despite the flooding along the coastal areas, the rainfall Isaac pushed farther inland did little to raise the levels of the Mississippi River upstream (although it did flood many lesser streams)
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Well, Isaac moved inland through the eastern side of the Midwest as far as Illinois, diminishing as he went. Then it turned southward and passed back over us ans Alabama last night as severe thunderstorms and went back into the Gulf of Mexeco as a tropical depression. It has a 12% chance of restrengthening back to a tropical storm before moving eastward to impact the west coast of the Florida Peninsula. Like they said in Louisiana when they called him "Uncle Isaac," he's like a visiting relative who doesn't know when to leave.
Latest damage report is crop damage. The entire crop of Louisiana satsumas was destroyed. They would have been harvested and on the market by mid to late October. There's still the Alabama crop but they're not really as good.
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