Moderators dtel Posted September 4, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 4, 2012 The national media NEVER gets the story right in any disaster situation. That's true, this was in the local news today, still trying to get power back and this is just two parishes. "The New Orleans City Council has called a hearing for this morning to hammer Entergy's officials about the recovery. On its eve, as of 6 p.m. Monday, Entergy had restored power to 89.6 percent of the homes and businesses in New Orleans that lost it after the storm, leaving 16,772 still in the dark. In Jefferson Parish, just 69 percent of power has been restored, with 52,566 left to go. " http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/09/publics_anger_at_lengthy_power.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted September 5, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2012 Dflip...check this out! All I can say is "Really? You are kidding right?" Ghost Of Isaac May Develop In The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico By Thursday Or Friday Written by Rob Lightbown ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2012 I am writing this short update to give you all a heads-up about potential development in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico as early as Thursday or Friday. The remnants of Isaac are drifting to the south over southern parts of Alabama this evening and is expected to push back out into the northern Gulf of Mexico during the day Wednesday and has the potential to redevelop into a tropical storm over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico by Thursday into Friday and then potentially be pulled east-northeastward across northern Florida this weekend and into the open Atlantic next week thanks to the pattern setup by Hurricane Leslie. This idea of redevelopment into a tropical storm has the support of the European, GFS, NAM and Canadian model guidance to one extent or another. So, it is of my opinion this evening that we may have a developing tropical storm in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico just south of Mobile probably by Thursday evening or Friday morning and has the potential to bring squally weather to southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, southern Georgia, the Florida Panhandle and northern Florida from Thursday night to about Saturday before this system is pulled out east-northeastward into the open Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Nice weather to travel in[:@]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtubbs6117 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hurricane Isaac gave Louisiana's electrical grid its first real test since 2008's Hurricane Gustav knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people, some for more than two weeks. In New Orleans, Isaac was the second-worst storm Entergy has ever dealt with: Service was out to more than 126,000 customers in the city at its peak, second to about 172,000 during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Though it came ashore as a mere Category 1 storm, with winds of about 80 mph, Isaac left more than 700,000 customers without power across the state, about 125,000 less than Gustav, a Category 2. I would like to thank all of you that did not post negative comments about your utility company. Restoration on a project of this scale is an overwhelming task to say the least. Considering all of the substations that were under water during the hurricane, restoring power to the end user can not be done until the stations are somewhat dry and damages can be assed. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtubbs6117 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I dont work for Entergy PR but the pride I have for my company and people that make it happen in times of disaster can't be measured. Thank to you all. http://media.entergy.com/corpcomm/Superdomethankyou.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2point1 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 jtubbs I would like to thank all of you that did not post negative comments about your utility company. Restoration on a project of this scale is an overwhelming task to say the least. Thanks for working in the wind, in the rain and at night to get the power back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 17, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 17, 2012 jtubbs I would like to thank all of you that did not post negative comments about your utility company. Restoration on a project of this scale is an overwhelming task to say the least. Thanks for working in the wind, in the rain and at night to get the power back on. Really, these guys do an amazing job. We live 10 miles from town which is along the interstate, over that 10 miles there were about 3-4 power poles LEFT standing. And for many miles in other directions all the poles were also down, we had power in 2 weeks. That's pretty amazing considering they had to just about rebuild everything. Part of that 2 weeks were while they waited for poles from other parts of the country, they kept running out. The would rob parts from one substation to get another working while waiting on parts. They could not have done better, it was amazing, there were power company trucks down here from all over the country. These people are very good at what they do. [Y] THANK YOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 25, 2012 I know it's very late in the season but it's not over yet if it works out like expected. Look out East coast. WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the U.S. East Coast has a good chance of getting blasted by gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and maybe even snow early next week by an unusual hybrid of hurricane and winter storm, federal and private forecasters say. Though still projecting several days ahead of Halloween week, the computer models are spooking meteorologists. Government scientists said Wednesday the storm has a 70 percent chance of smacking the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean, an early winter storm in the West, and a blast of arctic air from the North are predicted to collide, sloshing and parking over the country's most populous coastal corridor starting Sunday. The worst of it should peak early Tuesday, but it will stretch into midweek, forecasters say. "It'll be a rough couple days from Hatteras up to Cape Cod," said forecaster Jim Cisco of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prediction center in College Park, Md. "We don't have many modern precedents for what the models are suggesting." It is likely to hit during a full moon when tides are near their highest, increasing coastal flooding potential, NOAA forecasts warn. And with some trees still leafy and the potential for snow, power outages could last to Election Day, some meteorologists fear. They say it has all the earmarks of a billion-dollar storm. Some have compared it to the so-called Perfect Storm that struck off the coast of New England in 1991, but Cisco said that one didn't hit as populated an area and is not comparable to what the East Coast may be facing. Nor is it like last year's Halloween storm, which was merely an early snowstorm in the Northeast. This has much more mess potential because it is a combination of different storm types that could produce a real whopper of weather problems, meteorologists say. "The Perfect Storm only did $200 million of damage and I'm thinking a billion," said Jeff Masters, meteorology director of the private service Weather Underground. "Yeah, it will be worse." But this is several days in advance, when weather forecasts are far less accurate. The National Hurricane Center only predicts five days in advance, and on Wednesday their forecasts had what's left of Sandy off the North Carolina coast on Monday. But the hurricane center's chief hurricane specialist, James Franklin, said the threat keeps increasing for "a major impact in the Northeast, New York area. In fact it would be such a big storm that it would affect all of the Northeast." The forecasts keep getting gloomier and more convincing with every day, several experts said. Cisco said the chance of the storm smacking the East jumped from 60 percent to 70 percent on Wednesday. Masters was somewhat skeptical on Tuesday, giving the storm scenario just a 40 percent likelihood, but on Wednesday he also upped that to 70 percent. The remaining computer models that previously hadn't shown the merger and mega-storm formation now predict a similar scenario. The biggest question mark is snow, and that depends on where the remnants of Sandy turn inland. The computer model that has been leading the pack in predicting the hybrid storm has it hitting around Delaware. But another model has the storm hitting closer to Maine. If it hits Delaware, the chances of snow increase in that region. If it hits farther north, chances for snow in the mid-Atlantic and even up to New York are lessened, Masters said. NOAA's Cisco said he could see the equivalent of several inches of snow or rain in the mid-Atlantic, depending on where the storm ends up. In the mountains, snow may be measured in feet instead of inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I thought we had skated through this season but now "Frankenstorm" looms on the horizon. Reminiscent of the "Perfect Storm" of 1991, this one could blend in with the 'polar trough" resulting in the worst of all worlds. Of course we are looking at a full moon to boot, extensive flooding all along the eastern seaboard. Batten down the hatches this weekend, I have heard the obligatory runs on Costco for water etc has already begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yep. All yours. Gulf is free from any threats except something beyond bizarre. Texas really has only about a 2 week window every year when all the ducks have to line up. Long gone for this year... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Well time to charge all my batteries, get some water, and stock up on liquor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Well time to charge all my batteries, get some water, and stock up on liquor. Same here! Looks like this area is going to be taking the brunt of it. Time to put away the patio furniture, stock up the water and beer, and make sure the batteries are all fresh (including making sure all my 'iDevices' and handheld video games are all charged up). The grocery store tomorrow morning is going to be interesting (wondering if I should've gone tonight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 26, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 26, 2012 The grocery store tomorrow morning is going to be interesting (wondering if I should've gone tonight). Probably would have been quicker tonight. Electric heat may not work, has never been a problem down here but we never get a chance of snow with a storm ! [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Well time to charge all my batteries, get some water, and stock up on liquor. Same here! Looks like this area is going to be taking the brunt of it. Time to put away the patio furniture, stock up the water and beer, and make sure the batteries are all fresh (including making sure all my 'iDevices' and handheld video games are all charged up). The grocery store tomorrow morning is going to be interesting (wondering if I should've gone tonight). I went today to home depot and the local grocery store. No one had D batteries. Glad I switched last year from alkaline to eneloop AA rechargable batteries. They work in C and D batteries with spacers. They don't have the same charge capacity but with leds they last a remarkably long time (its also a lot cheaper in the long run) I brought a spare sump pump and utility pump, most likely not going to be used since I live on a side of a hill and the water runs around us not on us, but also I learned from Hurricane Irene last year even though I filled my bathtub with water, the water became stale and the water pump station had no electricity for 5 days. I brought this today and hopefully help relieve the problem. http://www.amazon.com/waterBOB-Emergency-Drinking-Water-Storage/dp/B001AXLUX2 I will also have to either throw away, tie down, or move all things that can be tossed. :-/ Grocery store was not bad, the local one was bad as it deals with 4 towns nearby, I went to one that was on a highway and just as I thought, it was fine. They still had water and bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 The grocery store tomorrow morning is going to be interesting (wondering if I should've gone tonight). Probably would have been quicker tonight. Electric heat may not work, has never been a problem down here but we never get a chance of snow with a storm ! Well last year's freak snow storm in October taught me a few things, the gas water and gas heater still needs electricity to work (turning on and off) so what did work was the good old gas stove with some matches. (stupid oven has touch screen buttons that needs electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 The grocery store tomorrow morning is going to be interesting (wondering if I should've gone tonight). Probably would have been quicker tonight. Electric heat may not work, has never been a problem down here but we never get a chance of snow with a storm ! We had an ice storm several years ago that took out most of the power wires with the weight of the ice on the lines. We were down a couple days with no electricity. It was a fluke of a storm though and certainly not the norm for S.E. TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chili bone Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 So, it's been raining most of the afternoon and has picked up during the evening. We're expecting 2- 4 inches here along the immediate coast. We may have had some gusts in the 30- 40 mph range. Basically, it's been like a strong cold front that would come through during the winter...nothing like the folks up north are expecting in a day or two. Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jhoak Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 If the local authorities tell you to evacuate just do it. Grab your cherished stuff, load it in the car and GO. There ain't nothing you own that's worth losing your life over. Trust me... I know... I took 3 direct hits here in 2004. In retrospect I should have gathered up my $h!t and bugged out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 28, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 28, 2012 Your right, even being hardly a 1 if you live where it could flood or trees could fall on the house it will not be a fun place to be. Might drown alot of rats in NYC, or force them above ground ? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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