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Message started by deltadarlin on May 11th, 2011 at 8:04pm

Title: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 11th, 2011 at 8:04pm
it's gonna be bad

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These are taken by a good friend of ours.  They are taken in Baon Rouge.  In the first one, that is Baton Rouge to the left and the MS river to the right

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Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by stevegeebe on May 11th, 2011 at 9:28pm
Carolyn,
I've walked both the river levees and the coastal levees and the noticeable difference is the concrete armoring of the river levees.

You can clearly see it in these photos.

However, I can't even imagine the lateral forces being imposed on these structures. 

I was in "the parish" (St. Bernard) today and to see the ships traversing the river, knowing the bottom of the vessel is above your head, is especially daunting.

May they hold.

Steve G

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Melissa on May 11th, 2011 at 9:56pm
I saw that Natchez was listed on GMA this morning when talking about the Mississippi and immediately thought of you Carolyn.  Prayers that everyone stays safe!!

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Callico on May 11th, 2011 at 10:45pm
Praying for you! 

Jerry

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 12th, 2011 at 8:33am
Steve,
Hope you aren't going to be affected when they open the Morganza spillway.

This is the map of the area that will be affected when they open the Morganza spillway.

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*I* am not in any danger of being flooded.  I live almost on the AR line (almost in the center going west-east) and if I flood, there is no state left, it's all under water.  My sister who lives in Ferriday (east of Vidalia) is packing up her stuff that can't be replaced and putting it in storage.  They have already evacuated the medically fragile and non-ambulatory patients.

They have relocated the hospital prisoners from Angola Pen(it is surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi).

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by BarbaraD on May 12th, 2011 at 8:36am
Prayers going out....

Steve, you and Edna keep checking in PLEASE...

And if you need to get OUT - the light is always on and ya'll know it...  :-*

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by stevegeebe on May 12th, 2011 at 10:15pm
No Carolyn and Barb...we live in Mandeville.  It's on the coast of the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain.

Edna may be in eye-shot living in Raceland...which is on the edge of the Morganza floodway.

Steve G

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 13th, 2011 at 8:29am
They are opening the Morganza spillway today.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Sandy_C on May 14th, 2011 at 4:11pm
It's opened.  Everybody please check in when you can and let us know you are OK.

Prayers are out for all.

Sandy

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 14th, 2011 at 8:03pm
Edna would be the one affected by this.   I have more pics that i've been sent, but I haven't had time to upload them.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 15th, 2011 at 9:52am
These pictures have been sent to me by different people.

The MS river bridge at vicksburg

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The following pictures were taken in Tunica MS

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Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Mosaicwench on May 15th, 2011 at 9:59am
Wow.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 15th, 2011 at 11:03am
The I 90 bridge in baton Rouge is closed now because it was hit by a barge.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Callico on May 16th, 2011 at 12:32am

deltadarlin wrote on May 15th, 2011 at 11:03am:
The I 90 bridge in baton Rouge is closed now because it was hit by a barge.


I 90?

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 16th, 2011 at 8:22am
My fault Jerry, it's the 190, not the I 90.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by vietvet2tours on May 16th, 2011 at 11:40am
WOW.

Potter

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Jimi on May 16th, 2011 at 7:32pm
So much for Ruth and I going to Tunica to the casinos.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Brew on May 16th, 2011 at 7:41pm
Yep, it might be awhile, Jimi.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 16th, 2011 at 7:52pm

Jimi wrote on May 16th, 2011 at 7:32pm:
So much for Ruth and I going to Tunica to the casinos.



Well, you could, but you'd have to wear your waterwings!  Probably won't go to any in MS for awhile.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Linda_Howell on May 16th, 2011 at 10:17pm
Think of all the $$$$$ you'll save though.    ;)

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by BarbaraD on May 17th, 2011 at 7:26am
Yeah, my son is on "standby" to go to Tunica when the water goes down to get the Horseshoe back up and running... they're loosing money by Jimi not being there...  :)

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Jimi on May 17th, 2011 at 12:11pm
We have probably taken more money from there than we have put in. Tunica has been nice to us.

But they have plenty of money. They will be back up and running as soon as they can.

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Guiseppi on May 17th, 2011 at 2:47pm
Damn I just cycled a lot of that levee. wow. :'(

Joe

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by Charlie on May 17th, 2011 at 5:18pm
Yikes. This thing is hard to imagine. I don't know if I've ever seen one this bad.

Hold on or stay up or something.

Charlie

Title: Re: When the levee breaks
Post by deltadarlin on May 17th, 2011 at 7:48pm
It's probably going to get a bit worse before it's all said and done with.

They've closed the river at the Natchez port

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This is satellite imagery

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