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Originally Posted by cquick
My younger son lived in New Orleans when Katrina hit. The forecasters had a hard time deciding where that one would hit. His apartment was on the ground floor near the racetrack. the mayor never made an evacuation order for that area until after the levy broke. By that time my son had left with just his computer, an airbed a suitcase of clothes and his important papers. By the time he was allowed back into the area, everything he owned was ruined...he just walked away from his job, and his apartment. It was devastating.
So, I say it's ok for the weatherpeople to be concerned. Better to be prepared.
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I'm sure it was very traumatic for your son to have lived through Katrina, not to mention your worries for him.
We just saw a long documentary on Katrina and how it impacted the lives of so many in New Orleans.........
Very frightening, to say the least.
So much devastation and loss, for your son and others. Seeing it all again really brought it home. Just imagining what all the stranded folks went through.
Something in the "chain of command" went wrong.......that's for sure.
We were returning east from a road trip to Colorado while KATRINA was wreaking havoc......and the gasoline prices kept rising to the point that folks along the way were concerned there would be no gasoline.
That would have been the least of people's worries compared to what the residents of New Orleans went through...........plus the other states in Katrina's path.
Thanks to all who shared their viewpoints on whether or not the weather channel, meteorologists, etc. exaggerate.
Again, this time around, it was devasting to a different parish in LA. So, they have to err for the safety of the majority. One never knows.