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john in la · Aug 28, 2020

Lots missed the bullet with this hurricane.
They reporting a 17 foot storm surge.
Good part is it went in over a swampy area that is
mostly uninhabited.

Saw lots of electric trucks and tree trimmers
heading west on the interstate this morning.

So while there is extensive damage to some places
this could have been a lot worse.

JamesJTX · Aug 28, 2020

Talked to my friend in Alexandria this morning he owns Petrus Feed mill, he said no damage to mill but out of electricity and had damage to 2 barn roofs at his farm.Report is out of electricity for maybe 3 more days.

rrman61 · Aug 28, 2020

While I dodged the bullet here,my hunting lease near Jonesboro,La. got 80-90mph sustained winds according to one of our local members. He had substantial damage from downed trees.i know my elevated stands are on the ground now but I think I’ll wait till late September to stand them back up(after peak hurricane season and just before deer season)

john in la · Aug 28, 2020

What’s the cane look like in your area.

Seen pictures of acres and acres of sugar cane flat on the ground.

jddrawbar · Aug 28, 2020

John, I heard the term "unsurviveable storm surge" for the first time with the storm. First time I heard it, I thought it was misspoken, but then everyone started using it. Our gov.(Abbott) even used it.

1948CaseVAI · Aug 28, 2020

(quoted from post at 16:02:14 08/28/20) John, I heard the term "unsurviveable storm surge" for the first time with the storm. First time I heard it, I thought it was misspoken, but then everyone started using it. Our gov.(Abbott) even used it.

They have politicized these storms. Sad and disgusting.

john in la · Aug 28, 2020

The term "unsurviveable storm surge" is a new one for me also. I’m betting the drama weather channel came up with it. Just like they name winter storms now.

But if you think about it or see the destruction afterwards you can pretty much call them unsurvivable.

I posted before and after pictures the other day of a small coastal town. There was nothing but trash throw about in the after picture. You would never know there was a town there if you didn’t see the before picture.

Think about it. A 17 foot wall of water being driven by 150 mph winds. Nothing man made can stand up to that.

DoubleO7 · Aug 28, 2020

(quoted from post at 18:20:52 08/28/20) The term "unsurviveable storm surge" is a new one for me also.

I posted before and after pictures the other day of a small coastal town.

If the surge had been more than the predicted 20 feet, there would be hell to pay. In order to convince people to evacuate you have to predict the max. doom and gloom probable.

What town was that Rita damage in?

rrman61 · Aug 28, 2020

Flat around Lafayette,not as bad East and south towards Franklin.the farmers will complain even though the newer style cane cutter picks it all up.If it could dry up for at least the first few weeks of harvest in early October so they don’t have to fight the mud all of harvest season.having cut rice in muddy conditions when I was younger I know it’s much easier on equipment when it’s dry

jddrawbar · Aug 28, 2020

How about 22' storm surge and 174 mph wind......CARLA. I was there and best I can tell, survived. My advice is, if your in the pathway, get out, leave!

wjytexas · Aug 28, 2020

so many people don't understand the value of marshes and coast line vegetation. well, until ..........

john in la · Aug 28, 2020

What town was that Rita damage in?

The before and after pictures are of Holly Beach.
It is just west of Cameron La right on the gulf.
Rita went in on the state line so it put Holly Beach at ground zero for the storm surge.
It completely wiped the entire community off the map.

Laura went in just east of Cameron.
So this time Holly Beach had a wind out of the north.
A very strong north wind but no storm surge.
Lots of damage but a lot of the buildings are still standing.
Fly over of holly beach after Laura

Southern Ray · Aug 28, 2020

And there are two systems down in the Atlantic they are now watching.

john in la · Aug 28, 2020

I'd say the electric company has its hands full.
Looks like nearly half the state is without electricty.

john in la · Aug 28, 2020

And there are two systems down in the Atlantic they are now watching

It is that time of the year.
If we can make it to Oct 1st the chances of storm formation go way down.

Texasmark1 · Aug 29, 2020

Was headed to town yesterday and a caravan of electric coop trucks were headed SE from Denison, TX. NIce to see the comradeship in that industry. Looking at the Weather Channel, just the high voltage, wooden post, distribution lines running down a highway near Lake Charles, mile after mile lying on their side, broken at the ground will take a lot of work. They had wood chippers and all the necessary equipment to clean up the tree mess too.

Just wondering how the financing of such is handled. Is it factored into each entities annual budget, does the hosting power co. foot the bill, the city, county or state....FEMA? No doubt the invoice would be HUGE.

Glad Cameron was sort of spared. I just couldn't go that any more. Growing up in S. Texas 50 miles from the coast was enough for me. When I got my wings, it was inland for me.......worst part is that fresh water fish just don't have the taste that you get with salt water.....Spanish Mackrell were just devine.

Texasmark1 · Aug 29, 2020

WJ, how close to the coast are you?

Texasmark1 · Aug 29, 2020

I remember Carla, had folks down there including a girl friend which I later married for 49 years till deceased. Nasty.....

Texasmark1 · Aug 29, 2020

"I’m betting the drama weather channel came up with it."

You mean Dish Channel 214? The reporter in Lake Charles finally admitted that she had to take shelter as the wind was blowing her away......they pay those Degreed Meteorologist Professionals to do that for a living?????? After telling everybody to evacuate........

Texasmark1 · Aug 29, 2020

Yeah, it's you know who's fault.

john in la · Aug 29, 2020

"Just wondering how the financing of such is handled"

In Louisiana we pay the bill.

Since it is a monopoly our electric rate is set by the public service commission.
This gives the electric company what they call a fair rate without them just raising rates because they want more profit.
If a storm goes threw our area the electric company goes to the commission and pleads their case about the unforeseen expense that was not considered when the rate was negotiated. The commission then grants the electric company a Storm Restoration Charge.
The electric company then makes a loan to pay for the repairs and we pay the loan back with the Storm Restoration Charge that is added to the bottom line of our bill. I currently pay about 4.5% of my bill toward this loan.

The way I understand it we only pay for our area.
Lake Charles and I use the same electric company.
But this storm will not effect my bill just like Katrina did not effect their bill.

Southern Ray · Aug 29, 2020

I would think the company bought windstorm insurance just like we do for our property.
Hurricane Hanna came through here last month. It knocked down power lines including a three mile stretch of high voltage transmission line just down the road.
The line consisted of two three phase circuits on 100 foot (very tall) wooden poles. Crews, machinery, and many mud pallets were brought in to rebuild the line.
This time they went in with concrete poles. Took them three weeks to rebuild that line.

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