New Orleans faces a never-before-seen problem with Tropical Storm Barry
***I am going to be watching the four nuclear plants in the River Bend and Waterford. The four plants aren't designed for this level precipitations...we can have roof collapses and puddling of outside water leaking into the plant. Big outside electrical conduits flooding water into the plants.
"Overlapping extreme-weather events aren't just a New Orleans problem."
Is this the year when Entergy nuclear plants, especially the Louisiana plants will be deluded by hurricanes.
Look at what is going on here!!! The Mississippi River is heading for historic flooding and over topping of New Orleans levees before the hurricane hits the city. 10 inches of rain yesterday and flooding in the street of the city today. This is because of the all the rain in the mid west in recent months. This guy hitting New Orleans next week is going to be a tremendous rain maker. Wha
***The National Weather Service is now predicting the Mississippi River to crest at 20 feet at the Carrollton gauge near Uptown New Orleans. This would put the river at the top of the levee in some areas, but still more than a foot below the recorded all-time high of 21.3 feet.Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says the greatest risk of river flooding is in Plaquemines Parish."There could be a considerable amount of overtopping of the Mississippi River levees in Plaquemines Parish on both the Eastbank and the Westbank," said Gov. Edwards. "We are targeting areas south of Oakville on the Westbank and south of Caernarvon on the Eastbank as being most likely to be at risk for flooding due to overtopping of the levees."
***Days Before Hurricane Expected to Hit New Orleans, City Endures 10 Inches of Rain as Mississippi River Swells
"Overlapping extreme-weather events aren't just a New Orleans problem."
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While the Louisiana coast braces for what's expected to be the first formed hurricane of the 2019 season, predicted to make landfall Saturday, New Orleans on Wednesday endured torrential downpours of up to 10 inches in parts of the city.
The Mississippi River is predicted to crest at 20 feet on Saturday, which, as meteorologist Eric Holthaus pointed out, is the height of New Orleans' levees.
***National Hurricane CenterUPDATE: The NHC has just issued a storm surge watch and tropical storm watch for coastal Louisiana, in anticipation of #Barry.
NHC expects storm surge of 3-5 feet, and total rainfall as much as 18 inches. (Parts of New Orleans have already received more than 10 inches today.)
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