Re: Michoud/Katrina

"ed kyle" <edkyle99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Derek Lyons wrote:
>> The maps on the various websites are not too accurate, but it appears
>> the Michoud facility may have been under the path of the eye. (The
>> worst place to be.)
>>
>> Just having the hurricane past does not end the danger - there's a lot
>> of water that's going to drain past the city in the next few days.
>
>The roof has partially peeled off of the Superdome, and the Superdome was
>probably a dozen miles futher from the eye than Michoud.

The news reports are extremely misleading on the conditions of the
roof - the structure is mostly intact (altho leaking), what's been
torn off if the equivalent of shingles. The white membrane is gone,
but the structural concrete dome underneath is intact - the water
making its way inside seems to be coming in via joints in the
structure. (Like the roof of a typical stick built house - the
sheathing is never meant to be exposed to the weather.)

>Meanwhile, downtown New Orleans looked to be slowly filling with water by
>late morning. Hip deep in some places, knee deep in others.

Earlier it was reported that some pumps had failed - but those reports
have not been repeated. The good news is that the storm surge was
much less than forecast.

D.
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  • Re: Michoud/Katrina
    ... >>> the Michoud facility may have been under the path of the eye. ... >>> of water that's going to drain past the city in the next few days. ... >>The roof has partially peeled off of the Superdome, ... > Earlier it was reported that some pumps had failed - but those reports ...
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  • Re: Michoud/Katrina
    ... >>> the Michoud facility may have been under the path of the eye. ... >>> of water that's going to drain past the city in the next few days. ... >>The roof has partially peeled off of the Superdome, ... > Earlier it was reported that some pumps had failed - but those reports ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)
  • Re: Michoud/Katrina
    ... > the Michoud facility may have been under the path of the eye. ... > of water that's going to drain past the city in the next few days. ... Superdome, ... Hip deep in some places, ...
    (sci.space.shuttle)