@jsr78 i have also been having a sense of dread, for a couple of weeks now- but i can't tell if it is for something about to happen, or if it's just residual PTSD from hurricane Harvey. Were you here for Harvey?
@unk-p Yes nothing flooded where I live but go north on Wilcrest a mile and a half and the street was flooded. I had dreams of flood water going into my apartment up to my bed. I've had other happier yet weirder dreams where I'd have a house out in Katy or Cypress and it would be untouched after a storm and my cousins would come over. Last Year I went to San Antonio when I thought one of the storms was coming in guess that will be an option this year. I had other dreams of water filling the first floor of my apartment, after Harvey. So sitting and waiting.
Latest on Ida - gonna come in cat 4 - or higher and dump a LOT of rain right in Louisiana before making a funky turn and drowning on the rest of us. @lovendures? I think this is a hit for you.
They are evacuating part of New Orleans ahead of Ida.
Yes, It would appear to be a hit. In the article below, there is a red line used ( not an arrow, ) but it is red.
The info on evacuations is confusing.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday said that with little time left before Hurricane Ida reaches Louisiana, residents should get ready to hunker down and ride out the storm.
She told a news conference there wasn't enough time to establish the highway contraflow procedures necessary to move all residents out of the city before the storm's expected landfall Sunday afternoon.
"We are not calling for a mandatory evacuation because the time simply is not on our side. We do not want to have people on the road, and therefore in greater danger,” Cantrell said.
She reiterated that New Orleanians inside the city's levee protection system are safe, but said that residents outside of the levees were under a mandatory evacuation order and should get out as soon as possible.
Sending prayers to those in the path of Ida.
Does anyone know of any forum members who are in the Louisiana/ Mississippi area?
Also Tennessee. Tennessee has already had catastrophic flooding.
When you have a chance, check in and let us know how things are going.
Also thinking of those who survived Katrina, this is going to trigger some PTSD I am sure.
The good news is that Louisiana is a lot better prepared for hurricanes now than in 2005. New Orleans beefed up their levees, for one thing, and most importantly, people realize now that they need to take evacuation orders seriously.
Hopefully the state is doing a better job organizing transport of evacuees this time than they did in 2005. I do not think this is going to be another Katrina, though of course there will be flooding and damage.
Sending light, love & angels to all in Ida's path. I've gone thru more hurricanes than I can remember, but none of this magnitude. Stay safe everyone!