Comments on: Jefferson Parish officials fear the worst for West Bank http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/ Brendan Loy\'s hurricane blog Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Raki http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Raki Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:26:22 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/#comment-422 The West Bank has long been the red-head step child of the metro area. The levees are lower. And some are not in good condition. Unless the storms breaks far to the west, you can expect major flooding around the Harvey Canal. The West Bank has long been the red-head step child of the metro area. The levees are lower. And some are not in good condition. Unless the storms breaks far to the west, you can expect major flooding around the Harvey Canal.

]]> By: Greg http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Greg Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:02:14 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/#comment-412 The West Bank is physically south of the city of New Orleans and thus closer to the Gulf. I am skeptical that this will be worse than Katrina unless it moves 40 miles or so east. Then the issue is whether the levees hold or not and over topped or not. The damage from Katrina west of the Industrial Canal was from the levee walls breaking and the city filling up. East of the canal was from levees just being overwhelmed. The levees along the lake are 15 feet so they surge would have to be greater to overtop into the main part of the city. The levees have been armored to a great degree so breaching is less possible than before Katrina. The West Bank is physically south of the city of New Orleans and thus closer to the Gulf.

I am skeptical that this will be worse than Katrina unless it moves 40 miles or so east.

Then the issue is whether the levees hold or not and over topped or not.

The damage from Katrina west of the Industrial Canal was from the levee walls breaking and the city filling up. East of the canal was from levees just being overwhelmed.

The levees along the lake are 15 feet so they surge would have to be greater to overtop into the main part of the city.

The levees have been armored to a great degree so breaching is less possible than before Katrina.

]]> By: roux http://pjmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-409 roux Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:44:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/2008/08/30/jefferson-parish-officials-fear-the-worst-for-west-bank/#comment-409 If Katrina would have gone 50 miles to the west New Orleans would have taken a direct hit and may not be there today. Also it would have hit Baton Rouge where most of the rescue effort came from. This is going to be worse than Katrina except for the morons that shot at the rescuers. I doubt that will happen again thanks to Gov Jindal. If Katrina would have gone 50 miles to the west New Orleans would have taken a direct hit and may not be there today.

Also it would have hit Baton Rouge where most of the rescue effort came from. This is going to be worse than Katrina except for the morons that shot at the rescuers. I doubt that will happen again thanks to Gov Jindal.

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