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Hurricane Isaac Hits Gulf Coast

For residents along the Gulf Coast, the last week of August 2012 will be remembered as the week they got ready for and were hit by Hurricane Isaac.

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Added: Sep-1-2012 Occurred On: Aug-29-2012
By: johnsonbilly74
In: Regional News
Tags: hurricane, isaac, hits, coast, august, 2012
Location: Louisiana, United States (load item map)
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  • Maybe they will finally realise that living there requires drastic safety measures(homes on very sturdy stilts, for one)... Or maybe not, oh well. So long as the feds don't get involved helping those specific idiots who don't realise that building their homes in an inevitable flood plane is a risk.

    Posted Sep-1-2012 By 
    EmrysM (1894.36)  

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    • @EmrysM Hurricanes push in a storm surge. This means it could happen anywhere along the coast. Hurricane Katrina pushed in 28 feet of surge. This one was far less. The main problem is that the hurricane dumped all this water from the gulf. If you try to look it up, 15- 20 inches in almost ANY city in the world will cause this or even worse flooding. And having to build a home 28 feet off the ground is going to be kinda ridiculous... cuz what if one comes bigger then that? It could be 40 f More..

      Posted Sep-1-2012 By 
      johnsonbilly74 (101.80)  

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    • @johnsonbilly74 Except for areas that rarely if ever get hit by hurricane force storms. I used to vacation in the outer banks, which is not hit by large hurricanes very often, but still ALL of the houses/buildings were built on stilts, for most of them at least a single story was stilts.
      1000 miles or more? You've got to be kidding me.
      All they really need to do is drastically improve their protective measures, that will save them a lot of trouble.

      Posted Sep-1-2012 By 
      EmrysM (1894.36)  

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    • @EmrysM I'm not kidding, For example Hurricane Katrina moved inland 2000 miles. Causing damage and flooding beyond 1000 miles from the coast. All most people heard about was the MAJOR flooding in new orleans. Not the few hundred homes that got flooded in drought areas like Arkansas. But yea the rule of thumb should be if your below sea level then yes, build your house up. But still wont protect you from a 28 foot surge. Unless you put your home about 3 story off the ground. And if your ne More..

      Posted Sep-2-2012 By 
      johnsonbilly74 (101.80)  

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    • @johnsonbilly74 Lol. maybe some minor storms ended up 2000 miles inland... in Canada... There's no point in arguing with bullshit.

      Posted Sep-2-2012 By 
      EmrysM (1894.36)  

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    • @EmrysM Canada has felt some strong winds and storms from hurricanes that hit us. They have traveled straight up through Michigan. By the time they got there, they were very weak. 20 - 30 mph max gust winds. But still noticeable. You must not live anywhere even remotely near where they hit or you would know this. The hurricane that hit Louisiana, people all the way in Tennessee could feel effects, soon as it was hitting us. That includes, mississippi, alabama, florida. Granted they were More..

      Posted Sep-2-2012 By 
      johnsonbilly74 (101.80)  

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  • this is making mitt romney very happy right now

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