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A few years ago back in 2001 when Allison hit Houston, I was working at NASA and was talking to a very wise older man about hurricanes, just basically shooting the shit and absorbing information from this guy. He was a rocket scientist, he seriously was, and a phd at that.
We were talking about hurricanes and he was telling me about New Orleans and that it was the lowest or one of the lowest cities below sea level. He said that in a perfect situation and conditions and in the rare event that a hurricane came directly south of new orleans, moving north/northeast, the way the storm surge would form, that it would basically wipe out the entire city. I know hurricanes have hit new orleans in the past, but none at that angle. He even drew it and explained it in detail to me, I don't remember all the details just the basics.
I was just looking at the projected path of Ivan, and thats how I remembered this story, the storm could take that direct path he is speaking of. :eek:
We were talking about hurricanes and he was telling me about New Orleans and that it was the lowest or one of the lowest cities below sea level. He said that in a perfect situation and conditions and in the rare event that a hurricane came directly south of new orleans, moving north/northeast, the way the storm surge would form, that it would basically wipe out the entire city. I know hurricanes have hit new orleans in the past, but none at that angle. He even drew it and explained it in detail to me, I don't remember all the details just the basics.
I was just looking at the projected path of Ivan, and thats how I remembered this story, the storm could take that direct path he is speaking of. :eek:
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