Heading for coast, expected to arrive Sunday at category 3-4 level. Mandatory evacuations for New Orleans low lying areas outside levees, and voluntary evacuation warning for whole city. Highways are packed with people getting out of Dodge.
They are forcasting 10 to 15 foot surge in the swampy lowlands of the Mississippi delta south of the city. If that happens, it will put the whole area under water. This is where Port Fourchon is, a major port serving the offshore oil industry (and where SpaceX's rocket landing barges were built). There are some 600 offshore oil platforms within a 40 mile radius of Port Fourchon. It's a very big deal.
Looks like they are predicting 4-7 feet around New Orleans, so hopefully the levees hold. 2-4 feet as far away as Mobile.
They are forcasting 10 to 15 foot surge in the swampy lowlands of the Mississippi delta south of the city. If that happens, it will put the whole area under water. This is where Port Fourchon is, a major port serving the offshore oil industry (and where SpaceX's rocket landing barges were built). There are some 600 offshore oil platforms within a 40 mile radius of Port Fourchon. It's a very big deal.
Looks like they are predicting 4-7 feet around New Orleans, so hopefully the levees hold. 2-4 feet as far away as Mobile.