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Most Likely Mega-Disaster to Occur

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Nutriaitch;1922020; said:
well, the 1st gate has been opened.

streaming video available HERE.

sounds like they're only going to open 25% of the Morganza.
that bodes well for me. all of the original projections were for 50%.

one gate today, then 2-3 more gates tomorrow until they get it up to about 25% of it's capacity.
river crest is expected to come on or around May 22nd, and last for 8-10 days. Spillway will remain open until after the crest is complete.
At that time they will survey what is happening, and determine when it is best to close it.

latest report is that due to the slower opening, they're saying 192 hours (8 days) before we see water in Houma.

Once it gets here, it will stick around for a while.
it will all have to be pumped out through our forced drainage systems.
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That's great news Nute. You and the family going to sit tight?
 
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Tonyank;1922050; said:
wow thats some serious water
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The trigger for opening the Morganza spillway is when flow on the Mississippi River reaches 1.5 million cubic feet per second at a certain gauge.

1.5 million cubic feet a second. Unbelievable.

If a breach occurs at that rate, you can't throw sandbags into the breach. You can't really do anything.
 
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Gatorubet;1922051; said:
The trigger for opening the Morganza spillway is when flow on the Mississippi River reaches 1.5 million cubic feet per second at a certain gauge.

1.5 million cubic feet a second. Unbelievable.

If a breach occurs at that rate, you can't throw sandbags into the breach. You can't really do anything.
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wow. thats not even comprehend able.

Be safe down there!!
 
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Muck;1916553; said:
There's a large gap between 'act of god' natural disaster & building on an active volcano.

Building new homes in a known flood plain is much closer to the latter.
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OK, now add the folks who have built on the beach fronts and get slammed by hurricanes, those who build in mountains or areas deep in the woods.
 
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Nute, here is a time estimate for it to hit your crib
 
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Gatorubet;1922051; said:
The trigger for opening the Morganza spillway is when flow on the Mississippi River reaches 1.5 million cubic feet per second at a certain gauge.

1.5 million cubic feet a second. Unbelievable.

If a breach occurs at that rate, you can't throw sandbags into the breach. You can't really do anything.
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As a comparison... Nigara falls is 4 million cubic feet...






per minute...


Good luck down there fellas.
 
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