B Ozanne
EF5
Maybe a good place to discuss the stability of the Superdome and other high rises in NO. I was thinking they would be safe, but I am questioning that right now.
Superdome and High Rises
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Anonymous
Not sure about that, but I am curious about how the wind meters will hold up, here in Florida most of our METARs failed at our moderate hurricane winds compared to this. Also, I am wondering how long TV stations will be able to hold up, could there transmitters go down? I doubt we will see many live shots as the storm passes, it will be just to strong, DOT cams will likely go down too. How about the NEXRAD? Can it withstand it?
Alex Lamers
EF4
From what I know, NEXRAD is designed to withstand winds to 150 MPH...no guarantees after that.
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B Ozanne
EF5
Any type of spinning anemometer is going to struggle. Wish they had some pitots like we do on Mount Washington.
There is going to be unprecendented shutdown in services. Sewer, TV, electric, etc. Not only are they going to fail, before that the people running them are going to evacuate.
In that NWS message they do mention the failure of high rise buildings.
Ever been in a building during 130mph winds? I was on Mount Washington. That thing is built for 300mph and mostly underground, but it shakes and howls like you wouldn't believe. The pressure differences that setup are quite impressive.
There is going to be unprecendented shutdown in services. Sewer, TV, electric, etc. Not only are they going to fail, before that the people running them are going to evacuate.
In that NWS message they do mention the failure of high rise buildings.
Ever been in a building during 130mph winds? I was on Mount Washington. That thing is built for 300mph and mostly underground, but it shakes and howls like you wouldn't believe. The pressure differences that setup are quite impressive.
Anonymous
Andrew...
Just came to my mind, it brought down the NWS radar at Miami, winds were borderline 5.
Just came to my mind, it brought down the NWS radar at Miami, winds were borderline 5.
Aaron Kennedy
EF5
The Florida Coastal Monitoring Program is intercepting this storm. This group sets up a series of towers/isnturmented houses.
They are on a quick time schedule, so no deploment map is available yet, but here is their latest update:
http://users.ce.ufl.edu/~fcmp/
Aaron
They are on a quick time schedule, so no deploment map is available yet, but here is their latest update:
http://users.ce.ufl.edu/~fcmp/
Aaron
Anonymous
That program looks pretty cool, but by the looks of those mobile towers, I really can't see them lasting very long...
Rob_Davis
In metro NO, I don't think it is so much a question of the buildings, stations, towers, radars and transmitters withstanding the wind as it is the question of them surviving underwater. If the levee is breached, NO becomes one with the ocean.
Aaron Kennedy
EF5
Never said they had to last the entire time 
These towers helped verify wind speeds in quite a few hurricanes for NHC.
Aaron
These towers helped verify wind speeds in quite a few hurricanes for NHC.
Aaron
David Schuttler
EF5
The Dome might hold up to the wind speed but not if something hits the roof at 150 mph plus and causes damage that allows the wind to get in under it.
B Ozanne
EF5
A friend of mine is stuck in a hospital in Thibodeax, LA, southwest of NO. The hospital is constucted to withstand winds of only 135mph. That's what it was designed for, but he has low confidence that the building was constructed exactly to spec.
Makes me wonder about the quality of the Superdome. It may have been desinged for 200mph winds, but that's only if it was built perfectly. Its also an old structure.
Makes me wonder about the quality of the Superdome. It may have been desinged for 200mph winds, but that's only if it was built perfectly. Its also an old structure.
Andrew Khan
EF5
What are you talking about, superdome? IS that the nexrad?
Robert Dewey
EF5
The Superdome is a stadium in New Orleans where they are evacuating those who cannot leave.
Kevin Bowman
EF4
i have some concerns about the superdome, is that roof able to withstand the hours of wind
Blake Michaleski
EF4
there gonna be more folks in the dome for this than your average Saints game. :roll:
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