Hurricane Ida Disruptions
Aug 26, 2021, 11:12 pm
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Hurricane Ida Disruptions
Current disruptions from Ida, I'll keep this updated as things close/reopen.
Important Information:
Airport Closures
Travel AdvisoriesRoad Closures/Reroutings
Important Information:
- Power Restoration - New Orleans
- Places open in New Orleans
- Fuel Availability
- Storm Damage Arial View - NOAA
Airport Closures
- MSY: All Wednesday (9/1) flights cancelled
- BTR flights have resumed
- JAN flights have resumed
Travel AdvisoriesRoad Closures/Reroutings
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Aug 27, 2021, 6:28 am
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We are staying put (for now) but my task this morning is to fill up the car’s gas tank, in an abundance of caution. This morning’s cone graphic has shifted the “H” to an “M” for when Ida makes landfall. Ack.
Aug 27, 2021, 11:50 am
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Aug 27, 2021, 3:34 pm
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Prediction is up to 140 mph at landfall now, higher than Katrina. Katrina was the only hurricane that I ever evacuated for and I’ve experienced a lot of them here. Not evacuating this time, unless the models have a drastic change by tomorrow evening. Of course, what neighborhood people live in, should probably be a big consideration at this point.
Aug 27, 2021, 3:38 pm
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Prediction is up to 140 mph at landfall now, higher than Katrina. Katrina was the only hurricane that I ever evacuated for and I’ve experienced a lot of them here. Not evacuating this time, unless the models have a drastic change by tomorrow evening. Of course, what neighborhood people live in, should probably be a big consideration at this point.
Aug 27, 2021, 3:51 pm
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At this point, because of where we live, I’m not too concerned. We live on the East Bank, very near the River. (Thanks to my Dad’s sage advice from many, many years ago.) We only had very minor cosmetic damage from Katrina, less than $2k. Downside was we didn’t have electricity for a month.
Aug 27, 2021, 3:53 pm
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Hurricane Ida Disruptions
Current disruptions from Ida, I'll keep this updated as things close/reopen.
Mandatory Evacuations:
Airport Closures
Travel AdvisoriesRoad Closures/Reroutings
Mandatory Evacuations:
- Lafourche Parish starting 5AM 8/28
- Terrebonne Parish starting 6AM 8/28
- Orleans Parish (Partial)
- All areas outside of the Levee System
- Jefferson Parish (Partial)
- Jean Lafitte
- Lower Lafitte
- Crown Point
- Grand Isle
- Barataria
- Plaquemines Parish (Partial)
- Entire East Bank
- West Bank from Phillips 66 Refinery to Venice
- St. Charles Parish (Partial)
- Bayou Gauche Island
- Kerry's Point
- Cajun Paradise
- Lower Des Allemands
Airport Closures
- None
Travel AdvisoriesRoad Closures/Reroutings
- US 61 to I-310 Ramp has been closed
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Aug 27, 2021, 4:01 pm
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Aug 27, 2021, 4:06 pm
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My folks are on an early flight out tomorrow and the rest of the family is driving to Houston.
Aug 27, 2021, 4:12 pm
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Depends on:
1. If the Hurricane track stays the same as currently shown.
2. Your neighborhood.
3. Where you decide to evacuate.
I’ve had some people call me to ask about places they were thinking of going - Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Jackson, MS, Memphis, etc. My answer was no, no, no, no.
1. If the Hurricane track stays the same as currently shown.
2. Your neighborhood.
3. Where you decide to evacuate.
I’ve had some people call me to ask about places they were thinking of going - Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Jackson, MS, Memphis, etc. My answer was no, no, no, no.
Aug 27, 2021, 4:27 pm
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Aug 27, 2021, 4:43 pm
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Everyone has to make their own decision based on their level of comfort or discomfort. The weather people on the local news stations are saying this will not be a Katrina-like flood surge event. PHEW! I’d say that if you are really nervous about this, then do yourself a favor and evacuate as soon as you can. However, if for example, you live in the “sliver by the river “, I probably wouldn’t.
Mayor Cantrell just announced that she can’t order a mandatory evacuation because “there isn’t enough time to do contraflow.” She said “wherever you are now, hunker down.”
Point of information: for Katrina, we went to Memphis. A normal 5-6 hour drive turned into a 12 hour drive. (Edit: that was with contraflow implemented)
Whatever anyone decides, best of luck to you.
Mayor Cantrell just announced that she can’t order a mandatory evacuation because “there isn’t enough time to do contraflow.” She said “wherever you are now, hunker down.”
Point of information: for Katrina, we went to Memphis. A normal 5-6 hour drive turned into a 12 hour drive. (Edit: that was with contraflow implemented)
Whatever anyone decides, best of luck to you.
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Aug 27, 2021, 8:32 pm
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Terrebonne Parish has been upgraded to a mandatory evacuation beginning at 6AM tomorrow (8/28)