Ida is one scary storm. I bet that was a heck of a ride, Bill. After being flooded in May, I certainly don't need to be flooded again or take a tree on the roof. At the same time, we still don't have floors or much furniture in the house so any flooding will be less painful than last time.
The ECMWF model shows it passing right over my house. The GFS and HWRF models show it passing a bit more east but still between my house and Touche'. Touche's pier just went under water. It goes under at 3.3 feet here. If it doesn't get more than 3 or 4 feet over the pier, Touche' should be fine. https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lix&gage=lpml1 The high south winds will push a lot of water to the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Many folks don't realize the effect wind can have on shallow water bodies. I prepped Touche' pretty well yesterday. Dropped the headsail and the big bimini, Put on the longer tied storm lines which I tie higher on pilings farther away. Added extra fenders on the midships pilings. But one never knows about the vagaries of hurricanes. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 12:33 PM Bill and Gaynor Hoyne via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi All, > I am on a drillship just south east of hurricane Ida. We rode out the edge > of the hurricane last night. We were about 80-100 miles from the centre of > the storm. It was a bumpy ride! Saw some 50’ waves and 50+ knots wind. Lots > of big breaking waves. I was wondering what sail configuration would have > worked out here :-) :-) > If the internet is working better I will try to join the meeting. > The Hurricane is about to hit New Orleans and Louisiana later this > morning. Lets let Dennis and the southern gang know we are thinking of > them! I wish them all the best, it’s going to be a tough go! > > Stay safe out there!! > > Bil > > *Bill Hoyne* > Mithrandir > ’74 C&C35 MkII > in Victoria,BC > > >
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