Re: Episode 01 Recap - JP

bob wald wrote:

lol....i forgot about his new orleans story..i know enough about the
gulf coast to know the storm never really hit new orleans they just got
the edges of the storm n high tides..the flooding was mostly caused by
leeves breaking...
i woulda seen him as a liar right off....
thehurricane hit an hour east of new orleans. maybe 2 hours.....

Actually, Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish - which is due south
of Orleans Parish - as a Category 3 hurricane. New Orleans saw C1 and C2
force winds, as well as the storm surge.
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