A friend who still lives there described getting up, making coffee and going to grab her newspaper the morning the levee broke. She said there was water bubbling up out of the ground. Her neighbor knocked on her door about 15 minutes later and told her to grab her purse and go. By time they got to the end of the street the water was to her hips. She said that the water was flowing and rising but not pouring in fast or dumping. They were able to walk to higher ground to another place that stayed above the water. She lived over towards the lake. They did think that they had dodged the worst. I would think if the levee was blown the water would have dumped fast instead of flowing in.
My sister had six months of free time after she got out of college in 2009, so she sub rented an apartment in the French quarters. I flew down in December of that year for the first time ever. It was such a culture shock. We drove into parts of the city that were annihilated, I could barely even rationalize it. Even four years after Katrina, the amount of homes and buildings that were still standing, empty and condemned. Red Xs spray painted on them. I’ll never forget it.
I’ve missed several videos. All the news reports, that I can remember, blamed the levies and didn’t spell out the details that you did. It was portrayed as if large dams broke free flooding everything and the amount of rain wasn’t a factor. Thanks for the knowledge!
A friend who still lives there described getting up, making coffee and going to grab her newspaper the morning the levee broke. She said there was water bubbling up out of the ground. Her neighbor knocked on her door about 15 minutes later and told her to grab her purse and go. By time they got to the end of the street the water was to her hips. She said that the water was flowing and rising but not pouring in fast or dumping. They were able to walk to higher ground to another place that stayed above the water. She lived over towards the lake. They did think that they had dodged the worst. I would think if the levee was blown the water would have dumped fast instead of flowing in.
Professor Cheryl, I appreciate the real life example of someone experiencing ground water rise. Merry Christmas! Barry Vann
@@BarryVann thank you! Merry Christmas to you!
My sister had six months of free time after she got out of college in 2009, so she sub rented an apartment in the French quarters. I flew down in December of that year for the first time ever. It was such a culture shock. We drove into parts of the city that were annihilated, I could barely even rationalize it. Even four years after Katrina, the amount of homes and buildings that were still standing, empty and condemned. Red Xs spray painted on them. I’ll never forget it.
@@lorimeyers3839 Thanks for adding those sobering reminders of what a hurricane can do to a cultural landscape.
I’ve missed several videos. All the news reports, that I can remember, blamed the levies and didn’t spell out the details that you did. It was portrayed as if large dams broke free flooding everything and the amount of rain wasn’t a factor. Thanks for the knowledge!
Hey Barry,former Nola resident here the feds blew up the levees for the third time aug 29, 2005.
Yup one in 1960 and I think 1920
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Sorry, Belinda, I’m not sure what you are trying to say.