The N.O. levee system was rated to withstand the direct hit of a category 3 hurricane.
Problem is, hurricane categories are dependant upon wind speed. I don't see where the wind speed matters much when it comes to levees? Wouldn't the size, duration, and rainfall potential of a storm be of much greater concern? In that aspect, Katrina was a category 10 :/ > It was not for that big of a hurricane or at least that is what the news > said a minute ago. > > On 9/1/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Ian wrote: >> > I guess it depends on how much faith you have in the Army Corps of >> engineers >> >> Isn't the main levee that broke that new multi-million dollar >> "hurricane-proof" levee? If that's the case then I'd say not much >> confidence is warranted. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171962 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
