Looks like a lot of flooding in LA :/

[dev22]

CNN is saying that the water is topping over the levees in a couple spots. People are being rescued by boats - looks like just ordinary people, not rescue crews.

Hopefully the storm starts to actually move before it gets any worse

[Deleted]

oh no.

Kore on MM doesn't have power. I hope everyone is okay

[dev22]

Apparently the levees that are not holding up are ones built by private companies hired by the parish, not the ones built by the Army Core of Engineers. Those seem to be doing well so far.

[mcgee]

The problem is that the storm is moving VERY slowly, which means hours of 75 mph winds and rain plus the storm surge. I'm 3+ hours inland in Texas, and two years ago, we had pretty bad flooding here from a tropical storm that stalled out over us and dumped a lot of rain. The slow-moving nature of this storm is very, very bad for Louisiana.

My aunt and uncle are in the path of the storm in Prairieville, south of Baton Rouge. The had some minor damage from Katrina, but this could end up being worse for them depending on how long the storm stalls out over them. CNN is reporting that LSU (in Baton Rouge) is closed at least through Thursday.

[pescalita]

I was really confused about why there was any water in Los Angeles.

Looks like Meganne is hanging in there; losing some shingles but they're safe away from the house.

[mandimija]

The whole dang city of BR is shut down through at least Thursday. So far, I haven't heard anything about flooding in BR, but it would not surprise me if this happened. They say that the Mississippi is fine in our area so far, so we'll see...We still have power. Hopefully that lasts.