SeCAPS Wrap
* What a great time in Mobile! Today was a very busy day, with many informative talks. Some highlights:Presenter: Chris Franklin
Affiliation: WVUE-TV, New Orleans
Chris talked about the difficulties of covering Hurricane Katrina. He spent some time in New Orleans, before being shipped over to Mobile to cover the storm from the Fox station in Mobile.
They set up a makeshift studio in the Mobile facility and sent the signal back to their transmitter in Chalmette, LA. He anchored several hours of coverage, and spent over two months in Mobile. The WVUE studios in New Orleans were flooded and suffered severe damage. They will have a new, state of the art broadcast facility finished in June.
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Nelson
Affiliation: Tulane University
Dr. Turner did a detailed discussion on the geologic factors that led to the severe floods in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Some levees were overtopped, while others breached. Some of the levee breaches were due to the floodwall composition.
The concrete that made up the wall was accompanied by 3/4" steel sheet pilings. But, these pilings were not driven far enough down into the ground. The soil under the ground was composed of peat in some cases, and the water moved UNDER the levee, breaching it on the other side.
Presenter: Ryan Wade and Dr. Keith Blackwell
Affiliation: University of South Alabama
Mr. Wade and Dr. Blackwell recapped the hurricane season of 2005, with an emphasis on storms that struck the U.S. These two men, along with a few colleagues, make up the Coastal Weather Research Center. They provide detailed hurricane forecasts to various private sector and governmental clients around the Southeast.
On a side note, Dr. Blackwell developed his own hurricane model years ago. It is called the BLackwell Over-surface Hurricane Wind model (BLOWH for short). The BLOWH model is quite accurate - more information about it can be found here:
BLOWH Model Info
* Now time to concentrate on some March Madness...Pizza is on the way, and the UCLA/LSU game begins soon. Should be a fun game, I really don't have a horse in this race. Best of luck to both teams....
* Take care, and I hope you are having an excellent weekend!
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 7:00 PM
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