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| Author: | Scranton Yard [ Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
It appears that Hurricane Laura may be a Cat 3 when it makes landfall on or very near to Port Arthur, TX. Attached below is an excerpt from an AP story from today. L&A 503 is about 30 short city blocks from the Intercoastal Waterway and then Sabine Lake. Given the predictions in the attached clip, can anyone familiar with the area comment on the likelihood of the predicted 11 foot storm surge reaching 503 in Bryan Park? Thank you. Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at U.S. coast REBECCA SANTANA and JEFF MARTIN , Associated Press•August 25, 2020 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding. More than 385,000 residents were told to flee the Texas cities of Beaumont, Galveston and Port Arthur, and still more were ordered to evacuate low-lying southwestern Louisiana, where forecasters said more than 11 feet (3.35 meters) of storm surge topped by waves could submerge entire towns. |
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| Author: | ebtrr [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
I cannot speak to the vulnerability of the locomotive to the storm. However I cannot find a shred of info about it after mid-2018 except that Google maps and Bing Maps areal views seems to show it was pushed back to its original location on the new (presumably abated area) track and a fence erected. Other than that it does not appear to have received any attention. https://goo.gl/maps/j9pUqb853YkusdsH9 |
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| Author: | Mount Royal [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
I was born and raised in the Port Arthur area. My family has boarded up and is on their way to Dallas now. 503 stands a good chance of getting wet if the levee system fails to contain the surge. She’s 15 blocks from the sea wall. The whole area is flat and very close to sea level. It doesn’t take much. If the hurricane does what they’re predicting, the area will be severely impacted. |
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| Author: | Chris Webster [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
The National Hurricane Center on Twitter: Quote: Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline. #Laura Attachment: EgWw8sPUMAAc_C6.png [ 199.49 KiB | Viewed 7105 times ] Note that the NWS's tweet begins with Unsurvivable storm surge. |
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| Author: | car57 [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
Oh well not to worry there is a fund 'somewhere' with plenty of money in it set aside for this locomotive, just cant remember the fundraisers name off hand. JMC |
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| Author: | Mount Royal [ Thu Aug 27, 2020 8:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
My family in the area says they’re good other than being without power. Looks like the Golden Triangle got lucky. |
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| Author: | PaulWWoodring [ Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
May have dodged a bullet this time, but this points to the ongoing issue that displays of historic items we want to last long-term should not be kept in vulnerable areas. I really believe there should not be a railroad museum on a barrier island like Galveston, TX. You're just asking to have it wiped out for good someday. I'll wait for the incoming. |
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| Author: | CREEPING DEATH [ Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
PaulWWoodring wrote: May have dodged a bullet this time, but this points to the ongoing issue that displays of historic items we want to last long-term should not be kept in vulnerable areas. I really believe there should not be a railroad museum on a barrier island like Galveston, TX. You're just asking to have it wiped out for good someday. I'll wait for the incoming. My understanding is that museum is far better funded than most - it'll likely be there as long as Galveston exists - it's funded by The Moody Foundation, which has an endowment of over a billion dollars, and owns a substantial interest in American National Insurance Company. CD |
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| Author: | Mount Royal [ Thu Sep 03, 2020 11:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hurricane Laura appears headed for Port Arthur, TX |
Does Galveston have an arrangement to evacuate their equipment or was that a one-time deal? |
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