Preseason
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:22 pmWe are scheduled to go out next weekend to do the work needed on the blind but that all depends on how fast these flood waters recede. I talked to a guy this morning that helps manage our marsh and they were stuck down there for a few days while prepping for the rise. The roads home were flooded. He told me the levees are holding but the water in the marsh is high, and once it recedes on the outside they'll open the control gates. Hopefully our levees aren't topped, and the cuts in the levees at Rokefeller do the job of moving flood waters from all affected areas.
Poor Gueydan could be in a bind.
Posted: Aug 19, 2016 1:12 PM CST
Updated: Aug 19, 2016 1:12 PM CST
Gueydan Mayor: Don't panic - National Guard is there to help
Gueydan Mayor Chris Theriot wants the citizens of his town to know what is happening in the town right now.
At about 1 p.m. Friday, Theriot said the U.S. Army National Guard was in town to place superbags of sand to plug the breach at the bayou just north of the town of Gueydan. This work, it is hoped, will stop the water that's pushing up against the back pump-off canal in Gueydan, Theriot said.
The Guard is using large equipment and helicopters to move the sand, he said, and he wants the town's residents to know what all the activity is.
"Don't panic when you see all the helicopters," he said. "Right now, don't panic. We are still under a voluntary evacuation. If you feel you need to leave, please do so. But don't panic."
Theriot said he is monitoring the efforts very closely and will keep us updated.
On a lighter/ brighter note, the weather may be shaping up to be pretty decent this fall.
The September through November months are expected to feature cooler-than-average temperatures across the northern tier of states, according to a fall temperature outlook by The Weather Company, an IBM Business.
Near to slightly above-average temperatures will prevail across the East Coast, South and much of the West, however, said Dr. Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist with The Weather Company.
According to Crawford, the September forecast is cooler across the central U.S. and into parts of the East. As of mid-August, the weather pattern that will bring these cooler temperatures has already begun to take shape.
Poor Gueydan could be in a bind.
Posted: Aug 19, 2016 1:12 PM CST
Updated: Aug 19, 2016 1:12 PM CST
Gueydan Mayor: Don't panic - National Guard is there to help
Gueydan Mayor Chris Theriot wants the citizens of his town to know what is happening in the town right now.
At about 1 p.m. Friday, Theriot said the U.S. Army National Guard was in town to place superbags of sand to plug the breach at the bayou just north of the town of Gueydan. This work, it is hoped, will stop the water that's pushing up against the back pump-off canal in Gueydan, Theriot said.
The Guard is using large equipment and helicopters to move the sand, he said, and he wants the town's residents to know what all the activity is.
"Don't panic when you see all the helicopters," he said. "Right now, don't panic. We are still under a voluntary evacuation. If you feel you need to leave, please do so. But don't panic."
Theriot said he is monitoring the efforts very closely and will keep us updated.
On a lighter/ brighter note, the weather may be shaping up to be pretty decent this fall.
The September through November months are expected to feature cooler-than-average temperatures across the northern tier of states, according to a fall temperature outlook by The Weather Company, an IBM Business.
Near to slightly above-average temperatures will prevail across the East Coast, South and much of the West, however, said Dr. Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist with The Weather Company.
According to Crawford, the September forecast is cooler across the central U.S. and into parts of the East. As of mid-August, the weather pattern that will bring these cooler temperatures has already begun to take shape.
Geesh.