from NOLA.com - Morgan City
Posted by cypresstx on 8/29/2021, 5:54 am
https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_fe486480-0847-11ec-928f-db8e48d726cb.html

Just how bad was the question on the minds of the many residents who were saying prayers before buttoning up to wait it out. Ben Schott, the meteorologist-in-charge at the National Weather Service office in Slidell, had one word to describe what people riding it out in this area of the state would experience: "Hell."

In meteorological terms, that means a strong possibility of 130 mph to 150 mph winds, 15 feet of storm surge and "remarkable" rain at times.

"It's not a place any human being should probably be," Schott said.
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