CNN reporting one section of Super Dome Roof

[dogday]

beginning to peel away. There is a lot of banging and leaking. How many people inside? I have heard 20,000 and have heard 10,000. CNN also reporting power going out as well in the dome....

[Captain Hilts]

1. 30K in the dome.

Plans are for most folks to be in corridors or conference rooms. Supposedly.

[havocmom]

3. MSNBC said 6000 - 8000

showed people inside. Seriously doubt 30,000 from what they showed.

edited cuz I need Zombie coffee to type

[MildyRules]

6. From 9-llK

NOT 30K

[ohio_liberal]

2. CNN is reporting 10K in the dome

Other networks have different numbers. :shrug:

[Roxy66]

4. They can see daylight out of the top of roof

[Cobalt Violet]

They said 1/12th of the dome.

:scared:

[Cobalt Violet]

5. They said 1/12th of the dome.

:scared:

[jim3775]

7. There is a big difference between sheet metal peeling back

and a steel superstructure collapsing.

[tx_dem41]

22. Thank you for mentioning that.

As I remember, its foam that got "peeled back".

[Pirate Smile]

8. Am I wrong to view a dome roof similar to a convertible roof? They

generally aren't as strong as a permanent roof.

Our convertible roofs always leaked.

I know that is probably very overly simplistic but is the general principal wrong? I'm not talking about the structure of the building, just the retractable roof.

Obviously I'm not an expert but this doesn't surprise me and it isn't the same as the structure of the building being damaged.

[theboss]

9. I would think so

But there's quite a world of difference between panels coming lose and enourmous steel and concrete super-structure collapsing.

Honestly, what are the point of these minute by minute updates on the state of the stadium?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. Fear Sells

I'll say it...

The SuperDome isn't coming down....

[MildyRules]

12. And I'll echo

It ain't coming down. The people are safer there than they'd be in their homes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. That's For Sure...

nt

[jim3775]

17. Yep.

And all this "OMG THEY'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!111111" talk is absurd and counterproductive.

[PA Democrat]

11. CNN reporting that the highest winds are still more than an hour

away for NO and the Super Dome.

[Alpharetta]

13. It's dangerous to lose roof panels like that

They could unleash a few tons of water at once on whatever's underneath.

But I'm hopeful officials have planned for that scenario and have everybody in the safest places.

[sam sarrha]

15. i live in the south..anything is possable.

[tx_dem41]

24. The roof is rounded (domed).....there isn't water collected on that roof.

[Alpharetta]

32. once it starts tearing, it forms a pretty big pocket

It happened to the Georgia Dome. It started tearing. Water collected in the pocket. Then it finished tearing, dumping a lot of water at once.

I don't know the situation at the Superdome right now. Just saying, those panels are huge and can hold a lot of water once they start to tear.

[dogday]

16. MSNBC Brian William

at the Super Dome, says the second section is starting to leak and be peeled...He thinks the SD will be fine and hold up.

[FloridaPat]

18. Report from WDSU - people leaving Superdome to go elsewhere.

What a choice. Not a good time to look for shelter.

[dogday]

19. Your kidding

are they all vacating because of the roof?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. Where Would They Go?

[jim3775]

20. A gigantic dome made of steel is far safer than any...

wood framed building these people could possibly go to, even with a 3' X 5' part of the roof missing.

[dogday]

23. They were also saying there is a whole

maze of underground tunnels to go to if it gets too bad....

[Lochloosa]

25. Yeah..that's where I would go in a Hurricane...underground..

:sarcasm:

[RebelOne]

26. Underground tunnels? That doesn't sound too safe.

What if there is flooding?

[expatriate]

29. WDSU has just reported that the pumps in New Orleans

have gone down, and are not working - and cannot be fixed until the rain stops, which will not be for many, many hours.

Underground tunnels or rooms would become death traps as the water continues to fill the streets.

The sad thing is - those pumps are ancient, and any old timer in New Orleans knows they won't stand up to anything like this.

Even with the roof of the Superdome breached, being in there is probably safer than being on the streets right now. With 100 MPH winds, even small debris can be deadly.

[maddezmom]

27. leaving or relocating within the dome?

the winds are about 100 mph

[Spazito]

30. Relocating within the dome, from what I heard

possibility into the mezzanine area.

[maddezmom]

31. thanks, that's what I thought I heard

:hi:

[tx_dem41]

28. Sure would hate to go out in those elements with things flying around...

ready to take a head off.