re: OT: Stay safe fellow Houston posters

I doubt it

NOLA is just a much poorer city with far more old, unstable structures. Also, the differences between flooding due to heavy rain and that due to a levee system failing are significant. The water rose to dangerous levels much faster in NOLA and unlike Houston there was no drainage whatsoever.

In Katrina people were actually dying in their homes because the water rose so fast, which is unusual. Flood deaths are usually almost exclusively outside of the home.

Once the rain stops Houston will be dry within 36 hours. Katrina left standing flood waters for WEEKS in some areas.