Hurricane Harvey's Path Through UL Class Scheduling

[cajunhawk]

There are nearly zero instances were the University or local schools will make a weather decision that is not only the correct one, but one that will please everyone. There's no reason that school could not have been held on Monday afternoon, yesterday and today. If anything, they should have just closed Monday. But you'd have people blowing up social media, writing letters and calling the University and school board either way.

Monday seemed like the only day even the forecast didn't seem that bad.

[Turbine]

Who knew Harvey would split in half and go around both sides of Acadiana?

[RaginScotsman]

Who knew Harvey would split in half and go around both sides of Acadiana?

That's what I'm saying. You'll have a lot of people that are looking at the weather today and commenting "why are schools closed?" The call was made when we were forecasted to be right in the path and get flooding rain. Some people don't care about that, though. It's always "the schools never get it right!" It'll also happen later in the year as it always does-because 3 weather days were used already, UL or the public schools will be reluctant to cancel for a day that they REALLY should cancel for. The "they never get it right" mantra will continue.

Bottom line is if you don't feel safe going to class or having your kid go to school, stay home. Don't rely on the school.

[NewsCopy]

The University re-opens on August 31, 2017. Classes will resume as normal.

Louisiana.edu

[cajunhawk]

Who knew Harvey would split in half and go around both sides of Acadiana?

Forecasts were never that bad.

[Turbine]

Forecasts were never that bad.

One year ago this month, the forecasts were never that bad.

[cajunhawk]

One year ago this month, the forecasts were never that bad.

Apples to oranges. Last year was a freak storm...this was a highly visible and dissected forecast where the path of the storm was much further west until Tuesday. You are better than this.

[Turbine]

Apples to oranges. Last year was a freak storm...this was a highly visible and dissected forecast where the path of the storm was much further west until Tuesday. You are better than this.

Any reasoned person knows hurricanes and tropical storms are not totally predictable.

A cursory study will present 30 scenarios.

[cajunhawk]

Any reasoned person knows hurricanes and tropical storms are not totally predictable.

A cursory study will present 30 scenarios.

This isn't the 1970's. We are updated minute by minute of the changes in the forecasts. The worst case scenario on this storm that we were told ad naseum was no reason to cancel school for several days where the impact was extremely minimal. No need to try and back track about comparing Harvey to last years floods. No need to...I know what your shtick is.

[cajunhawk]

The University re-opens on August 31, 2017. Classes will resume as normal.

Louisiana.edu

Are they sure...a leaf might fall. What will they do if that leaf falls on an unsuspecting student?