Wasn’t that bad? Everything south of I-10 in MS was completely destroyed. My parents, 100+ miles inland from the coast were without potable water, power, phone or cell for six WEEKS post Katrina. Katrina didn’t just strike the levees in NO. NO got a glancing blow. Grand Isle and the MS gulf coast got the landfalling cane.
Just to add. If it verifies anywhere near any of the current model paths in the GOM gas prices WILL be near $5/gal next week or week after.
Right, 125 mph winds aren't what produced the majority of the damage. Everyone knows that. Sure, a Cat 3 storm is an awful thing otherwise, but in this case, talking about New Orleans, as the post I replied to was, the major damage came from levee failure.
And yes, I understand about the rest of the area, and what happened there. Don't get me wrong, I've been there, listening for hours, as a CAT 5 roared over my house revealing an alien planet the next morning....
Currently, they are predicting 105 mph winds at land fall, not as bad as Katrina, as the original post said it would be.