[NautiNurse]

TWC reporting hurricane watches going up now--includes the entire New Orleans metro area.

[janetjanet998]

new NHC forecast jus in...winds now forecasted to be 145 MPH vs. the 140 last night...give me a sec on the track

[Dog Gone]

Here's the rule of thumb for any New Orleans resident:

Any slow moving Category 3 hurricane, and all Cat 4 or 5 storms, that hit the city directly put the city underwater.

Not just up to levee level but above it because of the storm surge. It's a Galveston 1900 scenario.