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To: NautiNurse
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.

296 posted on 08/27/2005 7:44:54 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone

Any recon data coming in yet?


300 posted on 08/27/2005 7:48:23 AM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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