Whoa!
Weather Channel just moved this from 115MPH weak Cat 3 at 11PM edt to 145 Strong Cat 4 at 2AM edt!!!
Looks like it hit a hot patch of 90 degree water in the Gulf.
New Orleans is history if this intensification continues, and on the current path...
Any one who knows anyone down there have them drive now. Don't wait another second...
Reagan80
I fear the worse too. We are still here in Metairie (suburb of New Orleans) we have been boarding up all day. All the birds have left. We usually hear them at night. It is totally quiet.
Smart, informed people who don't depend on the Government will get out. I feel sorry for everyone else. Goes to show who you elect can in reality, possibly cost you your life.
Can't FEMA wrest control of the city away from these idiots and start evac people? This is no time for hurricane parties.
I just checked the NHC's web site for their 2AM update.
They show no real movement in Katrina's path - it still appears to be coming in right over NO.
of course, there's a lot of time left yet. We could still see a slight eastward drift that would bring it closer to Gulfport or Biloxi.
NO would then potentially be spared the cataclysmic direct hit that's been feared.