[mware]

they are saying possible 185 mph now. waiting for data from plane that flew into the eye.

[TonyInOhio]

they are saying possible 185 mph now. waiting for data from plane that flew into the eye.

Then we are talking about the equivalent of an F3 tornado that is approximately 30 miles wide.

[steveegg]

That's not a good sign. 185 mph is the midrange of an F-3 tornado. That's a severe tornado, defined as "Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown."

Throw in that Katrina might well throw in tornadoes on top of that wind, and the storm surge, and the major rainfall.