Steve, it felt way wrong all day when I logged on and saw that Katrina had blow up big in the middle of the night; and the authorities fiddle farted around half a day.
Freepers last Thursday were advocating evacuation of NO. That prolly was not doable. But, when she exploded in the middle of the night, that was the time to pull the trigger.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 651 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA * UNTIL 715 PM CDT * AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF PALMETTO BEACH...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO PRODUCING STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... FORT MORGAN BY 705 PM CDT EAST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND AND FORT GAINES BY 710 PM CDT DAUPHIN ISLAND AND SAND ISLAND BY 715 PM CDT IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...ABANDON VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK A REINFORCED SHELTER. MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR INTERIOR HALLWAY OR CLOSET. COVER YOUR BODY WITH BLANKETS OR PILLOWS. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3012 8781 3028 8782 3043 8825 3027 8836 $$
ONe of the anchors on wdsu said the mayor didn't call for
evacuation because there wasn't any place for those who couldn't evacuate, that's why they opened the super dome,
it was origonally to be a special needs shelter, once that
was set up they could declare the evacuation.
Kind of slipshod.