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That's what many FReepers have been saying....Shep was wrong...give it a few more hours....NO has NOT missed the bullet.

I remember a small cat 3 in Houston in '83...unbelievable damage...NO will be the same...

[Diddle E. Squat]

Also recall that the urban area of NO stretches 20+ miles from east to west, and the center of the storm passed just east of the metro, so the impact will vary greatly from one end to the other.