Posted on 09/03/2005 7:20:14 AM PDT by areafiftyone
Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
He is far better qualified that the ones currently in charge...
They hate America?
BTTT!
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HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
200 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005
...DIRECT STRIKE OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE THREATENING
HURRICANE EXPECTED...
...RUSH PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO COMPLETION AND LEAVE THE WARNING AREA
NOW!...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI FROM MORGAN CITY EAST TO THE ALABAMA FLORIDA BORDER....
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING WEST NORTHWEST IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...THE FOLLOWING PARISHES
ASSUMPTION...ST JAMES...ST JOHN THE BAPTIST...ST CHARLES...
ST BERNARD...TERREBONNE...ORLEANS...JEFFERSON...PLAQUEMINE...
LAFOURCHE...ST TAMMANY...TANGIPAHOA...LIVINGSTON.
IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
HANCOCK...HARRISON...JACKSON
...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF MORGAN CITY EAST TO THE
ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE METRO NEW ORLEANS
AREA...AND THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.6 WEST OR ABOUT 225 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 175 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HURRICANE KATRINA IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
SIMPSON SCALE. SOME MINOR FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO
MAKE LANDFALL AT A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE PACKING SUSTAINED
160 MPH WINDS. HURRICANE KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST
NEAR 12 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. FOLLOW LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS
RECOMMENDATIONS AND LEAVE HURRICANE WARNING AREA NOW BEFORE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WORSEN. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI SHOULD RUSH PREPARATIONS FOR THE LANDFALL OF A
CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH DAMAGING
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH STORM SURGE.
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA PARISHES AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
FOLLOW EVACUATION RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
KATRINA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO COAST AS A CATASTROPHIC LIFE THREATENING HURRICANE. WHILE
EXACT LOCATION LANDFALL IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...SIGNIFICANT AND
LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE 18 TO 22 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IS POSSIBLE
NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDFALL AREA. A FEW AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE STORM SURGE FLOODING AS HIGH AS 25 FEET ALONG WITH LARGE
AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. RESIDENTS IN AREAS PRONE TO STORM SURGE
FLOODING SHOULD LEAVE NOW! HEED EVACUATION RECOMMENDATION FROM LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. SECONDARY ROADS OUTSIDE LEVEE
PROTECTION WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...WIND IMPACTS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH SHOULD CONTINUE OVER
THE REGION...THEN INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OVERSPREAD THE
COASTAL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT AND
MOVE INLAND MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
KATRINA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ASHORE AS CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE...
SIMILAR IN STRENGTH TO HURRICANE CAMILLE IN 1969. WINDS ASSOCIATED
CATEGORY 4 AND CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE CAN TOTALLY DESTROY MOBILE
HOMES...AND WEAKEN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO EVEN WELL CONSTRUCTED
BUILDINGS. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPERIENCED ON UPPER
FLOORS OF TALL BUILDINGS CAUSING DAMAGE.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL DEVELOP OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.
...RAINFALL...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE NORTH AND SOUTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
AND THE MISSISSIPPI COAST.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 PM CDT.
$$
Here's an article from Fox News:
Bush Declares State of Emergency
Sunday, August 28, 2005
CRAWFORD, Texas — President Bush declared a state of emergency in Louisiana (search) on Saturday because of the approach of Hurricane Katrina (search) and his spokesman urged residents along the coast to heed authorities' advice to evacuate.
Bush, vacationing at his ranch, was being regularly updated about the storm, which is expected to hit land early Monday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (search) continue to coordinate with state authorities in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, and have prepositioned supplies in areas expected to be affected, he said.
The president's emergency declaration authorizes the FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts and to provide appropriate assistance in a number of Louisiana parishes, or counties.
Authorities told residents of low-lying coastal communities to head for higher ground. The storm was expected to strengthen as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico and could become a Category 4 hurricane with wind of at least 131 mph.
"We urge residents in the areas that could be impacted to follow the recommendations of local authorities," McClellan said.
Photo of buses: Close to eighty unused buses that can seat 2 to 3 individuals per seat, specifically in cases of emergencies such as this natural disaster which could've gotten many children and mothers "holding" infants at least to the north western parts of their states like Shreveport, LA. What a pathetic waste.
And here is another threadfrom FR:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1472166/posts
PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW NOW IN EFFECT DELEGATING TO THE EXECUTIVE EXTRAORDINARY AUTHORITY IN TIME OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 2, 2005
Notice: Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations
On August 17, 2001, consistent with the authority provided me under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 170l et seq.), I issued Executive Order 13222. In that order, I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.). Because the Export Administration Act has not been renewed by the Congress, the national emergency declared on August 17, 2001, must continue in effect beyond August 17, 2005. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13222. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 2, 2005.
In the case of Louisiana, not good enough.
Damn, it did hit Florida. What did she expect? Turn around midway through the Gulf and hit Florida again?
The magic bullet theory, I guess.
These assholes keep setting fires.
What the hell is wrong with them?
Being Black and poor is not an excuse for being stupid.
Just damn!
On the subject of NOLA's mayor:
"The buses to evacuate people of NO were commanded by the mayor to pick up tourists and VIPs at the hotel across from the mayor's residence first. That's not speculation or conjecture. That's a fact!...Bill, I'm not bitter...it's just when you say the suffering is shared equally; the suffering is not equally shared...the [mayor's VIPs] didn't go to back of the line...while the rest of the commoners are starving, dying, and getting raped..."
Shep Smith on Bill O'Reilly Show 9-2-05
BTW, where's the 3 billion dollars from the HSA grant that would have solved this "communication" problem? Hey DNC of LA where is the 3 billion? Hey all you notorious NOLA wiseguys, hope you enjoy your kick backs as these people suffer and die on your watch.
May it be ten thousand fold on the heads of all the corrupt officials--each death due to their corruption. Maybe this flood will clean the streets of NOLA.
BTTT
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DANGER DANGER You should already know the plan. DANGER DANGER
Here's what Nagin was talking about.
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/international/news/p20050828p2g00m0in009000c.html
Mainichi Daily News
August 28, 2005 - Sunday
Officials worry residents not taking Hurricane Katrina seriously enough
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Residents in south Louisiana jammed highways in a rush to get out of the way of Hurricane Katrina, but officials worried that not enough people were taking the monster Category 4 storm seriously enough.
"People need to take this very seriously and get to a safe area while they can," State Police Sgt. Frank Coates said.
By Saturday evening, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin visited television stations and urged people to leave (i.e., not mandatory) -- just hours before Katrina strengthened early Sunday to Category 4 with winds of 233 kph.
Katrina was expected to hit the Gulf Coast early Monday and a hurricane warning was in effect from Morgan City to the Alabama-Florida border.
"I've been here 33 years, and we've always been concerned about New Orleans," U.S. National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield said. "I had to let the mayor know that this storm has the potential not only to cause large property damage, but large loss of life if people don't make the right decision." (IOW, "I was trying to tell the mayor he needs to stop talking to attorneys and initiate our Mandatory Evacuation Plan, assuming we have one.")
Katrina could be a disaster for New Orleans because the bowl-like city sits below sea-level and is dependent on levees and pumps to keep the water out, Mayfield said.
"You could very well be looking at a storm surge of 4.5 to 6 meters, possible nearly 8 meters," he said. "If that water breaches the levees it will take forever to drain it back out."
U.S. President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency in Louisiana (Saturday), and his spokesman urged residents along the coast to heed authorities' advice to evacuate. Nagin was (still) exploring the idea of ordering a mandatory evacuation. (...while he spoke with his legal staff.)
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Nagin said he spoke to a forecaster at the hurricane center (Max Mayfield?) who told him that "this is the storm New Orleans has feared these many years."
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a test. This is the real deal," he warned. "Board up your homes, make sure you have enough medicine, make sure the car has enough gas. Do all things you normally do for a hurricane, but treat this one differently because it is pointed towards New Orleans."
Making matters worse, at least 100,000 people in the city lack the transportation to get out of town. Nagin said the Superdome might be used as a shelter of last resort for people who have no cars, with city bus pickup points around New Orleans. ("Might be?" Within 36 hours of landfall and he's still saying "might be?")
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By 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT) Sunday, Katrina's eye was about 440 kilometers south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It was moving west-northwest at about 16 kph and was expected to turn more to the northwest during the day, the hurricane center said.
"We know that we're going to take the brunt of it," Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said. "It does not bode well for southeastern Louisiana." (..."but I'm still waiting on the President to tell me what to do because I'm having a nervous breakdown and don't know what the hell to do.")
They never do.
Rats appeal to the same gut reaction that the thugs in New Orleans are when they tell people "don't go to the convention center, it is just a plan to exterminate minorities by concentrating them then igniting the gas".
Goebbels and Stalin would be proud that such horrific lies about relief efforts and the government could be accepted by any rational person.
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