NWS to NO: "Cat 5 storm coming, it will destroy everything .... Good Luck"....
President: "Evacuate & May God Bless You ...." What help did the President offer LA LAST Saturday? He declared a State of Emergency ... What happened? .... NOTHING ..... the FEDS slept in on Sunday ..... What Warning Orders were issued last Saturday Night? Since the Army Corps of Engineers knows where the flooding will occur, Why wasn't an Army engineer battalion brought in to repair any breeches. Since President Bush EXPECTED New Orleans to be destroyed what Federal troops were deployed? What actions were taken by the FEDERAL government Saturday when a State of Emergency was Declared?
I understand that the local government TOTALLY dropped the ball. I understand that the vast majority of responsiblity goes to the local government BUT .... the FEDS FAILED also ....
NWS to 'small town USA' NWS has issued a tornado warning for ____, take cover immediately in ...
I think most Americans understand what to do when NWS issues a warning. It means unequivocally that life threatening danger is imminent.
Most neighborhoods have storm warning sirens that sound and police cars with sirens to get peoples attention and PA systems on the cars to issue instructions. They are told to do so by dispatch and its leaders.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Once Pres. Bush had declared the State of Emergency, FEMA began prepositioning water, food, shelter, medicine near the path of the hurricane. Of course it was not in the path of the hurricane, but close by. No one predicted that rescue helicopters and boats would get shot at when they attempted to get into NO.
When the Mayor's early response to the looting was understanding for people who had been oppressed for so long, I feared NO was in for a bad time. This looting and comment came almost as soon as the hurricane had passed through. No one was starving hours after the hurricane passed.