The comments are amazing on that discussion site. I would hope there aren't many posts over the next several hours, and that folks are packing and evacuating.
They should have already assessed the situation and have a plan in place.
I mean, shoot, we have a tornado plan, because we have had two pass directly over our house . . . neither touched down thank goodness. But we have a shelter set up, and the kids know what to do and where to go whether they're at home or at school (there are basement shelters at both schools -- one used to be a fallout shelter LOL!)
I had to go check it out myself after reading comments here. Here's a good one:
"I remember - this exact scenario was posed to Blanco and Bobby Jindal during a debate in the Governor's election - "What would you do if there is a category 4 or 5 hurricane off of the Louisiana coast, expected to hit Louisiana in 36 hours?" Bobby's response was to contact Washington DC to get an early disaster declaration, release the National Guard, etc. All Blanco said was "Um, I'd conatct the media, and, um, I'd work with the media, and um...."
So far, she's sticking to her plan."