People should understand that a city receiving a direct hit by a CAT 4 or CAT 5 hurricane is like getting hit with a nuclear bomb.
You're right and it breaks my heart to think of what they have to go through. My daughter lives in the pathway that Andrew ripped into and my s-i-l remembers the storm passing--He went for a bike ride one block away--and got lost with all structures blown apart and nothing to recognize.
This is incredibly sad.
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE KATRINA GAINS MORE STRENGTH...
...AT ABOUT 420 AM CDT... 0920Z... AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS IN HURRICANE KATRINA HAD INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH. KATRINA REMAINS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
Additionally, the Weather Channel has reported that pressure dropped to 915 mb. The pressure is now at Cat V strength, and the winds are almost at that level. This is either going to be a very powerful Cat IV or a Cat V.
Prayers up!