[ohioWfan]

They now say the eye is going to the east of the city, and potentially setting up a worst case scenario for the city because of flooding from the lake.

Please, Lord, protect those dear people!

[Wolfstar]

I just took a short break from being at the computer, and went to the TV to catch up on the hurricane coverage. The leading edge of rain is now in New Orleans. People who don't have cars or any means to leave the city are pouring into the Superdome. Snugs and Oz, the reporters mentioned that there are tourists from England and Australian stranded in New Orleans, and they are going into the Superdome.

The Superdome is a very large domed stadium used for American-style football and other events.

President Bush had called the Louisiana governor early this morning to ask her to issue a mandatory evacuation order. However, several facilities, such as hospitals and hotels, are exempt because the people there have no practical way to evacuate the city. In addition to the Superdome, a number of other shelters have been set up around the area.

Over on the weather channel, the eye appears headed directly for the western edge of the city. Basically, New Orleans is in the bullseye of the storm, if not exactly dead center.

In addition, the hurricane is well over 100 miles in diameter, which means communities on both sides of New Orleans will be hit hard.