I don't doubt the report for a second. They did NOT order an evacuation, because the storm was going to NO. I guess memories fade after 36 years, you would think that they all remembered Camile
Evacuations were ordered for the Mississippi coast. Gov. Barbour was talking tough on Sunday about how bad it would be. Check this story:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-08-28-mississippi-storm_x.htm