[bwteim]

And here's the first of the severe weather associated with landfall to come:

826 Am cdt fri sep 23 2005
the national weather service in new orleans has issued a
* tornado warning for...
Hancock county in southern mississippi
this includes the cities of...Waveland...Diamondhead
* until 900 am cdt
* at 820 am cdt...National weather service doppler radar indicated a
severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near waveland...
Moving northwest at 50 mph.
* The tornado is expected to be near...
Rural hancock county at 840 am cdt

[blam]

"Hancock county in southern mississippi this includes the cities of...Waveland...Diamondhead "

These towns were completely leveled by Katrina.