Live Thread - Hurricane Katrina, Part IV (Update: Now a Category 5 )

NOAA - NHC ^ | 27 August 2005 | NOAA - NHC

[Petronski]

I only know it from M*A*S*H. Whenever they had to move the hospital on very short notice, everyone would be crying "Bugout!"

[NautiNurse]

For God's sake--President Bush called the Governor "to please ensure there is a mandatory evacuation."

[Not A Snowbird]

Bugout is a military evacuation.

Speaking of, the 4th MAW and 4th MarDiv Hq are there, right on the east side of the river in the F. Edward Hebert defense building.

I hope they've ordered that building locked down and the NSA across the river evacuated, not to mention the aircraft at Belle Chase.

[Glenn]

As to Chalmette, well, there goes the refineries. It's a refinery city so you can expect oils prices to go nuts on Monday.

Hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the heads-up.

[rollo tomasi]

The Mayor and his staff will organize a bucket brigade. Useless but will show the people he cares while using perks to get his family and possessions evacuated (At least he had a plan for his family).

[maggief]

Have they reversed incoming lanes on the evacuation routes?

[Howlin]

She is quite the simpleton, isn't she?

[Peach]

Oh, you have a good memory.

[Carolinamom]

Fox cut into Gov's comment that " just before we came in, President Bush called...." Like we really need to be TOLD what they said. Grrrrrrrrrr

[don-o]

"Check on neighbors to see that they're not too frightened?"

WTF is up wit dat? You damned well better be scared and acting on that fear. How much time has been wasted?

[R. Scott]

Is it the 15 foot high dike with the 20 foot surge?

[IndyTiger]

Gov. says I-10 out of NO is total gridlock. Sheesh!

[Peach]

For God's sake--President Bush called the Governor "to please ensure there is a mandatory evacuation."

It would be interesting to know if the mayor was going to reach this decision on his own, or it took a TRUE leader to convince him that an evacuation was necessary.

[Petronski]

M*A*S*H is part of my misspent youth. I bet I've seen every episode five times. (Ugh.)

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I grew up where i could see Michoud's big building, and smell the Folgers plant...The thought of these being threatened gives me the shivers.

[LA Woman3]

No, I haven't heard about the NO hospitals.

[NautiNurse]

Between the governor and the mayor--I am sputtering...

[Muzzle_em]

They just showed a shot of some interstate (I have no idea which one or at what point) but traffic was not moving at all. I think that would be worse than being on the 5th or 6th floor of a tall building or even on the 3rd floor of a rowhome.

I think I'd get out of my car and hike!
How many miles inland does one have to be to be safe from the surge?

[cyborg]

She looks tired :( See those bags under her eyes?

[small voice in the wilderness]

LOL! A bucket brigade. About as pointless as helen thomas shopping in Victoria's Secret.