[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.

[janetjanet998]

new recon..pressure down to 907mb now..fell 1 MB ..flight level winds of 166 knots...thats should be 170-175 MPH at the surface!!!

[dawn53]

I got the distinct impression that if Bush had not called, they would not have ordered a mandatory evac.