The weather folks are comparing this to Hurricane Andew - another the last Cat 5 storm to hit the US in 1992.
Luckily I got my kids to leave New Orleans yesterday afternoon, they didn't want to as it ruined their weekend with my daughter's fiance's family. It took them almost 8 hours to make it home. They said I-10 was aleady getting bad. They took 90 most of the way and cut down HWY 146 so as not to have to go through Houston. They caravaned her in 4 carloads. I have a housefull this morning and I am thankful for each and every one of them.
Pray for the folks who have no way to get out of that city. If it continues to strengthen, it's gonna be bad, real bad.
That is good news, indeed. One story we will know that had a happy ending. Does your daughter live in NO? Or just vacationing?