"I'd hate to be an Emergency Management official in New Orleans right now"

[steve2470]

http://www.weatherunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show...

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I'd hate to be an Emergency Management official in New Orleans right now. Katrina is pretty much following the NHC forecast, and appears likely to pass VERY close to New Orleans. I'm surprised they haven't ordered an evacuation of the city yet. While the odds of a catastropic hit that would completely flood the city of New Orleans are probably 10%, that is way too high in my opinion to justify leaving the people in the city. If I lived in the city, I would evactuate NOW! There is a very good reason that the Coroner's office in New Orleans keeps 10,000 body bags on hand. The risks are too great from this storm, and a weekend away from the city would be nice anyway, right? GO! New Orleans needs a full 72 hours to evacuate, and landfall is already less than 72 hours away. Get out now and beat the rush. You're not going to have to go to work or school on Monday anyway. If an evacuation is ordered, not everyone who wants to get out may be able to do so--particularly the 60,000 poor people with no cars.

Dr. Jeff Masters


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[sam sarrha]

1. this will add a new chapter to the Biblical Great Flood.. Disaster waiting

the flood disaster will bury the Sandi problem and Iraq for years..
this is going to Corporate contractor heaven.

dthe death toll will stagering

do you think they will actually try to rebuild .. and if they do where do you think they will rebuild it.. it will have to be on higher ground..