Hurricane KATRINA-

If you’re not scared yet-- You best be...
Hurricane KATRINA-
Now a CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE-
Sustained winds at 160 mph……
She is now one bad- super dangerous storm…
If you're in its path… All the way up to I-20 and above- Prepare now- This one can most certainly kill you…

God bless… My thoughts and prayers are with you.
AubreyJ..............................
Sunday- 6:45am August 28, 2005
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>> National Weather Service- New Orleans, LA
>> Loop of Gulf of Mexico- (Satellite view of Hurricane by LSU- ESL)
>> American Red Cross
>> 11:00am Eastern Time: Hurricane KATRINA- Still a Category 5 HURRICANE- Sustained winds now at 175 mph… Gust to near 200mph likely. Mandatory Evacuation of NEW ORLEANS and Jefferson Parish has been issued. (This is the first time ever for City of New Orleans to ever have a Mandatory Evacuation.) Check your local area Media for other Evacuation Notices and best up to date evacuation routes to take or for all open Storm Shelter announcements… If you are near this storm-- GET OUT!!!!!!!
>> Oil Output Cut by a Third- Read more at: MSN MONEY
>> Chevron, Louisiana Offshore Port Shut for Hurricane- Read more at: Bloomberg.com
>> AubreyJ say: If this storm takes out any of those Refineries along the GULF-- God help us at the gas pumps in the up and coming weeks... (Thank you for holding your ground and filling our Nations Oil Reserve Mr. President!)
>> Some comments from President Bush this morning: “This morning I spoke with FEMA Undersecretary Mike Brown and emergency management teams not only at the federal level but at the state level about the -- Hurricane Katrina. I've also spoken to Governor Blanco of Louisiana, Governor Barbour of Mississippi, Governor Bush of Florida, and Governor Riley of Alabama. I want to thank all the folks at the federal level and the state level and the local level who have taken this storm seriously. I appreciate the efforts of the governors to prepare their citizenry for this upcoming storm.
Yesterday, I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, and this morning I signed a disaster declaration for the state of Mississippi. These declarations will allow federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief efforts with state and local officials. We will do everything in our power to help the people in the communities affected by this storm.
Hurricane Katrina is now designated a category five hurricane. We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to Gulf Coast communities. I urge all citizens to put their own safety and the safety of their families first by moving to safe ground. Please listen carefully to instructions provided by state and local officials.”
>> At this moment, 6:30pm Eastern Time Sunday… This will be the 4th strongest Hurricane EVER and most likely the worst ever to hit New Orleans... Update: Winds now at 165mph with winds gusting to over 200mph. Storm could hit by as early as 4:00am this morning. Still looking at 20 to 28 foot Storm Surge with what looks like a near dead aim hit on New Orleans. I’ve heard death totals of up to 50,000 possible. A direct hit to New Orleans could put it under 20 – 30 feet of water in places... Ungodly damage to high-rise buildings and such also likely.
>> Update at 11:00pm Eastern Time Sunday- info from NOAA: Max sustained winds are near 160mph with higher gust and still a Cat 5 Hurricane. Some fluctuations in strength are likely as the storm approaches the coast… Katrina is expected to make landfall around sunrise in the morning, (around 9:ooam Eastern Time,) as a Cat 4 or 5 packing sustained 160mph winds. Hurricane Katrina is moving toward the North Northwest near 10mph and a gradual turn to the north is expected later on tonight and Monday. New Orleans is still under the gun…
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