National Weather Service: Urgent Weather Message for Orleans, LA

An extraordinary warning for Hurricane Katrina: “MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS…PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. […] ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. […] BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION. PERSONS…PETS…AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK.” (via Making Light)