“At 10 p.m. CDT the National Hurricane Center predicts that Katrina will strike the town of Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, about sixty-five miles southeast of New Orleans. This early prediction proves to be uncannily accurate. Saturday, August 27—Landfall minus two By 5 a.m. Katrina is a Category 3 storm. By 9 a.m. officials in the parishes closest to the Gulf issue a mandatory evacuation order. In the parishes surrounding New Orleans—Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard—the evacuation order is only v...oluntary. Sunday, August 28—Landfall minus one By 7 a.m. Hurricane Katrina is a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph and gusts up to 215. At 10 a.m. the National Weather Service issues a bulletin predicting “devastating” damage. At noon the Superdome is opened for those who cannot flee the city. Monday, August 29—Landfall At 6:10 a.m. Katrina makes landfall, but flooding in residential areas begins an hour and a half earlier due to an eighteen-foot storm surge pushed ahead of the storm.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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