SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: steve harris who wrote (247817)8/28/2005 11:47:39 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1573074
 
One station is reporting sustained winds at 175 mph???? Yikes! FLA dodged the bullet on this one.

*********************************************************

New Orleans orders evacuations as Katrina swells to Cat. 5 status

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mayor Ray Nagin ordered an immediate mandatory evacuation Sunday for all of New Orleans, a city of 485,000 people as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the city with 160 mph wind. Ten refuges of last resort were set up including the Superdome.

Hurricane Katrina strengthened to a dangerous Category 5 on Sunday as residents of south Louisiana jammed freeways in a rush to get out of the way of the powerful storm.

The National Hurricane Center put out a special advisory on the hurricane's gain in strength just before 8 a.m. ET. The boost came just hours after Katrina reached Category 4, with wind of 145 mph, as it gathered energy from the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.

"People need to take this very seriously and get to a safe area while they can," said State Police Sgt. Frank Coates.

continued..................

usatoday.com
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext