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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (2209)	8/27/2005 12:31:04 AM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26015

The latest NHC prediction have the Katrina making landfall near the mouth of the gulf: nhc.noaa.gov I know a great deal about New Orleans, I lived there as a child and for 22 years in all. If the storm passes 20 or 30 miles to the west of the projected track, it will likely be the worst natural disaster in the history of the U.S. Although it would pass over some land prior to reaching the city (about 40 miles worth), the "land" there consists of wet lands that have progressively contained more "wet" and less "land". That's why Hurricane Georges did a considerable amount of damage, but it passed over considerably more land than this one would and was a much weaker storm (Cat II, if I recall). Fortunately there's plenty of time to evacuate....if the track stays the same and I lived there, I'd be getting out tomorrow afternoon. The article I linked earlier goes into great detail about the risks the city face from this. If the storm surge breeches or tops the levee system, there's a great chance for there to be 10-20 feet of water CITYWIDE. It's an unequivocal, worst case scenario for a hurricane anywhere in the US.