Katrina -- Category 5

Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane , is expected to hit Louisiana some time tomorrow morning. She has an estimated 175mph sustained winds and gusts up to 212mph. A major mandatory evacuation has been issued including the City of New Orleans.

The bad thing about this storm is most of new Orleans is about 10 feet below sea level so any storm surge that hit will be devastating. They say that they only have levees to sustain 19 to 20 foot storm surge and Katrina has projected storm surge of about 25 feet. It going to hit at High Tide.

The projected track looks as if it may track up her to Nashville (see picture). MSNBC was saying that it will still be a Category 1 up past Jackson Mississippi. We here in Nashville will more than likely get a bunch of rain. We need it but probably not that much. Hopefully it will be a weak tropical storm by the time it gets here.

This hurricane is bad and will be devastating. I will keep and eye out for any blog coverage of the storm as it hits. I do wish the people in the path are heeding the warning and I wish all the people and their families the best.

Information Resources:

NOAA Hurricane Center
Category 5 Hurricane History via USA Today.com
City of New Orleans Website
City of Biloxi, Mississippi

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