If you've paid any attention to the news this weekend, you're no doubt aware that Hurricane Katrina has turned into a category 5 storm with winds up to 175 m.p.h. is expected to hit New Orleans tomorrow. According to NPR, it will rank as the 3rd category 5 storm to hit the continental US in recorded history, and it is the first direct hit to NOLA in 40 years, just to give some perspective. There is a mandatory evacuation in place, and there is much discussion about how much damage Katrina will inflict on the Big Easy.
The really disturbing part of the story is the fact that there are just some people out there who simply can't (or wont) evacuate. They've set up some "last resort" shelters in 10 locations, including the Superdome. On NPR, they just reported that the Red Cross will not be sending people in there to help prior to the storm because it's just too dangerous. Dude...when the Red Cross wont dispatch people somewhere because it's too dangerous, you know some serious shit is about to come down. My best wishes go out to anyone who's still in there.
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