Civil Emergency Message: Hurricane Katrina

[Categorycinque]

I live in La. Saw this on TV and heard it again on radio and scared me to death.

[DebonairXCertified]

This is Some Creepy shit the doomsdays message of Hurricane Katrina wow

[VulpesFidelis]

I read this in written form. It scared the unholy shit out of me...

[TalGreywolf]

What you're hearing is an actual message from the NWS office in Slidel, Louisiana. Sent at 1011AM Central time on the 28th of August, it was explicit in its description of what people could expect from the storm. You can look up National Weather Service bulletin for New Orleans region on WikiPedia for the entire wording, but it is the first time in history that the Weather Service warned of such devastation with bluntness.

[05godzilla]

You know,this really creeps me out. last year i was asleep with my radio on then BANG! the warning system goes off.

[Lukelr]

Is this a real one that was broadcast in Louisiana?

[rocksmeller99]

Brownie is doing a heck of a job

[Tatertawt24]

omg did they have to make it so dramatic. I know it was horrible but it just basically bluntly told you that you were toast

[29573428937]

Does anybody get freaked out when seeing these messages? The tones, the robotic voice, the impending doom they seem to convey...they're all nightmares even if the disaster is nowhere near me.

[jweatherman5]

@theEASexperience or Somebody Else who knows... How do I put the universal template into playbasic, I looked on the website but it doesn't explain how, plz help:)

[RadxxRyan]

Oh God, these messages scare the living shit out of me, they always have since I was a kid. The beep and the voice...instant nightmares. I feel bad for the people who were affected by this. Also my thoughts now go out to NC/SC/VA etc. for Irene. I live in northern RI. So, fingers crossed, it won't be too bad.

[weatherbug95]

I remember hearing this a day before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. I was only 11 at the time and the sound and wording of this message will stay with me for the rest of my life. Katrina is a storm that will never be forgotten.

[chenzel22]

"only the hardiest will remain standing." *shudder*

[mbrugx03]

"most of the area will be inhabitable for weeks. all windows will blow out. persons, crops, and livestock exposed to the winds will face certain death if struck. power outages will last for weeks. water shortages will make human suffering incredible by modern standards. livestock exposed to the winds will be killed."

[1nicko09]

Dude, this scared the crap outta me. @IamSOnotfunny you are right about that.

[trydjttd]

5 years ago.

[Karnage515]

I can use this...

[IamSOnotfunny]

This is something to make someone forever paranoid.

[elaztica]

Why did they have to give this hurricane such a pretty name?

[i2457]

Mrs. Katrina! Your Evil.

[haproductions01]

damn. i can't even imagine living in louisiana and seeing this the day of the broadcast. fuuuuuuckk that.

[MegaPenguin911]

good lord KATRINA! ! !

[Channel309]

i think its fake.. what professional news alert calls them "cops"

[BoukenCrimson]

Is this an actual message from the EAS from 2005?

[Whatever27213]

@BoukenCrimson No, it is really easy to make a fake one, and you can tell by the language it is fake.

[RobDog65]

@Whatever27213 Nothing fake about this language. Google "NWS Warning 8/28/05 10:11 AM" and you'll find that this warning was actually issued.

[sapperzulu]

@Whatever27213 you're one dumb puppy

[kbxyz]

im shivering



[joncmaxwell]

I actually laughed at this.

[deussolinvictus]

I remember sitting at my computer and reading the NOAA alert for Katrina. It was nothing short of apocalyptic and the NOAA projections were based upon Katrina hitting NOLA directly.

[CheatsX1]

Holy SHIT!

[anthonynami2]

i dint know Steven halking did the alerts lol i was there

[gcxe]

this is one of those "crap your pants" moments then you get blitzed by zombies! but this is real life, so you get blitzed by the hurricane!

[6728wolf]

im 13 and evry time i hear that sound i think we are going to be nuked

[Zachstar2000]

This reminds me of the time I was listening to an official giving out last minute warnings for those trying to stay there.

He said on that day something like.

"If you are on the streets of New Orleans when this hits.... You WILL DIE"

That was one of the most harrowing aspects of that hurricane trying to face it exposed was certain death.

People who have escaped that chaos still live and work in Shreveport.

[StarFighters76]

@Zachstar2000 Please post that if you can. That I gotta hear!

[MurasakiNeko]

I see why they have an electronic voice doing this. There's no way I'd be able to announce this with any sense of calm in my voice.

[altfactor]

Was this broadcast as an actual EAS alert anywhere in the Gulf Coast area??

[frankkatus]

@altfactor No.

[MYSWEETDAR]

this was playing on my tv set while i was sleeping and waking up to go to skhool

[CSX2665]

@MYSWEETDAR I'd be scared if i were you.

[AmbientAura37]

Just imagine that dude talking about something like the US being invaded or something like that. Imagine being alone in the living room with the TV turned all the way up hearing that. Some scary shit.

[DJCandyManMike]

@AmbientAura37

You speak the truth. It was scary enough hearing this as it is.

[commenter12100]

Damn, talk about no hope. D:

[JohnLennonsSexSlave]

Heehehehe I think he said gay bridge at some point in this B ^)

[JohnLennonsSexSlave]

The ERRR ERRRR reminds me of The Ring. O_O

[SPEEDSTER7201]

ive been looking for this vid

[littlekittysan09]

i heard something like this as a test on the radio at 2 AM. This noise freaks me out!

[Simonass5k]

man i think i'm sitting on the everest of shit

[Jon13bur]

@Simonass5k classic

[avapop718]

this is scary!

[bob7693]

This warning is probably one of the most scariest things that you can see on your TV. i have EAS tests in my state and they still scare me

[VWatch07]

Well, I don't live in the US, but I find myself imagining how terrifying it'd be to receive a warning like that... and I still shit bricks.

[TearJerker2011]

The Winter Storm Watch in my area is nothing compared to that!

[annoyingryan1220419]

Xtranormal Voice's.

[F1LahudoodTsunade]

God bless the victims from Katrina and Louisiana.

[littlegreenbird667]

Ohh my skin crawls just looking at the title!!!

[RockXbAND85]

@littlegreenbird667 same here!

[123Blackkitty]

@littlegreenbird667 mine doesnt

[tubedan2006]

BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!

[Pianoman0391]

If I had heard this while there, I probably would have gotten the heck out.

[MajinKoenma]

Well done.