National Weather Service bulletin for New Orleans region

vividly worded release issued by the local Weather Forecast Office in Slidell, Louisiana, warning of the devastation that the Gulf Coast of the United States could experience as a result of Hurricane Katrina.

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[kbrtiger22]

I live in southeastern Louisiana. So long as I live I will never forget those warnings. They certainly lit a fire under our feet, and saved thousands of lives.

[padude64]

The Weather Service knew but unfortunately, people did not heed the warnings!

[ghostofjackie]

George Bush created this hurricane.

[rabblerousers]

@glamorous03

I would have WALKED 15 miles to get my mother in law.....then pushed her in a wheelchair to a safe area

[JackBlair2]

I saw aerial video of the highways during the exodus before Katrina. I was ASTOUNDED to see that the outbound lanes were jammed, but the inbound lanes were clear.

Why in goddamn HELL weren't ALL lanes in ALL directions opened up for evac?

[bloggulator]

They talk about "personal responsibility".. what a sick joke. The evacuation plan for NO centered around the use of *private automobiles*, despite the fact that 150,000 people who lived in NO did not possess cars. Aid was turned back by FEMA repeatedly. This was a natural disaster turned act of state terrorism and mass murder, courtesy of the Dept. of Homeland "Security". The White House was fully aware what was going down re. the levees, even before the Dir. of the UL Hurricane Center did.

[Ortega2Productions]

Walk Hitch Hike Anything to get OUT!

[danagasta1]

ACK that had to be horrible though :(

[garryinnola]

I think it did air in the New Orleans area on local TV the afternoon & evening just before Katrina stuck. I did not see it though. I believe I was watching The Weather Channel mostly during that time rather than local TV. I rode out Katrina got stuck here for 3 days afterwards due to floodwaters. I finally got out the following Wednesday morning and headed West towards Texas where I had to remain for a month before I was able to return.

[danagasta1]

Hm that's odd Gary. We got it on the AP national wire as a bulletin even in CT. If someone dropped the ball and didn't air this, NOT GOOD!

[xarisvectragts2200]

I was in New Orleans when katrina hits. I live in kenner. I left when I heard about the hurricane (the massive evacuation day). I was lucky my home never flooded!

[garryinnola]

This warning was included in Spike Lee's "When The Levees Broke". I saw it the first time while watching that documentary. I live in the New Orleans area and although I had the TV on constantly the day before Katrina struck, I never heard this warning aired. If it was aired, I must have missed it.