1110 AM CDT Strike Probabilities Chart per Weather Channel

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1. That looks about worst case for New Orleans right now

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2. Has NO mayor ordered evacuation yet? They don't have much time. n/t

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3. Evacuations Planned As Katrina Nears Coast

By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago

NEW ORLEANS - Low-lying Louisiana parishes called for evacuations Saturday and lines formed at gas stations in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina appeared to be taking aim at the region while gathering strength over the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.

"This is not a test," New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin said at a news conference. He said he would probably ask people to leave at daybreak Sunday, and said the Superdome could be pressed into use as a shelter of last resort for people who do not have cars.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050827/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather;_ylt=AiDT4tmVYtmcW.CaUuP3.F.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

edit to remove advertisement - so maybe I'm not the queen of copy and paste after all.

My best wishes to all in her path.

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4. They'll have another hurricane party on Avery Island.

McIlhenny's will shelter all the island residents in the tabasco plant (which is hurricane proof), feed them, provide bunks, entertain them.

Love their tabasco sauce; love their humanity.