Voluntary and Mandatory evacuations in LA

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Mandatory: St. Charles Parish, Lafourche Parish south of Leon Theriot floodgates, Plaquemines Phase I, Barataria, Lafitte and Crown Point in Jefferson Parish.

Voluntary: Jefferson Parish, low-lying St. Bernard Parish, low-lying Terrebonne Parish, Grand Isle, Lafourche Parish north of Leon Theriot floodgates.

http://www.wwltv.com/

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1. HURRICANE KATRINA *Contraflow begins 4 pm* per wwl-tv nt

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2. latest warning from NOAA, 332 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

WWUS74 KLIX 272038
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
332 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

...KATRINA CONTINUES WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...

LAZ038-040-050-056>070-MSZ080>082-280930-
ASSUMPTION-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-LIVINGSTON-LOWER JEFFERSON-
LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD-LOWER TERREBONNE-
ORLEANS-ST. CHARLES-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-ST. TAMMANY-
TANGIPAHOA-UPPER JEFFERSON-UPPER LAFOURCHE-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-
UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-
332 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
HURRICANE WIND WATCH FOR LOWER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR LOWER SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST.

HURRICANE KATRINA...LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE STORM
MAKES A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST. KATRINA IS EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SUNDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WELL AHEAD OF THE CENTER OF
KATRINA EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

REMEMBER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES...SHEDS...ROOF TILES AND TOPPLE BILLBOARDS...TREES AND
POWER LINES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO RUSH ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES
TO COMPLETION.

$$

LAZ034>037-039-046>049-MSZ068>071-077-280930-
AMITE-ASCENSION-EAST BATON ROUGE-EAST FELICIANA-IBERVILLE-
PEARL RIVER-PIKE-POINTE COUPEE-ST. HELENA-WALTHALL-WASHINGTON-
WEST BATON ROUGE-WEST FELICIANA-WILKINSON-
332 PM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
HURRICANE WIND WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.

HURRICANE KATRINA...LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE STORM
MAKES A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST. KATRINA IS EXPECTED
TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SUNDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WELL AHEAD OF THE CENTER OF
KATRINA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
HURRICANE FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

REMEMBER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DAMAGE
MOBILE HOMES...SHEDS...ROOF TILES AND TOPPLE BILLBOARDS...TREES AND
POWER LINES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO RUSH ALL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES
TO COMPLETION.

$$


http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/la/allwarnings.html

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3. evac info

Broussard Outlines Evacuation Routes
Jefferson Parish President Aaron Brousard advised parish residents on taking four routes to take out of town during a midday news conference Saturday, as state officials said the hurricane threat may prompt them to activate a contraflow plan beginning at 4 p.m.
Broussard identified four "zones" in Jefferson Parish, two on the west bank and two on the east bank, and suggested evacuation routes for residents of the areas. Identifying one zone as the west bank east of the Harvey Canal, Broussard said residents should cross the Crescent City Connection, travel Interstate 10 east to Slidell, then north on Interstate 59.
Those living west of the Harvey Canal on the west bank should take the West Bank Expressway west to U.S. 90, cross the Interstate 310 bridge at Luling, then evacuate west on Airline Highway to Baton Rouge and beyond, he said.
On the parish's east bank, people living east of Causeway Boulevard should take the causeway bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, travel west on Interstate 12, then drive north on Interstate 55.
Residents in a fourth zone, living west of Causeway Boulevard, should travel Intestate 10 west, then take I-55 north or continue west on Airline Highway or I-10, Broussard said.
Jefferson Parish public schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_08.html#074521