[pankwindu]

The 12:10 PM NWS bulletin is particularly chilling. I can't resist the cheap shot: Was President Bush eating birthday cake at this time, or had he already made it to the golf resort?

WGUS54 KLIX 291712
FFWLIX
LAC103-117-MSC045-047-059-109-292115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS-BATON ROUGE LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1210 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

WASHINGTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
ST. TAMMANY PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
PEARL RIVER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
HANCOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 1205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR THE EYE OF
DANGEROUS HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING NORTH AT 16 MPH ACROSS PEARL
RIVER COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE
EYE OF KATRINA...WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUING FOR MANY
AREAS. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A VERY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

THOSE SEEKING REFUGE IN ATTICS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO TAKE THE
NECESSARY TOOLS FOR SURVIVAL. FOR EXAMPLE...THOSE GOING INTO ATTICS
SHOULD TRY TO TAKE AN AXE OR HATCHET WITH THEM SO THEY CAN CUT THEIR
WAY ONTO THE ROOF TO AVOID DROWNING SHOULD FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO
RISE INTO THE ATTIC.

RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...IT ONLY
TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3019 8958 3037 8841 3076 8845 3098 8945
3099 9032 3041 9020

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