- Storm surge from broken levee? At present, inconclusive. NPR reports that the streets are not yet flooded.
- Local coverage: 125 mph winds, some first-person accounts suggest that the streets of New Orleans are not flooded, but these assessments come from hazy views from high-rise hotels.
- Metafilter down.
- FEMA enters disaster mode.
- There are at least two major holes in Superdome’s roof.
- CNN reports one of local districts is six feet underwater.
- National Weather Service reports “total structural failure.”
- Oil now over $70/barrel.
- I will report here later in a couple of hours, when I have more reliable information to go by.
Category / Katrina
Priorities
The French Quarter
Stuck in New Orleans
Katrina Headlines VI
- Katrina weakened to category 4 storm.
- Rumored report from newscasts that New Orleans levee has now been broken.
- Worst of Katrina may not hit New Orleans. Storm surge still threatens city.
- Superdome: The specific damage is that portions of roof have fallen off and rain is coming in.
- Emails from MeFite ColdChef posted at at MeFi thread.
- More links at Making Light.