Originally posted by JaTo: I dare you to tell me that they weren't warning the Southern states that they were in for a Hell of a ride long before Katrina made landfall...
when did they issue the warning to NO that they would be taking a direct hit? was it enough in advance for FEMA or locals to plan and execute evacuation of the areas expected to be hit?
Mayor Nagin got a call at home from the head of NOAA on Saturday late afternoon to make sure he understood what was coming. He got around to ordering the evacuation late Sunday morning.
Your whole point of there's no way you could plan an evacuation on limited notice is the whole reason why there should have been proper emergency evacuation planning by the LOCAL GOVERNMENT years ago. Once there's a proper plan the execution of it can be simple and if properly planned done within the notice you'd expect to receive for a hurricane.
