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A piece of sheet metal whizzes past at the height of the hurricane. | Complete devastation at Gulfport, Mississippi |
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One of the warnings issued by the National Weather Service in New Orleans before the storm hit:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE ...DEVASTATING DAMAGE EXPECTED... HURRICANE KATRINA...A MOST
POWERFUL HURRICANE WITH UNPRECEDENTED MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE
FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT
BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD...AND
MAY INCLUDE HEAVY ITEMS SUCH POWER OUTAGES WILL LAST FOR
WEEKS...AS MOST POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE
TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING
IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR ONCE TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ONSET...DO NOT VENTURE |
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