New Orleans Spared Category 5 Damage

7 AM CSDT UPDATE Shift to East and slight weakening preventing worst nightmare for Big Easy

Gulfport may face worst part of storm as Katrina approaching.

New reports of only 10,000 in Superdome?

Storm still moving ashore and weakening as it's eye appears targeted to east of New Orleans and West of Gulfport.

My brother-in-law headed for Galveston from Houston for the surfing now.

Texas has six Red Cross shelters for refugees.

A Category 4 as Katrina is now is capable of causing extreme damage while a Category 5 can cause catastrophic damage.

New Orleans still bracing for flooding as power and pumps fail. Extreme storm surge not expected.