Tuesday, August 23 |
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5:00:00 PM
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Tropical Depression 12 Forms
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NOAA_82305 5pm
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8:00:00 PM
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TD 12 Moves toward Bahamas
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NOAA_82305 8pm
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11:00:00 PM
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TD 12 Some Strengthening in Next 24 Hrs.
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NOAA_82305 11pm
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Wednesday, August 24 |
| Time | Event | Comments |
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02:00:00 AM
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TD12 Over Central Bahamas
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NOAA_82405_2A_2am
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05:00:00 AM
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TD12 Near Tropical Storm Strength
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NOAA_82405_3_ 5am
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08:00:00 AM
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TD12 Moving Erratically Through Bahamas
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NOAA_82405_3A_8am
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11:00:00 AM
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Depression Strengthens into Tropical Storm Katrina
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NOAA_82405_4_11am
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2:00:00 PM
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TS Katrina Strengthening over the Central Bahamas
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NOAA_82405_4A_2pm
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5:00:00 PM
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Katrina Getting Better Organized over the Central Bahamas
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NOAA_82405_5_ 5pm
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8:00:00 PM
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Katrina Begins to Turn More Westward
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NOAA_82405_5A_8pm
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11:00:00 PM
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Katrina Heading Westward for South Florida
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NOAA_82405_6_11pm
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Thursday, August 25 |
| Time | Event | Comments |
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02:00:00 AM
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Katrina Continuing Westward Toward South Florida
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NOAA_82505_6A_2am
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05:00:00 AM
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Center of Katrina Passing South of Grand Bahama Island
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NOAA_82505_7_5am
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08:00:00 AM
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Katrina Slowly Getting Better Organized as it Moves Westward Toward Southeastern Florida
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NOAA_82505_7A_8am
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11:00:00 AM
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Katrina Gradually Strengthening as it Moves Slowly Westward Across the Florida Straits Towards Southeast Florida
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NOAA_82505_8_11am
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1:00:00 PM
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Katrina Continues to Strengthen as it Moves Slowly Westward Across the Florida Straits Towards Southeast Florida
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NOAA_82505_8A_1pm
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3:00:00 PM
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Katrina Just Below Hurricane Strength
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NOAA_82505_8B_3pm
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5:00:00 PM
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Strengthening Hurricane Katrina Bearing Down on the Southeast Coast of Florida
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NOAA_82505_9_5pm
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7:00:00 PM
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Eye of Katrina Currently Making Landfall
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NOAA_82505_9A_7pm
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9:00:00 PM
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Katrina Relentlessly Pounding South Florida
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NOAA_82505_9B_9pm
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11:00:00 PM
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Eye of Katrina Moving Southwestward Across Miami-Dade County
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NOAA_82505_10_11pm
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Friday, August 26 |
| Time | Event | Comments |
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01:00:00 AM
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Katrina Weakens Slightly While Passing Over Mainland
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NOAA_82605_10A_1am
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03:00:00 AM
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Center of Katrina Emerges off the Southwestern Coast of Florida Over the Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82605_10B_3am
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05:00:00 AM
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Katrina Regains Hurricane Status Over the Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82605_11_5am
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07:00:00 AM
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Katrina Churning Westward Over the Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82605_11A_7am
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08:00:00 AM
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Calling Personnel Home
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09:00:00 AM
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Katrina Getting Better Organized Over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82605_11B_9am
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11:00:00 AM
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Katrina Getting Stronger as it Moves Slowly Westward Away from South Florida
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NOAA_82605_12_11am
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11:30:00 AM
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Katrina Rapidly Strengthening as it Moves Slowly Westward Away from South Florida
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NOAA_82605_13_1130am
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2:00:00 PM
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Katrina Moving West-Southwestward Away from South Florida
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NOAA_82605_13A_2pm
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2:17:00 PM
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Parish President Kevin Davis announces that while the path of Hurricane Katrina is unclear, the parish is making preventive preparations.
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Meeting: Elected Officials
Meeting: Parish & Public Works Directors
Meeting: Shelter Coordination
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5:00:00 PM
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Katrina Continuing to Move West-Southwestward Away from the Florida Keys
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NOAA_82605_14_5pm
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5:00:00 PM
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Fire District 4 Daily Activity Report
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8:00:00 PM
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Katrina Gradually Moving Away from South Florida
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NOAA_82605_14A_8pm
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11:00:00 PM
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Stubborn Katrina Continues Toward the West-Southwest-Expected to Become an Intense Hurricane in the Central Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82605_15_11pm
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Saturday, August 27 |
| Time | Event | Comments |
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02:00:00 AM
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Katrina Continues to Strengthen Moving Toward the West-Southwest
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NOAA_82705_15A_2am
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05:00:00 AM
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Katrina Becomes a Major Hurricane With 115mph Winds
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NOAA_82705_16_5am
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08:00:00 AM
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Katrina Moving Westward Through the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico with 115mph Winds
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NOAA_82705_16A_8am
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09:30:00 AM
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Executive Order Issued - Parish Wide State of Emergency
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09:30:00 AM
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Press Release - Emergency Operations Center Activation
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10:00:00 AM
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Category 3 Katrina Moving Westward in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico - Expected to turn West-Northwestward and Strengthen
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NOAA_82705_17_10am
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10:00:00 AM
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Satellite Imagery
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12:30:00 PM
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Press Release - Probability of Strike Increasing, Shelter Preparations
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1:00:00 PM
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Category 3 Katrina Moving Westward in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico - Little Change in Strength
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NOAA_82705_17A_1pm
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1:00:00 PM
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Evacuation announced
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Statement by Parish President Kevin Davis regarding the necessity to evacuate
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2:30:00 PM
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Press Release - School Closings & Sandbag Stations
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4:00:00 PM
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Katrina Reorganizing over the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico
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NOAA_82705_18_4pm
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5:00:00 PM
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Executive Order Issued - Curfew Imposed
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5:00:00 PM
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Fire District 4 Daily Activity Report
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5:30:00 PM
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Executive Order Issued - Parish Evacuation Ordered
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5:52:00 PM
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Official Briefing - Evacuation Order Announced
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7:00:00 PM
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Dangerous Hurricane Katrina Begins to Move Towards the West Northwest
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NOAA_82705_18A_7pm
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10:00:00 PM
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Dangerous Hurricane Katrina Threatens the North Central Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82705_19_10pm
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Sunday, August 28 |
| Time | Event | Comments |
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01:00:00 AM
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Katrina Strengthens to Category 4 with 145 mph winds
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NOAA_82805_20_1am
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04:00:00 AM
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Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Katrina Continues West-Northwestward but Expected to turn Northward
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NOAA_82805_21_4am
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06:00:00 AM
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Times Picayune & NOLA.com publish map indicating storm surge potential
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LSU predicts a storm surge from 10-11 feet in St. Tammany
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06:39:00 AM
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Flooding
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Description: Treasure Island by Salt Bayou is under water
Web EOC Reference Number: SI
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06:58:00 AM
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Request for Diesel Fuel
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Description: Lakeview Hospital Covington requests diesel fuel for their generators. NOTE: POC: *****
Assigned to: LA National Guard
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1500
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07:00:00 AM
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Katrina - Now a Potentially Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Headed for the Northern Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_22_7am
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07:01:00 AM
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The Crisis Action Team met at the Emergency Operations Center in the dawn hours for a briefing with officials across the State of Louisiana and the National Weather Service.
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Although the Parish President had not called all personnel in until noon, by 8:00 AM the EOC was full. Liaisons from the Sheriff's office, the cities, first responders and utilities were moving in.
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08:00:00 AM
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Reverse 9-1-1 call
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Transcript of phone call by Parish President Kevin Davis
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09:38:00 AM
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Evacuee needs help
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Description: Evacuee @ *** Car Wash/US 190, Mandeville, needs gasoline. Everything is closed there. Can be reached @ ***. Her name is *** and shes in a beige Pontiac/GRand Am.
Assigned to: Sheriff
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1464
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10:00:00 AM
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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina - Even Stronger - Headed for the Northern Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_23_10am
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11:00:00 AM
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Press Release - Evacuate Now
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11:00:00 AM
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Media Statement: Parish President Kevin Davis
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11:00:00 AM
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Web EOC was a new program designed to manage missions (tasks) and resources during an emergency. Before the EOC closed months later, over 13,000 missions were entered.
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11:00:00 AM
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Evacuate Now
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Statement by Parish President Kevin Davis calling for evacuation by noon
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11:16:00 AM
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Bridge Malfunction
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Description: Bridge at hwy 90 @ east pearl river is stuck in the open position and is non functional reported by Slidell Fire Dept.
Assigned to: LA DOTD.
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1442
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12:00:00 PM
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Joan Dugas' Story
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Joan Dugas, of the St. Tammany Parish Permits & Regulatory Department, volunteered to work as a call taker at the Emergency Operations Center during Hurricane Katrina.
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12:45:00 PM
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road closure
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Description: *** with drainage dist 4 brookter street entrance to fox hollow sub is closed. the alt route is brookter street springhill entrance.
Assigned to: STP Public Works
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1447
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12:53:00 PM
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full shelter
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Description: per lt *** creekside is filled to capacity he can be reached at ***
Assigned to: OEP Director
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1453
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1:00:00 PM
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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina Menacing the Northern Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_23A_1pm
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1:30:00 PM
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Press Release - Additional Shelter
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1:39:00 PM
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complaint
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Description: penn mill lakes sub off lake ramsey road. new construction home builders did not secure the premises and plenty things are going to fly around and he wants a complaint filed.
Assigned to: OEP Director
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1472
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2:30:00 PM
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Press Release - Additional Shelters
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2:36:00 PM
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Special Needs Patient O2 dependent
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Description: Special Needs Oxygen dependent individual at ***. Needs Transport to Special Needs Shelter in Covington. MANDEVILLE FIRE will transport. Please assigne this call to FIRE SERVICES Mandeville Fire is transporting in one hour. Fire Desk called Special Needs Shelter. *** will accept patient. Patient abandoned by family. *** agreed to accept patitient from Mandeville Fire without a caregiver. Generator will be in place at special needs shelter shortly and transport will be completed by Mandeville Fire Department Ambulance. Patent on O2 generator which needs electricity. Transport completed by Fire Department Medic Unit.
Assigned to: Fire Services
Priority: Priority
Web EOC Reference Number: 1458
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3:30:00 PM
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Press Release - Additional Shelters
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3:50:00 PM
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Evacuees stranded/Slidell
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Description: ************ and female friend stranded on highway ramp by Slidell Factory Outlet sign/east side of Slidell. Womans belongings on side of road. Need transport to nearest shelter. **********. NOTE: Radio Room dispatching unit. Will advise. SLIDELL PD HAS SUBJECTS. TRANSPORTING TO SHELTER 0015HRS
Assigned to: Slidell Police
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1479
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4:00:00 PM
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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina Headed for the Northern Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_24_4pm
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5:00:00 PM
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Fire District 4 Daily Activity Report
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5:10:00 PM
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Cancer patient needs ice
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Description: Ms. ******, ***** US Hwy. 11, Slidell, caring for elderly male cancer patient. Cannot evacuate cause shelter will not accept their many pets. Needs ice.
Assigned to: Controller
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1483
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5:15:00 PM
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shelter needs
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Description: Nursing Home Patients need to go to special needs shelter Fire Department needs more Ambulances from Acadian to transport non ambulatory patients. NOTE: Mandaville Fire needs to know if the special needs shelter can take 30 patients from Pont Healthcare. I attempted to contact John Tobinbut all circuts are busy. Have John call fire desk *****
Assigned to: Controller
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1481
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5:30:00 PM
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Script of last live broadcast of Channel 10 from Emergency Operations Center
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Parish President Kevin Davis issues last safety precautions
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5:30:00 PM
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St. Tammany Parish Video
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Kevin Davis' last live broadcast of Channel 10 from Emergency Operations Center
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5:39:00 PM
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Evacuation.
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Image courtesy of Van Joffrion, Fire District 1
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6:37:00 PM
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powerline down
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Description: power line down @ three rivers road towards the i-12 overpass about 3 miles from highway 190. NOTE: Called in by Sheriffs unit.
Assigned to: CLECO
Priority: Priority
Web EOC Reference Number: 1493
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6:40:00 PM
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lake road Lacombe water over road
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Description:
Assigned to:
Priority:
Web EOC Reference Number: SI
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6:48:00 PM
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Person waiting to be evacuated from SMH
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Description: There is a person in a yellow rain suit under the overhang at the ER of SMH waiting to be brought to a shelter. NOTE: No resources to aid in evacuation
Assigned to: Controller
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1496
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7:00:00 PM
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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina Now Moving North Northwestward Toward the Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_24A_7pm
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7:11:00 PM
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Covington High Shelter Officer Request
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Description: Kevin Davis requested police presence at *** Shelter. NOTE: CPD notified. Officer enroute. STPSO also to make walk throughs. STPSO on-scene for duration. 1845HRS
Assigned to: Covington Police
Priority: Immediate
WEB EOC Reference Number: 1506
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8:48:00 PM
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Elderly blind man missing
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Description: ***, Corpus Christy, TX, called to report her 84 yr. old father is blind and her son left him at Abita Springs Middle School shelter. He disappeared after telling his grandson that he was going to beg a ride home to Clearview Blvd., Metairie, from any stranger. NOTE: Name is ***. *** IS AT SHELTER. VERIFIED BY DY BAHM. 2109 HRS
Assigned to: STP Sheriffs Office
Priority: Immediate
Web EOC Reference Number: 1528
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10:00:00 PM
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Potentially Catastrophic Hurricane Katrina Continues to Approach the Northern Gulf Coast
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NOAA_82805_25_10pm
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