hurricane-katrina

"Certain Death": Looking at the Dire Katrina Bulletin Nine Years Later

Dennis Mersereau · 08/28/14 10:00AM

Nine years ago today, the National Weather Service in New Orleans issued a sternly-worded statement to people in the path of Hurricane Katrina known as "The Bulletin." Its sharp language left little doubt Katrina was going to be the storm to beat all storms, and that residents in its path were in mortal danger.