Katrina Came Ashore

Now that the hurricane has actually arrived, let me add something new to bump the alarmist warning off the top of the page. The absolutely worst-case scenario involved the hurricane moving directly over New Orleans and stalling over Lake Pontchartrain, and that didn't happen. Still, huge amounts of damage are expected, and it's a strong enough storm that it can continue to batter the city for the better part of the day. We probably won't begin to get a clear picture of what's happened until tomorrow. Here's CNN, which will no doubt be updating regularly.