As Katrina developed into a hurricane, the massive storm spun off more than 40 tornadoes. There were multiple warnings. As early as Aug. 24, there were watches and warnings. On Aug. 27, there was a watch, then a warning that night. The next day, Aug. 28, there were warnings about storm surge flooding of as much as 15 to more than 20 feet.

The watches became warnings.

They were voluntary.

You want to think about leaving. You might want to consider leaving. This would be a good time to leave. We're not saying you have to leave, but things are going to get pretty bad. You definitely want to leave.

Finally, there were mandatory evacuation orders: You must leave. Now.

There was a problem. Our local and state officials weren't in sync with our federal officials. People were getting differen

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