Authorities urge everyone in the hurricanes path to evacuate

Authorities have urged and in some cases ordered a mandatory evacuation in preparation of Hurricane Katrina. Katrina is expected to be one of the strongest Hurricanes in US History. Three states Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are the the ones most likely effected by the storms path and have states of emergency in effect. Storm surges are expected to be 20-30ft in New Orleans. Authorities predict that there could be thousands of casualties.