keeping in touch

Katrina appears to be taking dead aim at New Orleans.
4 PM Update

I'm trying to keep in touch with everyone I can contact from the area and I am going to try to keep this post updated with everyone's whereabouts. I'll also post links to useful information.

Nation Hurricane Center page - Best source of hurricane info.

Contraflow diagram - useful if you actually want to choose where you are going when you leave the metro area
UPDATE: Contraflow going into affect at 4PM today.

Chuck and Nadine: In Iowa - What is it with them traveling when other people are evacuating?

Fritz and the Eskers: Hotel booked in Memphis possibly leaving late tonight

Poogie: stuck in town due to Sewage and Water Board

Ailie: staying in Waveland but getting off the beach

Vera and the kids: room reserved in Sulpher, LA, likely headed there soon

Stephen: room booked at the Hyatt downtown for bank reasons

Jay and Joan and Chris: talking about heading to Houston

Fred Wild and family: leaving soon, possibly for Shreveport

Tony and Amee: heading to Austin tonight

Jerry, Diane, and Donna: heading to Humble, TX tonight