11AM CDT New Orleans... Some flooding in East Parts, some structural damage in SE. Many conflicting reports...
East... Jim Cantore's hotel is flooded up to the first level, a ways from the coast.
Mobile bay, parts of I-10 are under water near water street.
photo of Mobile Bayway:
Original Update Hurricane Katrina has made landfall in Southeastern Louisiana, just south of Buras, as a Category 4 hurricane. This is about 70 miles south southeast of New Orleans, the center crossed around 6:10AM CDT (7:10EDT).
Katrina has weakened some overnight as dry air encroached in the western eye, lowering it to a Category 4 system. The worst will be felt in New Orelans and points east over the next several hours.
Since it's near the mouth of the Mississippi River, effects from land weakening won't be as pronounced, and the dry pocket to the west has begun to fill in, however it will keep the storm from strengthening any more as it crosses inland.
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