Events (9)

• Afternoon-Evening August 27, 2005: Katrina’s Threat to New Orleans Dominates National TV; Flood Risk, Lack of Evacuation Options for Poor Highlighted 2005-08-27
• 8:16 pm August 27, 2005: Weather Underground: Evacuation Order Too Late; Katrina’s Storm Surge May Cause Levee Breach 2005-08-27
• (9:30 am) August 28, 2005: New Orleans Mayor Announces Mandatory Evacuation of New Orleans 2005-08-28
• (12:00 pm) August 28, 2005: City, FEMA, Scramble for Buses to Transport New Orleans Residents to Superdome 2005-08-28
• Afternoon August 28, 2005: Superdome Begins to Fill 2005-08-28
• Late Evening August 28, 2005: Superdome Shelters Thousands; National Guard is on Duty 2005-08-28
• Late Evening August 28, 2005: Superdome Official Request Portable Toilets, Says Cannot Accommodate Thousands for Four Days 2005-08-28
• (5:02 am) August 29, 2005: Power fails at the Superdome 2005-08-29
• (8:00 am) August 29, 2005: Katrina’s Winds Tears Hole in Roof of Superdome 2005-08-29